By Herb Borkland, Health Writer

Too many Americans do not get enough exercise. Public polls say the top three reasons are: 1) You don’t have time; 2) You can’t make the commitment to stick to an exercise routine; and 3) Exercise HURTS!

Hurts? Common sense tells you exercise should not be painful if done correctly. Feeling a little sore afterward is normal, natural and a healthy sign of a challenging workout.

However, sports medicine experts also recognize a syndrome called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), which is pain or discomfort felt 24 to 72 hours after exercising. Is this your trouble?

Click here to read why this happens and how to prevent it.

by Jesse Cannone,
The Healthy Back Institute

Did you know that your back pain could be caused by your thigh muscles? Or your hip and leg muscles?

You see if your thigh, hip, leg or other muscles are out of balance your pelvis and spine get yanked right out of their natural, healthy position.
These hip-dysfunctions are actually the hidden culprit in most cases of back related pain.

And they get worse over time because they force your back muscles to start working “against the grain,” weakening them over time.

Worse, it’s almost impossible to get lasting pain relief if you never fix the dysfunction. Everything else is just the symptom - even herniated and bulging discs, sciatica and other back conditions - they’re all symptoms of the underlying imbalances.

There are really only about FOUR major hip-dysfunctions that you have to worry about:

- A forward-tipped pelvis …
- A backward-tipped pelvis …
- A high-right pelvis …
- A high-left pelvis …

The only non-hip dysfunction we see that also causes folks pain is really a neck-dysfunction which we call a forward head and shoulders.

Once you identify which of these dysfunctions is causing your pain, it’s simply a matter of stretching and strengthening the right muscles to fix the dysfunction. And many people get lasting relief in just days using thiese simple, self-treatments - even when everything else gave them only temporary relief… if any at all.

So if you haven’t done so already, I want to make sure you get a proper diagnosis of the neck or hip-dysfunctions causing your pain, otherwise no treatment will ever give you permanent relief.

That’s why I want you to know you can click here to get Lose The Back Pain: The only Self-Diagnosis and Self-Treatment System That Addresses Both The Causes And The Symptoms of back-pain. That way you’ll be able to identify which neck or hip-dysfunctions you have and get a personalized self-treatment plan to fix them.

Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:02:41 -0500
From: Steve Hefferon
To: Tony S.
Subject: Hi Tony - How’s The Lose The Back Pain System Working for You?

Hi there Tony,

It’s been about two weeks now since you purchased our LOSE THE BACK PAIN SYSTEM and I wanted to see how you are doing.

I hope you’ve had a chance to watch the videos and perform your assessments. If not, please make the time. The videos are not long and the system is very easy to use and implement. You will not see any improvement if you don’t take action and remember, any time you have questions all you need to do is ask.

If you have any questions, you will likely find the answers here:
Lose The Back Pain FAQs

Also, be sure to visit the discussion forum as you can post your questions and join in the conversations others have started. You can find the forum here: Back Pain Discussion Forum

And last, if you haven’t done so already, be sure to read our latest article about inversion therapy here: Inversion Table Therapy
Please be sure to keep us posted on your progress.

Steve Hefferon, CMT, CPRS

From: Tony S.
Date: Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Subject: RE: Hi Tony - How’s The Lose The Back Pain System Working for You?
To: Steve Hefferon

Hello Steve,

Thanks for your e-mail.
I got my system on Nov.7 and have been going through it. I am happy to tell you that I am very pleased with the results so far. I suffered from severe sciatic pain down my left leg and with the assesment book, I was able to identify my disfunctions; high hip and forward tipped pelvis. You guys sure know what you are talking about! I was rushed by ambulance on Halloween morning, that’s how bad it was! I though I was in for a long drawn out battle with this. I searched the web and found your site, thankfully! I was skeptical but hopefull.

I have also been taking the Heal n Soothe pills. Both , I am certain, have helped me out tremendously! I also took the advice about the inversion therapy, so I went out today and bought an inversion table, after researching the effects , it all made total sence. Even after 15 minutes on it I felt the relief! I am so glad this was not another one of those scams on the web.
Thank you so much, I am very confident that I will be back to better than normal sooner than I had thought!
All the best to all of you!

Sincerely yours,
Tony Savaia
Langley, BC

By David Levine, Health Writer

The creaky knees and achy back of old age are a well-known stereotype. Of course, it’s based in truth. As we age, muscles shorten and lose some elasticity. The soft tissues that hold joints together stiffen. Bones lose density.

Conventional medicine typically offers cover-up treatments for these naturally occurring changes. But these treatments do nothing to restore lost function.

They may relieve symptoms-and just as likely, they may not. But they don’t get at the root causes of the problems. They don’t offer cures.

Fortunately, natural medicine has many answers to the problem of painful muscles and joints that conventional medicine doesn’t offer. Here are two of the best.

Click here to find out what they are.

By Steven Hefferon, PTA, CMT,
The Healthy Back Institute

If you’re suffering back pain, it may be that your vertebrae are compressed. Compression occurs naturally from the force of gravity, but becomes a health hazard when combined with an injury, poor posture or muscle imbalances.

This excessive, restrictive compression can cause slipped discs and nerve pressure… both causing pain. The way to correct this, is by de-compressing the spinal column.

Some conditions typically treated with spinal decompression include bulging or herniated discs, lumbar strains, sciatica, degenerative discs, spinal arthritis, degenerative joint disease, post-surgical low back pain, and acute back pain.

Click here to learn about four spinal decompression techniques, their effect on the body, and their intended outcomes.