I have been practicing yoga for past 6 months and I had experienced lower back pain during initial days of my practice. Well, I specifically experienced sharp intense pain in the lower back while doing the following asanas Hastottan aasan Bhujanga aasan I was bit worried and asked my yoga teacher why I was experiencing such pain while doing these asaanas. He…
No single treatment option works for everyone, but here are three first-aid remedies to help alleviate the intense pain from your pulled lower back muscle: Article continues below Try cold therapy for your pulled lower back muscle As a general rule, cold therapy is preferred over heat therapy for the first 24 to 48 hours after pulling a muscle in your lower back—and…
A young woman sat uncomfortably in my physical therapy office, her face drawn with pain. I had heard stretching would help my lower back pain,she said. But after a few weeks of daily stretching, my pain only got worse. What did I do wrong? With further questioning, her whole story came out. She had experienced intermittent lower back pain for two years before…
Dial in Your Fit. “The first place to look is your bike fit, ” says Silvis. “I spend a lot of office visit time educating my patients about bike fit. Very often, adjustments resolve the problem and prevent it from recurring.” Specifically, a bike setup that is too long for you can cause an aching back by forcing you to be too stretched out. Assuming your bike…
Lower back pain is often acute (defined by the National Institute of Health as lasting between a few days and a few weeks), resolving on its own without residual loss of function. But many people suffer from lower back pain that is subacute (lasting between 4 to 12 weeks) or even chronic (persisting for 12 weeks or longer). Any of these can have myriad causes…
The Low Back Fix Is low back pain making fun stuff…less fun? Are you fearful of moving? Or maybe you’ve resigned yourself to a limited lifestyle? Do you spend parts of your day struggling to find a comfortable position? Think about this for a moment: What activity would you do first if you had no pain and no fear of discomfort? There is a fix. It’s not easy…
Back pain sometimes strikes without warning. One minute you’re bending over or lifting something heavy; the next minute you’re unable to move. Sudden onset of muscle spasm in the low back is surprisingly common. In fact, approximately eight out of 10 adults will experience it at some point during their lives. Generally speaking, the cause of back pain and spasm…
Are you one of the 8 out of 10 people who will have back pain at some point in your life? The good news is that yoga has been found effective for treating low back pain. You don’t need to suffer. I am going to share you with you my 3 go-to yoga practices for my own lower back and for my clients. These practices can be used as warm-ups to a full yoga practice…
Doesn t everybody wish that they had access to a personal coach for their questions about training and fitness? Road Bike Action recently caught up with Johnathan Edwards, M.D. Dr. Edwards is a practicing sports doctor and anesthesiologist in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has been a sports doctor for American cyclists as well as in Europe. He is a USA Cycling certified…