When you’re dealing with back pain, your first reaction might be to draw a hot bath or stretch your tight hamstrings. However, while these tension-reducing practices might be temporarily helpful, the long-term solution to your discomfort might lie in strengthening...
4 Tips for Spring Cleaning with Chronic Pain
It’s that time of year again when we Midwesterners open windows and doors and work towards cleaning the dirt and debris tracking in from the winter and spring dethaw. Mud anyone? Cleaning needs to get done, but oftentimes the simplest chores can be a source of...
5 Tips for Chronic Pain Relief & Better Sleep
Trouble Sleeping With Pain?For those who suffer from chronic pain, a good night’s sleep can seem out of reach. Whether you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep through the night, poor-quality rest has negative effects on your waking life, too.iSpine Clinic’s...
Managing Arthritis
What is Arthritis? Arthritis is inflammation of the joints in your body that causes stiffness and pain, from your shoulders to wrists, hips or knees to ankles. Arthritis can affect one or multiple joints and typically get worse with age. There are several types of...
Top 5 Positions for Better Sleep
Falling asleep with chronic pain is difficult, especially because without distractions, you may have little else to think about. Here are the top 5 positions that help getting better-quality sleep at night. Lying on your side in a fetal position This position helps...