How Your Feet Can Cause Back Pain “Are Your Feet Causing Your Back Pain?”
When your foot hits the ground, your whole body feels the effect. Imagine in your car if your shock absorbers were worn out. You would feel every bump and jolt from the road. Your feet and legs are much the same way. The greater the impact of your step, the more impact it has on your body. Sometimes our legs are not quite the same length due to joint replacements or arthritic conditions in the ankle, knee, or hip. Even small differences may cause back or leg pain. A small heel lift can often change symptoms dramatically. Many times tightness in the ankle can also contribute to back pain. When the ankle joint is tight, this essentially makes that leg “longer” which can cause
the spine to curve slightly and result in back and leg pain. Your feet and legs need to be able to support the rest of your body during walking tasks. We will evaluate your leg and foot strength and mobility and focus on improving the muscles that are weak and stretching those that are tight. This in turn will allow you to walk with better form and help to eliminate back pain. If we find that you need some type of modification to your shoes or inserts we will make those recommendations as well. We want to look at everything that can be contributing to your back pain, not just your back. This can be done under the guidance and expertise of our physical therapists at The Next Level Physical & Occupational Therapy.
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Healthy Recipe
Coconut Gluten & Sugar Free Cake INGREDIENTS
Filling: • 1/2 cup sour cream & 1/2 cup Greek yogurt • 1/4 cup coconut milk • 1/2 cup unsweetened, dried coconut
• 1 teaspoon sea salt • 6 eggs • 1/2 cup canned coconut milk
• 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter • 2 1/4 cup blanched almond flour • 1/2 cup coconut flour • 3/4 cup stevia blend • 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla • 1 teaspoon gelatin
DIRECTIONS Prepare 2-8 inch cake pans. Trace a circle of parchment using the bottom of the pan, cut it out, and place it in the pan. Lightly spray around inside of pan with coconut oil cooking spray, or grease it with your finger tips. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (176 degrees Celsius). In a glass measuring cup or pan, heat butter in microwave or over stove top until melted. Set aside. To bowl of food processor, add dry ingredients (almond flour, coconut flour, sweetener, baking powder, sea salt) and pulse for 1 minute, or until ingredients start to clump together. Separate egg whites into a clean bowl while adding the yolks to the food processor. Set aside whites. Pulse in melted butter,
coconut milk, and vanilla in food processor until batter is uniform with no streaks of flour, scraping down sides once. Using a mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add batter from food processor to egg whites. Beat together just until white streaks are gone. Scrape batter into prepared pans and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick tester comes out clean. If making cupcakes, bake 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick poked into the top of cupcake comes out clean. When pans are cool enough to handle, run a knife around the edges of cakes and invert them onto cooling racks. Cool for 1 hour before frosting and serving.
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