by Mark Barnes, DPT | Aug 26, 2016 | Back Pain, Better Posture, Core Strength, Healthy Habits
Americans are working harder than ever and it’s taking a toll on our back health. It’s not only those who have heavy lifting jobs who are feeling the pain; office workers and other jobs that spend the majority of their day sitting are feeling the strain as well. Pain...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Jul 21, 2016 | Back Pain, Core Strength, Healthy Habits
Strengthing your core will help protect your back, and reduce your chances of having back pain. Our ‘core’ encompasses not only our abdominals, but also key muscles of the back, sides, and pelvis. Abdominal workouts such as crunches and sit-ups,...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Jul 7, 2016 | Back Pain, Healthy Habits, Movement, Weight Loss
The rise in the rate of low back pain parallels a rise in the rate of obesity in the United States. More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese, and two-thirds are overweight. Excess weight and obesity are concerns because of their...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Jun 16, 2016 | Back Pain, Movement, Pain-Free
The Department of Health and Human Services found that less than 5% of adults do thirty minutes of activity every day. Not moving much can lead to an increased strain placed on the back. This is because of muscle imbalances caused by inactivity. How...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | May 21, 2016 | Back Pain, Better Posture, Core Strength, Healthy Habits, Pain-Free
Try thinking about a time that you were in pain, what details do you remember? You probably remember the exact place you were at when the pain started. You definitely can remember what caused you to be in pain and how you made the pain stop. For many of us, using...
