The Tennessee Back Pain Center Blog 

Diaphragmatic breathing is a type of breathing that involves using your diaphragm, a large muscle that separates your chest from your...

Limited ankle mobility and/or tight calf muscles can lead to knee injuries. The ankle joint is responsible for dorsiflexion and...

Are you suffering from muscle pain or stiffness? Dry needling is a safe and effective treatment that can help to relieve your pain and...

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions that affect the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), which is the joint that...

Stop blaming old injuries! We often hear people complain about their neck or back pain today because they had a disc bulge years and...

Why is it better to strengthen a muscle rather than stretch it? Stretching feels wonderful at the moment, but is it actually helping? The...

Let’s work your booty! Too often, low back pain is a result of weak glute muscles. When your hips (Glutes, Piriformis, Etc.) are weak and...

Hey Murfreesboro! If you are over the age of 50 and experiencing some spinal stenosis in your low back, try this exercise ! Spinal...

Let’s learn an easy exercise to keep your joints moving! Cat cow (or Cat Camel) is a great exercise to let your muscles relax, let your...

Crunches are a popular exercise for strengthening the abdominal muscles. However, they can also be bad for your back. When you do a...

Gardening can be a great way to get exercise and fresh air, but it can also be hard on your back. If you have back pain, there are a few...

Neck pain, headaches, upper back stiffness are common issues in the world today. Working on a computer all day, looking down at your...

Got pain? We all do. Pain is just part of life. But when the pain starts to interfere and impact how you live your life then it's time to...

This past week we had the privilege of treating Nate, the manager of Oxy Fresh Carpet Cleaning. Nate is a manual labor worker and has...

BIG BELLIES ARE IN!!! No, we are not advocating obesity as a fix for low back pain. What we are talking about here is CORE ABDOMINAL...

Dry needling versus acupuncture. What’s the difference? Most people have heard of acupuncture, but might not be as familiar with dry...

Foam rolling is a great modality to get a good stretch in your mid back, and to fight against the slumped position that most of us are in...

Diastasis Recti occurs when the rectus abdominis muscle gets stretched and separated during pregnancy. This muscle sits in the center of...

Did you just have a baby or know someone who did? Read this !! Giving birth is like running a marathon that you haven’t trained for. Your...

There’s a reason you are in pain. Pain is the communication between the brain and the mind that tells us something is wrong, not...