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Back problems are the leading cause of disability worldwide\u2014and most of us will endure acute or chronic back pain at some time in our lives. The good news: there are excellent, highly effective alternatives to surgery and painkillers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this podcast, join Tami Simon in conversation with spine and neck expert Dr. Ken Hansraj for an amazing discussion of his new book, <\/span>Watch Your Back: Nine Proven Strategies to Reduce Your Neck and Back Pain Without Surgery<\/span><\/i>. They cover the Text Neck study; meditation and the \u201cflash of awareness\u201d; why proper posture is not stiff but gentle; the supination external rotation stretch; the power of movement; the \u201cbeautiful jewels\u201d called facet joints; a guided belly breathing practice; the connection between sleep and spinal health; the impacts of stress, and how breath and motion provide an antidote; the metaphor of the \u201ctensionometer\u201d; how the spine connects us to divinity; and more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19869,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[392],"tags":[170],"contributor":[1039],"class_list":["post-19868","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-and-healing","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-ken-hansraj"],"yoast_head":"\nKen Hansraj Watch Your Back Relieve Back Pain Without Sur...<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring ken hansraj watch your back relieve back pain without surgery. 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