Damn, that pain in my a##! Here’s what you need to know about Piriformis Syndrome (Sciatic Pain)...

Written by Jesse Cannone


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When you have an injury to a muscle, both strength and flexibility are compromised, and if your recovery ends before strength and flexibility return, you will never be 100% and will likely struggle withrepparttar problem forever.

The other way sciatic pain creeps into your life is due to your lifestyle and habits, and that is what we like to callrepparttar 115406 process. The process can be described as a prolonged onset of symptoms based on your everyday activities...

However, from a technical stand pointrepparttar 115407 process really describesrepparttar 115408 development ofrepparttar 115409 muscle imbalance in your hip. The Piriformis muscle is responsible for external rotation (moving your leg so your feet point outward). So over time that muscle gets tight fromrepparttar 115410 positions you put your self in and weakens from lack of use.

Let me give you some examples of what I mean:

1. If you sit onrepparttar 115411 edge of your chair with you legs separated and your feet pointing outward you are keeping your Piriformis muscle in a shortened position and that’s how it gets tight and with extended sitting in that position, it gets weak form lack of use. Hencerepparttar 115412 imbalance.

2. Another example is runners and bikers who actually work very hard tend to get sciatica because they fail to keep a strength vs. stretch balance in their workouts. Hencerepparttar 115413 imbalance creates a greater pull toward external rotation andrepparttar 115414 result is a tight Piriformis and an irritated sciatic nerve creating pain.

These are just two examples of how muscle imbalances can affectrepparttar 115415 Piriformis muscle and cause Sciatic pain. You may not be a runner or cyclist but I’ll bet you have muscle imbalances that are causing your sciatic pain!

To learn more about muscle imbalances and how they affect your body, please read our article “Aches, Pains, and Injuries” which you can find on our website here: http://www.losethebackpain.com/achesandpainsarticle.html

Recovery Tip: In severe cases,repparttar 115416 sciatic pain can run fromrepparttar 115417 top ofrepparttar 115418 hip torepparttar 115419 bottom ofrepparttar 115420 foot. It is very important to recognize that changes and shifting of pain is often times a sign of improvement. Further more as a way of gauging recovery, take note of how far downrepparttar 115421 legrepparttar 115422 pain goes. Ifrepparttar 115423 pain goes torepparttar 115424 foot one day and then only makes it torepparttar 115425 calf and then torepparttar 115426 knee and then it can only make it torepparttar 115427 hamstring that is a sign of improvement. You should feel good about those noticeable improvements and this should give you encouragement to keep working toward a full remission of pain.

So how do you get rid of your pain? Will learning one new stretch be enough? It very well may be. However depending onrepparttar 115428 severity of your condition you may need to change your activities of daily living to include new stretches, new exercises that includerepparttar 115429 use ofrepparttar 115430 hip rotators like roller-blading, basketball, tennis, etc, and even better, specific corrective exercise specific to your situation... like those covered in our video. As always, learn as much as you can about your condition, so that you can askrepparttar 115431 tough questions to your healthcare providers and getrepparttar 115432 best care possible.

One last point, sciaitic pain is not caused by a lack of prescription medications so don’t think that taking some anti-inflammatories or muscle relaxants will fix it... it won’t! Also, many people are able to eliminate sciatic pain within days just by performing a few exercises and stretches... but not general exercise...repparttar 115433 exact corrective exercises and stretches they need to do.

Find out what’s causing your sciatic pain and learn exactly which exercises and stretches you should be doing by watching our Loserepparttar 115434 Back Pain Video. Order your copy now online at http://www.losethebackpain.com

Article by Jesse Cannone of http://www.losethebackpain.com. Jesse is a certified personal fitness trainer and post-rehab specialist and he has helped hundreds of individuals to eliminate their back pain. Visit his site now and be sure to sign up for his free email course on eliminating back pain.


New Age for Walking Canes

Written by b star


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The folding walking cane has given so much freedom to today's users. The vibrant "today's" colors include such selections as Lilac, Wildflower, Splash and Rainbow. Not only arerepparttar new colors bright, but very "cheery" as well! These helpful aids fold into a neat little package of approximately 11". They fit snugly in a suitcase, purse, backpack and a zillion other placesrepparttar 115405 standard 36" cane will not go. NO longer must one choose from one color… "Black." Most men and women's walking canes have typically been segregated into "masculine" and "feminine." Thank goodness forrepparttar 115406 ladies to have such a change! The bright new designs and colors are truly fashion accessories, yet useful and needed aids as well. The new designs for men are also considered fashion accessories with examples such asrepparttar 115407 "Brilliant Bronze" orrepparttar 115408 Matte "Midnight Black." The palm grip canes of today offer different fashion tones for both men and ladies. There are even palm grip canes made for smaller hands, which is a wonderful addition forrepparttar 115409 smaller ladies. The list could go on forever aboutrepparttar 115410 wonderful choices today's walking cane users have. We all want to look our best, even when we must use a little "assistance." So, why carry a medicinal looking cane when you can have a "beautiful, fashion accessory" as your walking friend? Yes, we are talking to you ladies! Let's face it, you make choices when you are selecting earrings, rings or other jewelry. I would say that selecting a "fashion" cane is equal. You want to look your best, and why not? So, my advice to you is…"Strut your stuff, Ladies"…. you deserve beauty and style every day of your lives! Written by: B. Star, Owner of "The Walking Cane Store" Email: sales@thewalkingcanestore.com Web: http://www.thewalkingcanestore.com



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