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3. Overhead Sidebend Abs:  Attach band at approximately shoulder height in door jam.   Stand with your right side facing the door.  Glide your HIPS left and right.   Allow your shoulders to fall in the equal and opposite directions.  Do not try to pull the band by...

#2)  Torso Rotation:  Attach exercise band between elbow and shoulder height in door jam.  Grasp band around your right side, while twisting "all the way" to the right, then rotate/twist around to your left.  Move your whole body including your hips, shoulders and...

Lastly, we will look at how excess weight can contribute to chronic pain. Fat cells are another contributing factor to chronic inflammation because fat cells produce, among other things, inflammatory cytokines. Inflammatory cytokines in excess can lead to inflammation...

Dr. Neal Barnard with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and a team of researchers believed the same diet that is effective for stopping and even reversing type 2 diabetes and reducing insulin needs and comorbidity incidence (other risk factors) in type...

Chronic inflammation is an issue that is profoundly related to chronic pain conditions and certain foods and excess weight promote chronic inflammation in your body. Let’s look at food first. There is something called arachidonic acid which contributes to...

The purpose of presenting this information is not to scare you, it is to inform you. As a physical therapist who specializes in manual techniques and effective self-care methods I have seen many, many patients with back pain who respond well to treatment, recover from...

People with a history of chronic LBP are much more likely to have poor circulation in the blood supply to their spine. The data also indicates that patients with above normal LDL cholesterol complain of more severe back symptoms and they have occluded arteries more...

Impaired lumbar artery (blood supply to your spine) circulation is seen to relate to degenerative disc disease and back pain. While everyone knows that their circulation is necessary for a healthy heart and brain; few people understand how important it is for a...

Saturated fats, all oils, and dietary cholesterol damage your endothelial cells, affecting the production of nitric oxide, which negatively impacts ALL your blood vessels; not just the vessels to your heart and brain. Your joints, neck, and back are also impacted. The...

  While manual movements and methods that are effective in pain resolution are what we at Brunswick Physical Therapy are skilled at performing, there is an important topic to address over which you have complete control (once you know the facts). It is how what...