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PART 12: STAYING PAIN-FREE DURING COVID-19: BACK PAIN
Back pain. Most of us get it. I just hope you don’t get it during the viral pandemic. It is harder and harder to get treatment for back pain any time, virus or no. There just aren’t enough docs out there to take care of the huge number of patients who suffer from this pain. When I think of back pain, I divide it into a few groupings, and I’ll try to break it down and keep it simple. There is acute back trauma. I’m not covering that in this series. If you injure your back in a car accident, you’ll be directed to the ER by the EMS experts…
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TAIL BONE PAIN
For good reason, most orthopedic surgeons don’t want to see tail bone pain. If you live anywhere in central Texas, and you have tail bone pain, you might as well look up my phone number and make an appointment to see me. If you live anywhere else, read this post and follow my instructions! This is because there is very little we can do for this problem, except advise you to do the following: Sit on a coccyx relief cushion 100% of the time. Buy 3 of these pillows, or take it everywhere you go. If you’re sitting, you need to be on a coccyx relief pillow. Sitting straight up…like a…
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BACK-TO-SCHOOL: HEAVY BACKPACKS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH?
Check out my KVUE interview. I’ve been asked to give this talk a number of times. It’s important. Back pain isn’t just for us old folks! Lighten the load. Here are ten things you can do to help: Make sure your child’s backpack weighs no more than 10-15% of their body weight. Put them on a scale, with and without the backpack! Don’t purchase loosely constructed backpacks, with one big compartment. Multiple compartments help distribute the weight within. Make sure the shoulder straps are well padded. Thin straps can exert pressure on sensitive muscles and nerves. Ask your child to tighten the straps so the pack sits in the middle…
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BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK TIPS
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LIGHTEN UP YOUR HEAVY LOAD!
That’s right! Our purses are way too big and heavy. They are causing pain and injuries! Check out my interview on Austin’s Fox 7 Good Day show with Ann Wyatt Little. http://www.fox7austin.com/good-day/258664575-story
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RESPECT THE LUGGAGE CAROUSEL
This is a danger zone, kind of like the sidelines at an NFL football game. You have to keep your eyes open at all times. You have to position yourself so as not to get injured. As in a football game, most of the sideline spectators don’t get hurt. But every game will take its victims. If it’s really funny…like when it gets an unsuspecting photographer who is totally in the line of fire…you’ll see it played over and over again. But I’ve been there on the sidelines of high school and college games, and trust me, it’s a danger zone if you’re not wearing helmet and pads. The airport…
