It all started with a sharp, stabbing ache in my mid-back after I bent down to pick up a grocery bag. At first, I chalked it up to a pulled muscle — maybe I’d slept wrong or twisted awkwardly. But the pain lingered, deep and unrelenting. Weeks later, I found out it was a compression…
Let me tell you, I used to think that the nagging ache in my lower back was just part of getting older — you know, “just back pain” from bad posture or long hours at the desk. Turns out, I had no clue how important the sacroiliac (SI) joint was until my physical therapist gently…
I still remember the first time I experienced that deep, nagging pain right in the middle of my butt cheek. At first, I thought it was just a pulled muscle from a workout or maybe I had been sitting too long in a weird position. But when the pain started radiating down the back of…
Back pain in elderly adults isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s often a daily reality. I’ve seen it firsthand with my own grandfather, who used to be a hiker in his younger years but now hesitates to even stand for long. It’s frustrating, limiting, and honestly, emotionally taxing. And what makes it even trickier? Aging bones, reduced…
Back pain has been part of my life since my early twenties—thanks to a mix of desk jobs, bad posture, and thinking I was invincible during weekend basketball games. Over the years, I’ve tried everything from foam rollers and yoga to the latest trendy gadgets, and while some helped a little, nothing came close to…
Back pain is something I’ve dealt with personally more times than I’d like to admit. Whether it’s from long hours at a desk, poor posture, or simply sleeping the wrong way, that nagging ache can creep in and linger. Over the years, I’ve found that one of the simplest yet most effective ways to manage…
If you’re a runner and you’ve been sidelined by back pain, you’re definitely not alone. I’ve been through it myself. One day I was pushing through a great 10K training session, the next I could barely stand up straight. Running, ironically, keeps us strong—but when back pain creeps in, it feels like everything starts falling…
Back pain was never something I paid attention to—until it became impossible to ignore. Sitting long hours for work, slouching on the couch at night, scrolling endlessly on my phone—it added up. I didn’t connect the dots right away, but when my lower back started aching regularly, I finally realized posture was the silent culprit….
Back pain from a muscle strain is one of those annoying things that sneaks up on you when you least expect it. For me, it was lifting an oddly shaped box while rushing through a move. I felt that immediate twinge in my lower back and thought, “This will pass.” Spoiler alert—it didn’t. What followed…