The key to preventing back pain is to strengthen your core and release tension and tightness in the muscles around your upper and lower back. Plus, back pain can often be the result of stress. Yoga will help you relax and unwind mentally and these poses will continue to keep your core strong, your back…
Ill-fitting saddles are not only associated with back muscle asymmetry, a stilted gait, and equine back pain, but they are likely also associated with rider back pain, according to results from a recent study looking at saddle fit, back shape, and horse and rider health. However, identifying the order of cause and effect is complex.…
Jogging is a popular method of exercise to help maintain cardiovascular fitness and overall health; however, it is also an activity that could lead to back pain. Jogging places a great deal of stress through your back muscles, vertebrae and discs. If steps are not taken to minimize this stress, it could lead to the…
Our own Michael E. Janssen, DO, was a co-author on the following study, as published in in SPINE. Check out the excerpt from the piece below, or click here to read it in full. Outcomes of the Prospective Multicenter AOSpine North America CSM Study in 264 Patients Abstract STUDY DESIGN: A prospective observational multicenter study.…