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143 N McCormick St, Suite 102, Prescott, AZ 86301

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Walking decreases pain while improving overall health profile

Walking decreases pain, low back and knee pain specifically. The simple act of walking has been shown to reduce low back pain, especially brisk walking.  Walking has been shown to decrease knee pain from osteoarthritis.  What else does walking do?  A lot. Walking 30 minutes a day has been shown to have benefits ranging from reducing symptoms Read More »

Relieve Pain Naturally, 5 steps

Relieve pain naturally by taking these 5 simple steps 1. Sleep Not getting enough sleep actually lowers pain tolerance.  It’s been proposed that less than optimal sleep may increase inflammation, making stimuli that usually are not painful become painful.  Getting caught up on sleep may reduce systemic or whole body inflammation.  The body heals during sleep, Read More »

Low Back Pain Facts

Low Back Pain Facts 1.  Low back pain is common, affecting 18% of the adult population in the United States during any given month.  This equates to over 56 million adults experiencing low back pain each month (1).  2.  The majority of low back pain improves on its own within six weeks. 3.  Low back Read More »