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The Gate Control Theory of pain suggests pain can be controlled with your mind. We take a deeper look at it and explain how you can use it to your advantage.

Grounding is a growing trend. People are reconnecting with the earth’s energy to naturally retune their bodies. But does grounding work/help for back pain? 

Neck pain is a battle millions struggle with daily, but you don’t have to. I’ve overcome neck pain, and so can you. Here are a few effective ways to massage it away and feel great naturally.

Back pain is caused by so many different factors in our everyday lives. Here, I’ll point out those factors and give you tips on how to feel better instantly.

The neck is often one of the most overlooked muscles in any workout – but it shouldn’t be. Here is a simple neck workout to gain neck strength and stop pain.

You may think taking a complete break after a hard workout or event is best for your body. Actually, staying in motion through active recovery is a better idea.

Experts say at least 80% of the population will experience back pain. But there are some natural ways to relieve back pain - here are eight that work.

While recently scrolling through Instagram, I was directed to a particularly moving post from a Backmate user I've never met, that had parallels to my personal story with chronic pain. The Instagram post from Ryan Yearwood (@ryearwood303) linked to a blog where he reveals his struggle with pain and how the Backmate has been a springboard to recovery.

Have you ever wondered why massage feels so good? With state of the art technology assisted by Dr. Dan Turner, PhD, we ran a neuroelectrophysiology assessment to measure how our body reacts while using The Backmate. The results were stunning!

With and a full tank and a goodbye kiss, Janel and I dropped CB off at school, picked up Russ, and went pedal to the metal towards the launch point of this journey, elevation -286. Thirty-four hours later, standing at 14,000 feet with my pulse pounding the back of my head, my heart sank.