Back sufferers unite. There’s a new technique in our arsenal of pain management and it comes in the form of a book titled The End of Back Pain: Access Your Hidden Core To Heal Your Body by Patrick A. Roth, M.D. We all know about the importance of “strengthening your core” during your workouts and, […] Read more…
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Back and Shoulder Pain? Blame Your Heavy Handbag
I received an email the other day with the subject “How Much Should Your Handbag Weigh?” The email, from Sharp Hill Designs, designer of stylish (and light) handbags, went on to answer the question. A handbag should weigh no more than 2.2 pounds, it said citing a study, but the average woman carries around […] Read more…
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back by Esther Gokhale … or I Go To Rio
I recently received a press release that caught my attention. The subject line was “Get a Perfect Brazilian Butt.” (Well, wouldn’t that have gotten your attention?) As I read the release, I imagined myself dancing the salsa at next year’s Carnival, shaking my perfect posterior while wearing a skimpy costume that barely covers my Brazilian wax as my […] Read more…