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As colder weather approaches the North West, it's common for people to notice an increase in aches and pains in their neck, spine, and lower back.

To help manage your pain, it’s helpful to understand how and why the weather can affect your spine.

Learn more on our blog. https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/5-facts-about-back-pain-and-winter-weather/

Nearly 20% of Americans experience neck pain according to the CDC. This isn't surprising with more and more people straining their neck muscles and joints using cell phones, tablets, and laptops. Find out what you can do to avoid this on our blog.

https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/6-tips-for-getting-rid-of-a-stiff-neck/

If you've called out from work in the past year due to chronic back pain, we've created a list that we hope will help you manage this pain to avoid having to skip work.

Read our blog for the full list of tips. https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/back-pain-at-work-tips-to-avoid-back-pain-during-the-day/

Back Pain At Work: Tips To Avoid Back Pain During The Day - Spine Institute Northwest Spine Institute Northwest shares tips from their expertise on avoiding back pain during your workday. Back pain is extremely common,...

Believe it or not, meditation is very effective for pain management and it's easy to start with the help of meditation apps. This is just one of our 6 tips for managing chronic back pain.

Read our blog for the full list. https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/6-new-years-resolutions-to-help-chronic-back-pain/

Pilates is a great, low-impact exercise and there are plenty of ways to customize your Pilates exercises for back pain relief.

Read our blog to learn how Pilates is able to provide back pain relief as well as which exercises are best for pain management and prevention.

https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/pilates-exercises-for-back-pain/

If you have rheumatoid arthritis, stem cell treatment might be an option to help you with the joint deterioration that is associated with this painful disease.

Learn more: https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/stem-cell-therapy-helps-rheumatoid-arthritis/

A massage can reduce pain and muscle soreness, improve immune function, enhance your alertness, rejuvenate your body, and reduce anxiety and depression, but it can be difficult to find time to get a massage on a regular basis and the added expense may not be in your budget.

When you aren’t able to get a professional massage, use our self-massage tips.

https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/self-massage-tips-for-an-amazing-diy-massage/

If you have neck and back pain from riding your bike, it’s a warning sign that the position you ride in or the bike itself is creating the pain.

With a few adjustments to your form and bike the problem can likely be corrected. Here are tips from Dr. Solomon Kamson.

https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/cycling-tips-protect-your-neck-and-back/

Covering a wide range of techniques and types, hydrotherapy is the use of water to aid in recovery, healing, stress reduction, and physical therapy.

It can not only help you recover faster, but it can also help to ease your mental state and release tension. Learn more about how hydrotherapy can help you recover from surgery or injury.

https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/benefits-of-hydrotherapy-for-recovery-from-surgery-or-injury/

You may have a concern about coming in for a consultation at Spine Institute Northwest.

Because we understand this concern, we are now offering virtual consultations to our patients so that you don’t have to delay. Click on the link below to learn more.

https://www.spineinstitutenorthwest.com/virtual-consultation-options-from-spine-institute-northwest/

Even light, nonimpact cardio can have a major impact not just on your heart health or your weight, but also on your back.

Here are a few of the benefits that walking can have on your back health.

https://www.fixmypain.ca/walking-underrated/