Backache


Injuries: Spinal injuries caused by accidents & falls, osteoporosis, and assaults can cause either acute or chronic pain.

Conditions and diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis, herniated disk, osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, leg length discrepancy and cancers from elsewhere in the body spreading to the spine, and scoliosis may cause backaches. (more…)

Sprain & Strain: They are cause for the most low-back pains and is caused either by an overstretched muscle or by the tear in the ligament. Lifting heavy objects improperly, for example, moving too quickly, or awkwardly (more…)

Crane Pose (Bakasana)
Aside from improving your balance, the Crane Pose strengthens your wrists, forearms, shoulders, and abdomen. Doing this pose entails concentration in keeping your balance. In this section, learn how to perform the Crane Pose. (more…)

Sage Twist Yoga Pose (Marichyasana)

Also called Marichi’s Yoga Pose, the Sage Twist Pose benefits the abdominal organs and spine. Avoid doing this pose if you have chronic spine or back injury. Also, perform this only under the supervision of a Yoga instructor. Learn how to do the Sage Twist in this section. (more…)

Yoga Exercise – Corpse Pose (Savasana)

The Corpse Yoga Pose is considered as a classic relaxation Yoga Pose and is practiced before or in between Asanas as well as a Final Relaxation. While it looks deceptively simple, it is actually difficult to perform. Learn more on how to do it with the help of this article. (more…)

This back pain comes a close second to common colds as the major cause of lost man hours at work-place. This medical condition is either acute or chronic, and may be caused by underlying problems affecting the muscles, spine, nerves and other structure within the part of our body. (more…)

The causes of mid back pain are many but the most common cause is due to poor sitting and standing posture.

Working at a desk all day long sitting in a chair which does not give proper back support is a sure-shot invitation to bring this misery on to you. Besides this, anxiety and stress is also known to make the muscles tense and stiff, and so to bring on backache. (more…)

Treatments: Exercising your neck muscles, while working long hours in front of the computers or on table take small breaks in between and do simple neck exercises given by us.

Cervical spondylosis is a condition involving changes in the bones, discs, and joints of the neck. With age, the discs of the cervical spine gradually break down, lose fluid, and become stiffer. (more…)

Precautions to be taken while performing upper back exercises

  • Chin must not touch the sternal notch while bending the neck forward
  • All the neck exercises should be performed in standing position, with legs apart and hands folded at the back (more…)

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