One of the most confusing and controversial things to discuss with relation to back pain is the use of stretching and mobility work. When we feel pain or feel a lost range of motion when we move, our instincts tell us we need to stretch and that it is this lack of flexibility that is the cause of the problem. It seems logical right, a joint is stiff so I will loosen it and it will go back to normal. Unfortunately, this is very rarely successful with back pain if this is all you do. Often this stiffness is a reaction to poor movement and a lack of stability and is the only thing holding your body together. This is the body compensating to protect us from more serious damage. This is an example of our instincts betraying us and we must take a wider look at all the factors concerned to find a long lasting solution. Now this doesn't mean mobility work is not useful for it is an invaluable part of the rehabilitation process. However, the secret is with HOW it is used, and WHEN it is used, to get the results you are looking for. In this article, I will explain how I use mobility work correctly if you are a back pain sufferer.

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Recently there has been a lot of talk and public scrutiny surrounding sugar which is a great thing and something that needed to be done a long time ago. I was even invited to be a guest expert on sugar with Derryn Hiinch's Hinch News on Sky News! I would like to start this article by suggesting to all of you to watch the new documentary that has just been released called "That Sugar Film", one of the best nutrition documentaries to come out in recent times. Hopefully with all the hype surrounding this it begins to get the message through to people - SUGAR IS KILLING YOU! We all know the dangers of smoking and the graphic pictures on the TV and even on the product themselves have gone a long way to educate the community as to what this does to your body. But did you know that Sugar is killing more people than smoking? Yet there is little information about how this is happening. Most people would have no idea what foods contain sugar, how much is okay to consume and that it is 8 TIMES MORE ADDICTIVE THAN COCAINE! These are just some of the things I will be looking at in this article to help shed some light on what is the biggest saboteur to your health.