back pain

8 Steps to a Pain Free Back – an Interview with Esther Gokhale

by Jonathan

I’m excited to share with you a very interesting look at posture and how we can use our bodies to eliminate pain.

Esther Gokhale has pioneered her own method of posture that helps people to be free of chronic back pain. She started by curing her own back pain and has since moved on to help thousands of others.

In this inteview we discuss  the phenomenon of bad posture that effects our generation, and how you can correct your posture to prevent chronic pain.

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Esther’s best selling book: 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back: Natural Posture Solutions for Pain in the Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Foot

Free resources from Esther’s website:

the Gokhale Method

What Hurts? - Symptom checker with posture solutions for different types of pain.

 

Visuals from Esther’s book to illustrate the concepts discussed in the interview:

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Good Posture and Evading Trigger Points

by Jonathan

Why do trigger points come back?

One reason that almost always comes up is that you don’t have optimum posture. Bad posture creates muscle imbalances and tension – which then creates trigger points.

It’s a cumulative thing, but having efficient posture will give the best chance to not only look good and move freely, but also have your trigger points go away and stay that way.

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Do Bulging Discs Cause Chronic Back Pain?

Thanks…this is some great info. my main problem is that I’m also coupled with some type of chronic fatigue and 2 bulging discs in my lower back I’ve been battling for the last 13yrs or so which has limited my activity and everything only seems to be getting worse. I’m getting no help from doctors [...]

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The Tantalizing Balance Between Treatment & Exercise

HI Jonathan I just read your passage on weak core muscles and I totally agree. The one question I have and have asked several times recently while attending a Pain Management Course is: Don’t you want to first release any trigger points in the core and make sure that they are completely relaxed and gone [...]

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Herniated Disc Treatment: Which Options Make Sense

Get the Flash Player to see this content. There are many treatment for a prolapsed or Herniated disc. The question is, which options make the most sense in any given situation? From painkillers, to minor surgery to major surgery, there are figures and stats to support different treatments. For people who aren’t recovering unassisted, there [...]

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Herniated or Prolapsed Discs: Natural Recovery

Movie Tag What happens if you get no treatment for your prolapsed disc? How do you heal, and how long does it take? This video goes over in detail the natural recovery cycle for a prolapsed disc. This is the kind of information that can be a huge benefit if you ever get this kind [...]

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Why a Prolapsed Disc Occurs, and How It Causes Sciatica

Movie Tag This video details how the disc in your spine can get ruptured. We then go in detail over exactly what happens next, and how this can cause sciatica. It’s really important for people with prolapsed disc to understand exactly what has happened, and to realise that a large percentage of the pain they [...]

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Does Spondylosis Equal Back Pain?

The following articles clarify the relationship between chronic pain and spondylosis or degenerative changes in the spine: The MRI scan confirms disc degeneration disease (spondylosis) of the intervertebral discs. However-  Spondylosis is not in itself a cause for low back pain, but it can be described as a morphological consequence of stressors applied to the [...]

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