The human body is unique in form. From the spine to the bending of knees, to angles in which the neck can turn, every day we create new angles with our limbs. Out of all those possible angles, however, some are more important to body (specifically bone) health than others. By focusing on the main curves – each of us has three of...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Spinal Support: The Body’s Three Main Curves
The human body is unique in form. From the spine to the bending of knees, to angles in which the neck can turn, every day we create new angles with our limbs. Out of all those possible angles, however, some are more important to body (specifically bone) health than others. By focusing on the main curves – each of us has three of...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Increase Pregnancy Comfort with the Flip Pillow
For mothers to be, sleeping through the night can be difficult – to say the least. Or, if not actual sleep, it’s hard to stay comfortable through weight gain, bladder pressure, and inability to sleep on your stomach. But no matter the cause behind it, it’s likely comfort – on some level – has managed to escape you in your growing form. Whether...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Why Nervous System Health Trumps All
When it comes to health concerns, there is a practically unending list of things that can go wrong … and to varying degrees. Muscles can deteriorate, bacteria can infiltrate the body, organs can lose efficiency, and that’s only the beginning. Then combine that with how parts and systems interact with one another, and there’s an entire new list of problems that can go...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
A Stiff Neck Can Actually be a Sign of Food Poisoning
When we hear the term “food poisoning,” most think of an unpleasant scene. One where nights are spent on the bathroom floor and food can’t be kept down until the spell has passed. A stint of nausea, pain, and the feeling of never wanting to eat again. (At least for the time being.) But contrary to popular believe, suffering from food poisoning can...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
What Does the Future Hold for Russian Olympian’s Broken Spine?
Last week, the world watched as one of the world’s top athletes was rushed to the hospital after a nasty spill. It wasn’t a head or leg injury caused by the ill-landed ski jump, however, it was a broken spine. Maria Komissarova, a Russian athlete, was taken off the ski slopes by medical professionals after she lay motionless on the slopes (though she...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Could Your Sleep Improve With the Right Type of Pillow?
When was the last time you bought a new pillow? Or even considered upgrading to a more customized model? For those who weak up unrested or with regular aches, your pillow just may be to blame. Yet it’s one of the most overlooked factors of sleep-related issues. Whether worn out or not offering the right type of support for the way you sleep,...
Thursday, February 13, 2014
How to Take Better Care of your Vertebrae
In the wide realm of back and spinal health, there are plenty of body parts that don’t get the attention they deserve. And by not tending to all of them, sudden pains or twinges can occur, or lay under the surface only to cause something more serious. And since the whole point of back health is set to include all of the back,...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
5 Winter Olympic Sports Sure to Put you in a Back Brace
This past week the world was introduced to Sochi, Russia, the home of the 2014 Winter Olympics. And for days the best athletes have been flipping, skiing, and sliding their way into our daily entertainment. Performing tricks most of us can only consider in cartoon form, these athletes have proven just how much talent and control it requires to become a contending winter...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Need an Excuse to Sleep Better? Check out These Funny YouTube Videos
The term “sleeping around” has long since had a sexual connotation. When taken in the more literal sense, however, sleeping around can simply mean sleeping – actually sleeping – in several places other than one’s bed. This can mean falling asleep in school, in the car (hopefully not while driving), in one’s sitting chair, or anywhere else where nodding off isn’t exactly comfortable. Sure,...
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
What Customers are Saying About the BackMax Wedge
Convertible comfort has always been the goal of the BackMax Plus. With the ability to turn and rearrange into eight different positions, it’s a pillow that adapts to user needs as they’re happening. Use the cushion to elevate knees or legs after surgery, allow it to take the weight off your lower back, or simply use it as a comfortable place to lounge...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
10 Surprising Causes to Chronic Back Pain
For most, the thought of chronic or ongoing back pain sounds like a life sentence. Because it’s generally caused by an injury or intricacy of some kind (muscle spasms, pinched nerves or discs, etc.), these pains can be hard to locate, let alone cure. And unfortunately, for some folks, that remains true. For the majority of the population, however, back pain is often...
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