Neck Pain From Sleeping – Your Pillow is a Key Factor! by Julie Donnelly, The Pain Relief Expert “What causes neck pain from sleeping?” is a question I’m asked over and over. I think it’s important to go into this question in depth. If you have neck pain, or you suffer from ringing in your ears, dizziness, […]
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First let me introduce myself, my name is Julie Donnelly and I have been a licensed massage therapist since 1989, specializing in the treatment of sports injuries and chronic joint pain. In New York, where I received my license, the education is very detailed and leans toward medical massage rather than spa massage. After I
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Using the words “pain” and “free” in the same sentence causes people to laugh since it seems to be a contradiction of terms, but it is not only possible, it´s easy to achieve. It is understood that exercising, or even just daily living, causes muscles to ache and will also put stress on joints. When
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When I wrote my book, Treat Yourself to Pain Free Living: Discover the Secret of Why You Hurt and How to Stop It, it was a challenge to decide where to place this important muscle group. The muscles are called the scalenes, pronounced “skay–leens”. While they are primarily a group of neck muscles, they rarely cause
My knee hurts! This is a common complaint groaned by millions of people worldwide. It is especially bothersome to anyone who exercises because it can completely cut out your ability to golf, run, cycle, lift weights, or do any number of sports. Yet, there is a simple self-applied treatment that quickly releases the tension in
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Muscle aches are really getting to me as I’m renewing my dedication to prepare for the 500 mile trek along the El Camino de Santiago. I had been doing great, until I had my accident, and then subsequently having surgery to remove the plates and screws from my ankle. That definitely set me back at
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What causes back pain? The majority of time the answer is MUSCLES! Yet muscles are rarely considered when searching for the solution to your pain, whether it’s in your back, or any other part of your body. This is a major oversight! It is the reason millions of people are suffering not only from back
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Recently a woman came in to see me who was suffering from severe plantar fasciitis pain, her arch hurt so much she could barely walk. She’d been to several specialists and has so far bought three pair of orthotics (at $400 each!). Plantar fasciitis is getting to be a commonplace condition in my office. I
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Since 2002 I’ve had an active forum on the www.julstro.com website. It was a great forum, with people posting messages several times a day, and because of it I got to virtually know so many of my readers. I loved helping every one of them, and occasionally I’d even get to meet someone in person. The best
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A stretch for sciatica pain has been given by many doctors, physical therapists, and massage therapists, however their success has been limited. A physician I was speaking to told me “there aren’t any successful treatments for sciatica!” and I told him…”yes there is, I’ve been teaching it for years!” We went back and forth a
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