Massage therapy in Iowa: pain management tips for relief of neck pain, back pain,and sciatica. http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_1.htm en-US ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net 2004 Sun, 31 Oct 2004 21:41:48 CST t is important to pay a degree of attention to posture because once it goes "off," it does not get better by itself. Posture, like all other things in the physical universe, follows the law of entropy and continues to worsen until at some point there is chronic pain. http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_3.htm ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net Tue 23 Nov 2004 15:50 CST tristana.writer.{7F830864-6DAF-40E0-8202-38B1E721D9A2}.38291.9072959837 Well, talking about back pain . . . I have been in my clinic assembling bookshelves, so I'm having my own tete a tete with back pain. So, I do exactly what I describe here, decompression and extension to make my. . . http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_3.htm ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net Mon 18 Nov 2004 15:30 CST tristana.writer.{7F830864-6DAF-40E0-8202-38B1E721D9A2}.38291.9072959838 I have said elsewhere what may be obvious to you, that not all back pain has the same source. I say this again because back pain is often represented as having a single cause. Responsible practitioners are quick to point this out. When someone tells you without examination that all back pain is a problem of the psoas, that is irresponsible. However, it is true that there are common causes of back pain. http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_3.htm ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net Mon 15 Nov 2004 22:30 CST tristana.writer.{7F830864-6DAF-40E0-8202-38B1E721D9A2}.38291.9072959838 Additional comments on characteristics of therapeutic exercise. Read more . . . http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_3.htm ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net Mon 14 Nov 2004 12:15 CST tristana.writer.{7F830864-6DAF-40E0-8202-38B1E721D9A2}.38291.9072959838 Did you know that posture is one of the leading causes of neck, back, and sciatic pain? incorrect posture + gravity + time = pain In this case, the key to relief depends on spinal decompression Read more . . . http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_1.htm ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net Mon 14 Nov 2004 23:35 CST tristana.writer.{7F830864-6DAF-40E0-8202-38B1E721D9A2}.38291.9072959838 There are reasons why exercise is therapeutic. Knowing what they are can help you figure out how to handle your pain.Read more here . . . http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_3.htm ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net Mon, 13 Nov 2004 22:42 CST tristana.writer.{7F830864-6DAF-40E0-8202-38B1E721D9A2}.38291.9072959837 While pharmaceuticals are important pain management, if that is your only recourse, please read more here. Part of a continuing series . . . http://www.gainwithoutpain.net/tips_2.htm ecdavis@gainwithoutpain.net Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:35 CST tristana.writer.{7F830864-6DAF-40E0-8202-38B1E721D9A2}.38291.9072959837