How do I minimize backaches and knee pain caused by running?
Start by 1 – getting aligned by a chiropractor – something is off and anything that is mis-aligned can contribute to causing your knee to flare up. Picture a stick man with shoulders, hips, knees and feet. Now imagine it gets made uneven at the hips – the all other lines across get effected. 2 – make sure to wear shoes that have a good arch support. Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches). Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (natural muscle relaxers) daily – magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles). Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago. Now to the cause – muscles – your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles ti
