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Establishing the Correct Posture in New York

Having good posture in New York is vital to help avoid back or neck pain. Good posture plays a significant part in your long-term health; it is not just something that makes you look your best. Holding your body up the correct way means preventing pain, injuries, and other serious health problems. There are two […]

Manipulation Under Anesthesia New York

Manipulation under anesthesia New York for spinal pain is an alternative treatment for chronic pain sufferers that can help prevent surgery if that has been prescribed. Spinal manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) is a non invasive procedure that can potentially treat chronic neck and back pain when other treatments like regular adjustments or physical therapy hasn’t worked. […]

How Does Medical Massage Differ from Regular Massage in New York?

Another treatment we offer is medical massage in New York. Medical massage is different from your regular spa massage in several ways. Although they have some similarities, there are some important differences between them that are important to know for your health and well being. The biggest difference between the two is obviously the purpose […]

TENs Treatment in New York

At Back & Body we have Tens Treatment New York, otherwise known as electrical stimulation. Electrical stimulation is a physical therapy modality. We may use E- Stim or TENs treatment when you have the following conditions: low back pain, post-surgical pain, muscle weakness/ poor motor control, tendonitis, or bursitis. Tens treatment is used for various […]

Best Mattresses for Low Back Pain

While all our bodies follow a common “blueprint”, no two are the same. And back pain, whether in the lower back or elsewhere, manifests differently in different people. And that, my friends, is why there is no such thing as the “ideal” mattress. There are no two people alike and no mattress is going to […]

Back and Body Treatments NY: What is the Graston Technique?

What is the Graston Technique? The Graston Technique a manual therapy treatment better known as “soft tissue instrument assisted mobilization” A stainless steel instrument is used that scrape and massage the skin with the correct amount of pressure to figure out where the problem is located. When located on the correct tissue, using the Graston […]

How Physical Therapy Reduces Opioid Use in New York

The opioid pain medication addiction rate in the US is only going up which means that researchers are constantly analyzing data to search for an alternative in managing chronic musculoskeletal pain. Research into opioid addiction New York estimates that about 50 percent of adults are affected by musculoskeletal pain, which results in a cost of […]

How to Take Meaningful Breaks from Your Phone

We’re living in the mobile generation. It’s all about being in constant contact with the world. Could there be anything more stressful? And yet, we’re all on the mobile device bandwagon, living and dying by the tyranny of the 21st Century phone. We know there has to be a better way and what better time […]

Protect Your Back While Shoveling

Recently, an article appeared online about Canadians “cold-shaming” each other. Hard to believe, perhaps, that the world’s most reticent people would be so bold as to shame their fellow Canadians for having a low tolerance for the cold but here we are. Are New Yorkers really any different? Some of us enjoy telling anyone who […]

The professional football chiropractic society says that 34 professional sports chiropractors give somewhere between 16,320 and 27,200 adjustments during the National Football Leagues 16 week run. Now obviously, not everyone is a pro athlete; you may be someone who simply leads an active lifestyle. Dr. David Perna in New York wants you to know that […]