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What is the “golfer’s lift”? The golfer's lift is a great way to pick up small objects off the floor without expending too much energy or straining your back. All you need to do the golfer’s lift is some support (a chair, a desk, or a putter) to put your hand on to take the load off of your back as you bend over.

To avoid back pain while ironing your clothes, lift one foot up a bit. Place a small step stool, book, box, etc. under your foot to take some strain off your back. Also, make sure that your ironing board is at waist height! Most people have it too low causing even more strain on their backs.

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On this week's edition of Get Your Life Back Jeff & Sarah discuss various types of disc problems and everyday activities that can greatly contribute to back pain.

Back pain-especially lower back pain-is the most common complaint among both elite and recreational runners. But there is something you can do to alleviate and prevent this enduring suffering. You can enjoy a pain-free run by just making some simple changes when running and taking some preventive steps.

Tune in each week as ESPN Chicago's own Sarah Spain is joined by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer of the Illinois Back Institute. Dr. Jeff has treated athletes from every major sport. He'll take this expertise and knowledge and give tips and tricks to help improve your wellness and make you feel better every day with suggestions on little habits you can change.

The sun is shining, and the grass is growing! Each summer numerous people come into the Illinois Back Institute complaining of injuring their backs while trying to get their lawn mowers started, dumping the bag of clippings or from long sessions using the string trimmer. For every degree your head comes forward, you add 10 pounds of weight to your lower back.

Text Neck is an overuse syndrome or a repetitive stress injury, involving the head, neck and shoulders. Resulting from excessive strain on the spine from looking in a forward and downward position at any hand held mobile device, i.e., mobile phone, video game unit, computer, mp3 player, e-reader. This can cause headaches, neck pain, back pain, shoulder and arm pain, breathing compromise, and much more. This position strains the muscles in the neck and the pain can go all the way down the spine to the lower back.

Check out Illinois Back Institute past patient/professional golfer Nicole Jeray! Nicole finished 14th last week in the Symetra Tour event in Mexico. You can almost see the IBI logo on her hat! Next week she will be qualifying for the US Open! Good Luck, Nicole!!!

If you suffer from Spinal Stenosis contact the Illinois Back Institute NOW for your FREE consultation! 888-926-4310 or www.IllinoisBackPain.com

Most of our jobs consist of being bent over our laptops all the time. This head-down position strains the muscles in the neck, and the pain can extend all the way down your spine to your lower back. If this sounds like you then your best bet is to buy a laptop stand to help hold your laptop or tablet at a more back-friendly height and angle. You can purchase a laptop stand at any office supply store for a very reasonable price!