Dr. Louis Angulo
Tag Archives: Low back pain
2 things to do While Lifting Heavy
You are constantly lifting things: your kids, a heavy bag of mulch or just training at the gym. Two very important things to do to protect the lower back while lifting is to always hinge at the hips and brace your stomach. Hinging is basically sticking your butt as far back as you can to achieve a squat. You need to do this in … Read more
Situps Wreck your Lower back
The reason that situps are bad for your back is that it produces a high amount of pressure on the discs when the spine is in flexion. When you are just laying in bed there is only 25 lbs. of pressure. When you sit up, the pressure shoots up to 180-210 lbs. The flexion of the spine also pushes the disc posteriorly ( to … Read more
Posted in Chiropractic Care, Low back pain, Spinal Disc Problems, Spinal Problems
Tagged Disc bulges, disc herniations, Exercise, Low back pain, posture
Treatment for Low Back Pain due to prolonged Sitting
Unless you live under a rock, you have heard from different sources that sitting is bad for your health. One of the results of prolonged sitting is low back pain. The reason is that when you sit for a long time , your hip flexors and hamstrings get very tight and your abdomen and butt get weakened. This plus the compression placed on the … Read more
Posted in Chiropractic Care, Spinal Disc Problems, Spinal Problems
Tagged Chiropractic, Exercise, Low back pain
Top 2 exercises for Disc Bulges and Herniations
Continuing from my other post. Sometimes flexion based exercises can cause pain, so instead try extension based exercises like the Sphinx and Cobra pose, which are great stretches for disc bulges and herniations. To perform the Cobra pose, lie down on your stomach and prop yourself on your elbows and look up with your head and hold the pose for a 10 count and … Read more
Posted in Chiropractic Care, Spinal Disc Problems, Spinal Problems
Tagged Chiropractic, low back exercises, Low back pain, new york city