Jason Brewton, Director of Physical Therapy at Texas Back Institute, shares 5 tips for protecting your back! 1) The 20:20 rule: For every 20 minutes you sit, get up and move around for 20 seconds. 2) Flex the hips and knees, not the lower back, when doing functional activities like brushing…
Read More »
Do-it-Yourself projects may be preventing you from breaking the bank, but if you’re not careful, doing your own work could “break” your back. As an upside to the economic downturn over the past year, we’ve become a nation of do-it-yourselfers. More people are getting their hands dirty and doing work…
Read More »
As the weather cools off heading into the fall, maybe you’re thinking about a backpack trip you didn’t want to do during the hotter summer months. We thought it would be a good time to remind everyone of a few tips to help you protect your back and avoid back…
Read More »
Can you help protect your back by a regular walking routine? Back pain is one of the leading causes of missed work, and chronic back pain is something many people must cope with every day. Back pain can be excruciating, debilitating, and in some cases, even disabling. For many back pain sufferers,…
Read More »
Back Pain Weighing you Down? Dr. Rey Bosita, Orthopedic Spine Surgeon at Texas Back Institute weights in on weight gain and back pain. Could extra weight be to blame for your back pain? According to a study published by the American Obesity Association, probably so. The same study found nearly…
Read More »
