Reducing pain, improving performance

Improved performance and reducing pain are two sides of the same coin so most of these articles deal with both.

Swan taking off

When, like the swan, you can release all your power to do the job in hand. Plus, you’re unlikely to suffer many aches or pains.

So get reading.

If you don’t know where to start, email me. Tell me what’s happening for you at the moment and I’ll point you in the right direction.

Reducing pain, improving performance articles	Audio
The RSI pain trap: Why does avoiding injury prevent healing?
How to sit at a computer for eight hours without pain
Computer pain and Semi-Supine: Transforming poor performers into productive workers [Show this article to your office manager]
Computer pain: How to be “in the zone” when working at your desk
Why does cramp wake you up at 3:27am? (and how do you make sure it never happens again?)
Lazy Tension: How to move with effortless efficiency
The key to getting rid of knee pain is knowing what’s causing it
How to walk downstairs without knee pain
Getting rid of lower back pain: How to loosen your back up
Let your pain teach you how to be pain-free
Why not understanding your shoulders causes back, neck and shoulder pain
How to use your feet better to get rid of knee pain
How to “Bend ze Knees” like a good skier
“Back in Action“ meets Eugene Onegin
How to use your passion to fix your bad back
Say good-bye to knee pain: discover the right way to bend your knees
Making it possible to lie down at work
How to avoid tearing a knee ligament
Why leg rotation increases Core Strength (and makes you walk with more presence)
How to heal your bad back and slipped disc
Good neck posture made easy: move your head instead of your neck
The easy way to turn your head
“The Hows & Whys of Semi-Supine” (and how to make your boss beg you to lie down at work)
How to recover quickly from putting your back out
How to walk on ice without slipping
Some more pain and performance articles on BackMagician.com

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