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6 Reasons Why Sitting is Bad For Your Health
Strategies to reduce, alleviate and offset your time sitting will benefit your body and your longevity. Sitting down triggers your brain to slow metabolism and burn less energy. The result? Fat goes into storage. In fact, a new field of …
Tips to Prevent Lower Back Pain
If you suffer with everyday lower back pain, you're not alone. Low back pain affects most adults at some point in their lives. There are several possible causes for lower back pain, including simple overuse, strains and sprains. The good …
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Back Pain During Pregnancy: Tips for Relief
Back pain during pregnancy is about as common as references to pickles and ice cream. Here’s how a mom-to-be can find relief. Remember proper posture. This is increasingly important as you gain weight. And in addition to standing and sitting …
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Managing Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a serious medical and mental health concern. Whether you’re living with chronic pain due to illness or injury, managing your pain effectively is important for overall wellbeing and daily living. While treatment options may vary depending on …
Categories: How to be Healthy
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Back Pain: Finding the Source
Back pain is one of the most common complaints that people have. In fact, research shows that it affects approximately 80 percent of us. Sometimes it occurs suddenly, other times it builds gradually with wear and tear over years. It …
Categories: Signs and Symptoms
Tags: arthritis, Back pain, Central Florida Regional Hospital, CT, herniated disk, inflammation, MRI, Sanford, spinal stenosis, X-ray
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Is Your Job a Pain in the Neck?
Millions of people suffer from back and neck pain. Back pain is a common cause of missed work, and it’s estimated that half of all working Americans have back pain annually. A major cause of back and neck pain is …
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Tags: Back pain, Central Florida Regional Hospital, neck pain, preventing back pain on the job
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Do You Have a Herniated Disc?
What is a herniated disc? A herniated disc is a problem that occurs with the discs between the vertebrae of your spine. A herniated disc can also be referred to as a slipped, bulging or ruptured disc. Each disc serves …
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Tags: Back pain, Central Florida Regional Hospital, herniated disc, spine care
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The Seven Myths of Back Surgery
You know the symptoms: tight muscles, stiffness, or pain in your legs. That’s right, we’re talking about back pain. As the number- one reason for missing work each year, back pain represents a significant health concern for many people. Meanwhile …
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Tags: Back pain, Central Florida Regional Hospital, laser spine surgery, physical therapy, spine surgery
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Back Pain: When to See a Doctor
At one time or another, most of us have experienced back pain. The leading cause of missed work, back pain contributes to over $50 billion a year in lost productivity. Most of the time, these injuries heal themselves. However, some …
Fitting Your Kids’ Backpacks
Ouch, that has to hurt. You’ve seen school kids carrying their overloaded backpacks, and it’s just painful to watch. Usually, they’re leaning to one side, huge bags hoisted onto single shoulders. If you think that isn’t healthy, you’re right. Studies …
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Tags: back health, Back pain, backpacks, Central Florida Regional Hospital, hospitals Sanford, spine health
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