by Mark Barnes, DPT | Sep 16, 2019 | Back Pain, Education, Pain-Free
Back pain often comes back. According to a study, 50% of individuals will have a second back pain episode within one year of their initial episode. Just think, that’s a flip of a coin to determine whether or not you will have another agonizing encounter with back...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Sep 6, 2019 | Back Pain, Better Posture, Education, Movement
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...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Aug 12, 2019 | Back Pain, Education, Healthy Habits, Pain-Free
Back pain can be nothing short of agonizing. Not only does it cause physical pain, but it also causes emotional stress from our inability to do the things we normally do. Getting out of bed, standing up, and all the small movements you never think twice about all...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Aug 1, 2019 | Back Pain, Education, Healthy Habits, Pain-Free
If you have back pain, you know how disrupting it can be to every part of your life. It’s frustrating to not be able to do the things you could normally do. You feel limited in your ability to live your life to the fullest. It also can create strain in your...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Jul 11, 2019 | Back Pain, Education, Healthy Habits
As a mother of two young children, a three-year-old and a six-month-old, Amy Arnold always has to think about every possible scenario that could happen for even the most simple of tasks. Amy is always prepared. She begins each morning by thinking through what...
by Mark Barnes, DPT | Jun 29, 2019 | Back Pain, Education, Healthy Habits, Pain-Free, Weight Loss
There is a direct link between being overweight and having back pain. This is often why the first piece of advice given by medical professionals to anyone who is overweight and suffering from back pain is to lose weight. If you’ve ever been told to lose weight you...
