You ever sit at your desk and suddenly feel your upper or lower back tensing up out of nowhere? Like, everything seems fine, and then boom—your shoulders are up near your ears, your spine feels locked, and it’s like your body is bracing for impact. I used to think it was just bad posture or…
It’s kind of wild how your back can hurt from something that happened years ago—something emotional, not physical. I used to think my back pain came from sitting too long or lifting the wrong way. But nothing really explained the stabbing pain between my shoulder blades that showed up when I was stressed or triggered….
Let me be real with you—when you’re dealing with nervous-system pain, it’s not just physical. It hijacks your brain, drains your energy, and makes it feel like your body’s working against you. I remember pacing my hallway one night at 2 AM, trying to distract myself from that radiating nerve ache in my lower back….
There was a time after a minor car accident when I couldn’t even twist to grab my coffee mug without this sharp jolt shooting through my back. Weeks passed, and regular PT just wasn’t cutting it. What finally moved the needle? A therapist who didn’t just treat my spine—but treated *me*. That’s when I discovered…
You know, there was a time I couldn’t even sit for 20 minutes without that deep, gnawing ache crawling up my spine. I’d tried every stretch in the book, chased down specialists, and even briefly flirted with the idea of acupuncture (which, to be honest, kinda worked). But it wasn’t until I stumbled upon interoceptive…
Not long ago, I remember sitting through a doctor’s explanation about back pain that felt more confusing than comforting. He tossed around terms like “neuropathic modulation” and “functional imaging markers,” and I just nodded along pretending I understood. That was my first real brush with functional MRI—or fMRI—in the context of chronic pain. Since then,…
I’ll be honest — when my lower back pain started interfering with my ability to concentrate, sleep, and just function like a human being, I didn’t expect a brain-based therapy to help. But after trying every posture fix, cushion, and stretch known to man, neurofeedback popped up on my radar. What started as curiosity became…
I’ll admit—when someone first told me to try virtual reality for my back pain, I laughed. Hard. I mean, c’mon, VR? Like video games? But if you’ve ever lived with chronic back pain, you know that eventually you get tired of prescriptions, tired of doctor visits that last five minutes, and tired of doing the…
Back pain isn’t just uncomfortable—it’s unpredictable. Some days you’re fine, the next you’re stuck on the couch wondering what triggered the flare-up. I used to think I could just “remember” how I felt last week or what might’ve made things worse, but it doesn’t work like that. That’s where daily symptom log templates come in….