Life can be busy any time of year, especially around the holidays. The holidays often demand that we each deliberately make time for wellness and exercise. Like any of our daily preventive habits for overall health like brushing our teeth, physical wellness works best when practiced regularly. Maintaining strength and
Why is chronic back pain such a global problem with no widespread treatment moving us any closer to solving the condition? For the answer, consider these reasons: We work harder, longer, and play outside less and less. Look around your office: it’s a safe bet that most of your coworkers are sitting,
From pain medical expert Dr. Sean Wheeler, 6 steps you must know to successfully navigate your journey from chronic low back pain to pain liberation: 1. HOW TO ISOLATE THE BRACING MUSCLES® OF YOUR SPINE Finding the correct muscles usually involves patients lying down in a position that isolates particular bracing muscles of
Back pain expert Dr. Sean Wheeler answers questions for those who suffer from chronic low back pain based on his new book, UPRISE: Back Pain Liberation, by Tuning Your Body Guitar. HOW CAN I ACHIEVE BACK PAIN RELIEF? The time and effort dedicated to this goal will be different for each individual, but
For chronic low back pain, there is no quick fix. Which is good news. Good news as the “quick fix” fantasy must be dispelled, to achieve long overdue medical progress in treating chronic back pain. For those who suffer from chronic back pain, the desire of a passive “fix me” quick
Awareness of good posture is important for standing, both physical and social, as discussed by Jane E. Brody in a column for The New York Times Well blog. While the topic is important in addressing the world’s most disabling disease, the author’s endorsement of core strengthening exercises recommended by British physiotherapist
Most doctors working in pain management are proceduralists. When speaking to a doctor about your back pain, knowing from Day One whether they wear a diagnostician’s cap or not can be an important early indicator in forecasting your recovery. As sports medicine and back pain expert Dr. Sean Wheeler shares
UPRISE, the new book of chronic back pain expert [and back pain liberation expert] Dr. Sean Wheeler, was the topic of a recent media interview conducted by Christopher Brochon of WFLO-FM in the Richmond, Virginia market. During an in-depth and revealing conversation with his host, and as revealed in his
So many people are doing core strengthening these days and, in the past decade, we have physical therapists, personal trainers, and others who have become core strengthening experts. Fitness magazines regularly share the newest Best Core Workout for Back Pain, yet, there are an extraordinary number of people who work on their core and still
I recently shared my Google+ Collection — “Stretch It Out: Yoga and Pilates for Back Pain” — with fellow members of the Health and Wellness Networking Group on LinkedIn. The post sparked some interesting and intelligent thoughts, comments, and debate around the subject, and I thought I’d share some of
