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What Causes Lower Back Pain? (And What To Do Next)
Everyone’s lower back pain is unique. Pain can come on suddenly or build over time, increase when sitting or lying down, or at other times it seems to follow you everywhere you go. Regardless of your exact pain, everyone who suffers from lower back pain has one thing in common: you want it gone. And…
8 Tips for Preparing the Immune System for Flu Season
You know the symptoms all too well: body aches, fever, and extreme fatigue. It hits you hard, like a fully-loaded freight train, zapping your body of energy and draining you mentally. Ah yes, it’s that time of year again — the dreaded flu season. Professionals define the “season” as October – May; in other words,…
4 Easy Ways To Manage Sciatica Throughout the Day
Do you have consistent leg or back pain that you might describe as burning, tingling, or even sharp? Sciatica could be to blame. Sciatica pain starts in the lower back, moves through the buttocks and into the large sciatic nerve in the back of each leg. Because it often gets worse when you sit down,…
The Causes & Best Treatment For Piriformis Syndrome
Hip pain. Pain and numbness that runs down the back of the legs. Pain and tingling in the center of your butt. Pain. Pain. Pain! If you can relate to these symptoms, chances are you’ve been suffering from piriformis syndrome on some level. Though the symptoms can be highly uncomfortable and seemingly constant, there are…
Sciatic Pain and a Tennis Ball: What They Have in Common
80% of people in the U.S. will experience some form of back pain (also called “sciatic pain”) during their lifetime. That’s far too many days spent sitting on the sidelines and struggling through daily tasks. What might be causing your back pain isn’t always easy to determine, in part because most back pain starts days…
10 Piriformis Stretches To Get Rid Of Sciatica, Hip, And Lower Back Pain
There’s a tiny muscle you’ve probably never heard of that has a powerful effect on your daily movements, and can even be linked to sciatica. It’s called the piriformis and it enables you to move your hips, upper legs, and feet away from your body. The piriformis also covers the sciatic nerve that runs from…