Tommy beats his back pain
You’ll find this new addition on the back pain testimonials page: I came to Matt Hsu as a last effort to help me with my severe back pain. I have been hospitalized twice due to several blown discs in my lower back. I have tried physical therapy, chiropractors, acupuncture, and massage therapy and nothing helped
Life can get better even after failed surgery
If you know anyone who’s had the misfortune of going through back or hip surgery only to find that the surgery did very little to help their pain or even made the pain worse, they need to see this video. If you know someone who’s been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, they need to see this
Get your hands up! – A shoulder self-test
Wondering if your shoulders are able to do what they’re supposed to do? Test their range of motion with this easy, gentle test.
Which domino would you blame for back pain?
When thinking about back pain, we have long been trained by the medical system to think about disc and bone abnormalities. If we can just find the disc that’s bulging, we can fix the problem. If we can find the nerve that’s being pressed on by the disc that’s out of place, we can put
More on MRIs and back pain
MRIs, though used all the time to “pinpoint” the cause of back pain, has been scientifically shown to be a virtually useless diagnostic tool for people trying to nix the aches in their backs.
Ever woken up with back pain?
Have you ever woken up from a good night’s rest to find your back in miserable spasm? You can’t turn to the side. Every step you take is like having someone twist the knife that someone else must’ve jammed into your back while you were sleeping? In fact, I just had this same experience a
There’s nothing wrong with your bed
Does your bed really make that much difference to your night’s sleep? Can a softer bed really help your back pain?
The new world of back pain treatment
The United Kingdom’s National Health Service has issued new guidance for the treatment of back pain. In short: X-rays and MRI’s should not be used as they make people think they’re in worse condition than they actually are. Ultrasound treatments and steroid injections are not effective. Manual and exercise therapy are effective and should be
Medical Imaging for Diagnoses: Not all it's cracked up to be
It’s one thing for alternative health practitioners to proclaim that standard medical procedures are no good for your health, but it’s another thing to have medical doctors come right out and say it themselves. A recent study has shown that medical imaging techniques like MRI and X-rays are totally unreliable for helping determine the cause
What's the big deal with bras?
I was having a conversation with a close female friend a few weeks ago who mentioned that, over the years, she’s learned to recognize which of her bras actually make her body feel bad. She mentioned that a few of her bras were too tight and that wearing them for more than an hour led
