Stretch/Exercise Tips

new back tips – how to posture yourself for less back pain and neck pain

 The goal of good posture is to minimize bad stress and to maximize movement. So managing gravity better to unload the unnecessary spinal stressors most people endure… and aligning the spine such that the joints come together like well-oiled gears are the desired outcomes. Good news: Your posture from the hips up, should remain…

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new back tips – get more rotation out of your neck – PIR

Unable to turn your head and neck as far as you want? This simple solution will get you more rotation!  Losing some of the ability to turn your head and neck? Have you resorted to inching your way out of the driveway or into the next lane on the freeway, hoping someone will honk…

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new back tips – knee pain relief with flexion and compression

If you suffer from knee pain that limits or makes less enjoyable moving your body from the standing position, you have got to try this!  Full range of motion in your knees pretty much means being able to extend them straight, and flex them until your heels hit your bottom.  Knee injuries or surgeries…

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new back tips – sacroiliac pain? try this S.I. joint “hack” for relief…

Do you suffer from pain in your left or right sacroiliac joint… or the pain that it causes in your lower back, gluteal region, or even down your legs?  Then try this S.I. joint hack for relief!  The sacroiliac joints, also known as the SI joints, have a right and left component. When the…

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new back tips – lose the upper middle back “hump” using the 2-pound pilates ball

If you hunch forward most of your day, then you probably feel like you are growing a “hump” in your upper middle back. Here is how to lose that “hump” and get upright again!  When your head and shoulders are held forward for extended periods of time, you begin to develop the “hunchback“. There…

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new back tips – 7 things you must do after a car accident – 3 things you will regret if you do them

Auto accidents always come as a surprise… the decisions you make at the scene of a collision will have lasting effects — For good or for bad. Don’t get caught unprepared – read this and save it to your favorites!  Did you know there are about 6 million motor vehicle collisions every year in…

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new back tips – foam roll — no more hunched posture

Sick of the look and feel of your “hunch back” posture? Try this!  Nobody wants to develop a hunched forward middle back. A rounded middle back is a stuck middle back. It puts an unnecessary tension load on the muscles that run from your neck to your upper middle back… In addition to causing…

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new back tips – static back press – relief from back pain and sciatica when you can hardly move!

Looking for an easy way to decrease back pain and sciatica… maybe when you can hardly move? Try this!  What if there were an easy exercise that you could do when you feel well, or when you are debilitated on your back? A simple movement that would take the stress off your lower back,…

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new back tips – hand stretches – relief from pain and stiffness

Hand pain and restricted motion?  These stretches may get your hands more comfortable and functional fast!  Do you suffer from pain and restricted motion in your hands? Well, if it’s due to wear and tear with perhaps some early osteoarthritis, we have a stretching sequence that will help you get your hands more comfortable…

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new back tips – hip flexor stretch – standing, kneeling, and lying prone

Hip pain or pain in your groin area? Get relief with stretches from 3 different positions!  Do you feel pain in the front of your hip or groin area? Perhaps you have pain when you lift up your knee to walk… or maybe you suffer what feels like common lower back pain. Well, the…

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