What Is Mindfulness? You may have noticed that you’ve been seeing more magazines about Mindfulness at the checkout line at the grocery store over the past few years and have wondered what it’s all about. Mindfulness has its roots in Buddhism, but it has been secularized and integrated into behavioral and mental health practices in the form of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program created by John Kabat-Zinn. As it has grown in popularity over the years, the term

Listen on Soundcloud. "Why did my back go out?". This is a common question from people who've ever happened to hobble painfully into my office before. This type of back pain is very acute (within 24 hours) and very painful. In today's blog post, I share my thoughts and insight about this problem. How This Type of Back Pain Usually Presents Itself Leaning or shifting of the torso sideways relative to the hips Inability to stand up straight Difficulty transitioning between posi