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Piriformis Stretch
The piriformis muscle is not something the average person knows much about, but if you suffer from lower back pain, including sciatica, there is a strong possibility that you need to! It is worth reading our post about piriformis syndrome before going further. So, now you may suspect that you too are suffering from this painful condition. A…
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Piriformis Syndrome and Sciatic Back Pain
Piriformis syndrome is not something that most people know about, but if you have it, it can dominate your life. In simple terms, tightness or dysfunction of the piriformis muscle causes both pain and lack of function. Piriformis Muscle The piriformis muscle(s) is located partly within the back of the pelvis, and partly at the back…
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Pain When Sitting – The New Lifestyle Illness
If you experience pain when sitting, you are one of the millions worldwide who are similarly burdened. According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 8 out of 10 people suffer from general back pain over their lives. The number who specifically suffer from pain when sitting is also very high,…
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Prevention Better Than Cure? LUMOBack Reviewed in Detail
Update Jan 2015 – LumoBodyTech no longer promote the LumoBack. It has been superceded by their Lumo Lift product. Click here to shop for a Lumo Lift. Click here to read our review. If you already suffer from back pain, you have probably wished that you had made some changes somewhere back in life –…
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What is Posture and Why You Should Care
Good health is a strange sort of thing. When you have it, you tend not to notice, but when you don’t . . . well nothing seems more important! Posture is one aspect of your health that is very easy to ignore as it takes time (sometimes years) for incorrect posture to lead to the…