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How to Relieve Back Pain? What causes chronic back pain?
In this Podcast Episode, I address one of the most dangerous and life-altering subjects: chronic inflammation, which may or may not come with chronic pain.
Unfortunately, we are not taught preventative self-care in schools. Low back pain is the second most common cause of disability in the U.S. While doctors can prescribe us painkillers and rest, the actual rehabilitation is left to our own devices. The best news is that the pain is not a life sentence, and our body responds incredibly well to the techniques we offer in our care routine. We can release tension, reduce inflammation, and restore our postural alignment through the practice of yoga, self-massage, and building strength that matters.
3 MAIN CAUSES OF BACK PAIN:
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Unbalanced core strength: not all 360° of our torso, shoulders, and hip muscles are evenly strong.
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Tight legs, hips, and back, improper posture, repetitive strain load, and all accidental injuries.
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Mental/physical stress and busy schedule are the major causes of low back pain regardless of any injuries.
3 SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO START FEELING BETTER
1. Integrative core strengthening - try our Core program in-person, or on-demand. Our resistance-based triage: Pilates, Barre, and KettleBuns classes are an excellent and safe solution we recommend attending twice a week.
2. Taking slower-pace stretchy classes and regular massages. Glow classes like Yin, Hatha, Restorative yoga, SoundBaths, Myofascial Rollout, Meditation, and Massages are excellent for erasing physical and mental tension. Join our Myofascial Stretch & Rollout classes 11:30a on Saturdays where we use TuneUp Massage Balls and Foam Rollers.
3. Golden Keys to Inflammation Relief: Quality 8h Sleep, Eating Plentiful Vegetables, doing Red Light Therapy, and applying anti-inflammatory ointments daily, like our Muscle & Joint Care Roll-On.
Glow Barre, Pilates, and KettleBuns are our thoughtful resistance training solution to back pain at any age. Our body deteriorates fast under constant stress paired with a limited range of daily motion, and weakened abs, gluteus, and back muscles. Mindful of joints, precisely controlled movements sculpt the 360° of muscles around our torso, hips, legs, and arms. Always challenging, this short and effective class boosts mental focus and creates sustainable energy helping us accomplish more in less time. To start feeling better, we recommend taking 2-3 weekly in-person classes or from home via our 25-Min LIVE Coaching Program, or recorded Online courses.
Massage Therapy is the best natural pain relief treatment and is even recommended for cancer recovery. It works by improving lymph-blood circulation and metabolism, boosting the repair processes, and eliminating dead, damaged cells and toxins. Regular massage is even more important for people who do not work out, as poor circulation fuels all diseases. Massage reduces the stress hormone cortisol and increases oxytocin, which restores our energy, quality of sleep, immune system, digestion, and fertility.
If you are currently under stress and haven't worked out in a while, I recommend scheduling 3 massages 3 weeks in a row and continuing your health maintenance with a monthly massage. Book here>
Besides our incredible CBD Massage and Cupping, every Saturday at 11:30a we teach Myofascia Release Class using Massage Therapy TuneUp Balls and Foam Rollers for more area-specific tension release. And, Glow Yin yoga on Thursdays and Friday nights comes with longer-held feel-good stretches, promoting parasympathetic response, stress release, and ultimate relaxation.
TRY MY 25-MIN VIDEO TO START FEELING BETTER
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What 100 yo and 70 yo Yogis Are Like
Friday. Hips-Lower Back Tension Release
Take a Course: Back Health Routine
In our self-massage Channel below, we have put together many thoughtful sequences of deep stretches and myofascial release using the therapy balls and a foam roller. We can heal physical, and also emotional pain with regular deep tissue work.
If you are currently in pain, we recommend applying our Joint-Muscle Pain Relief Oil 2-3 times a day, book Red Light Photobiomodulation Therapy with your Massage to reduce inflammation to start your recovery. Our recommendation for massage is once a week if you're currently in pain. You can create a weekly roll-out routine when you catch up on your favorite show.
THE BENEFITS OF REGULAR MASSAGE:
- pain management
- help reduce inflammation all throughout your body
- speeds up renewal and recovery
- unburden areas of high tension, revive overworked muscles
- melt away stress and anxieties
- release knots and trigger points
- improves lymph-blood circulation and metabolism
- tune in to your parasympathetic nervous system, the “rest/digest/repair/reproduce” state
- increase mobility and flexibility
- improve your sleep, prevent migraines, and more
Why massage is even more important for people who don't workout daily:
1. Circulation = Healthy Immune System. Poor circulation fuels all dis-ease. Professional massage improves lymph-blood circulation to eliminate dead, damaged cells and toxins and distribute nutrients to speed up all renewal and recovery.
2. Pain, Hormones, Digestion, Mental Health, Fertility. Massage reduces the stress hormone cortisol and increases oxytocin which restores the quality of sleep, digestion, and fertility. Massage has recently received empirical support for facilitating growth, reducing pain, increasing alertness, diminishing depression, and enhancing immune function and has become a part of cancer recovery treatment.
MASSAGE RATES
60min massage Zen Glow Membership $125
60min massage with cupping $170
60min massage +Red Light (80min visit) $195
80min massage or Facial + Unlt Classes $299
80min massage with cupping $200
80min massage +Red Light (100min visit) $230
2h massage $280
80min massage + Unlt Classes + Red Light $449
lymphatic drainage
80min massage with Lymphatic Scrub $220
60min Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage $220
80min Brazilian Lymphatic Drainage $280
80min massage+Cups+Lymphatic Scrub+Red L $300
facial massage
70min 'Skin Fitness' Facial Massage $180
80min FIR Body Wrap/Scrub + Facial Massage $300
Zen Radiance: Body+Facial Massage 100m $300
70min Buccal Facial Massage $300
Custom CBD Massage - all of our treatments are fully custom and our therapists combine deep tissue, sports, relaxation, cupping, tui na, hot stones, myofascial, neuromuscular techniques, and red light therapy. Natural nourishing CBD oil is included in all treatments, and we incorporate our anti-inflammatory Joint-Muscle Care Oil for the most congested areas.
DOES GLOW OFFER CLASSES FOR ALL AGES?
Whether you are 30 or 80 - we got you >
The products to enhance your healing:
- Tension, Pain & Inflammation Relief Roll-On by Inhale Nature >
CHRONIC PAIN PODCAST RECOMMENDATION:
Like Mind Like Body, a podcast by Curable: the team of doctors and scientists on managing and healing 'invisible' chronic pain
Thank you for taking responsibility for your own wellness - this is a courageous act by which you are making our whole community healthier. And thank you for your support!
Sending you ♥️and a healthy strong back,
Natasha and the Glowing Team
