GET RELIEF FROM BACK PAIN
Got back pain?
InventHelp's Disc-Traction, a spinal stretching belt, can help those suffering from chronic or acute back pain.
The belt, available in various sizes, comes with a set of isometric exercises designed to reduce and prevent lower-back pain and disc compression.
Disc-Traction and its exercise program may help reduce the risk of injury from lifting, stooping, sitting or exercise.
The belt is made of nonelastic canvas and secured to the lower back with hook-and-loop fasteners.
Once secured, Disc-Traction sits firmly on the pelvic bone, with its handles attached to the bottom of the belt.
To use, an individual pushes downward on the handles, and the lower back is stretched upward, relieving pressure on the vertebrae and decompressing the discs and joint structures along the spine.
Sizes available include small (24- to 32-inch waist); medium (32- to 38-inch waist); large (38- to 42-inch waist and extra-large (42- to 50-inch waist).
Cost is $39.95.
Disc Traction is available on
www.unseenontv.com, a Web site of new products by InventHelp's licensing and product-marketing partner, Intromark Inc.
For details, write to 217 Ninth St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222; call (800) 851-6030 or (412) 288-1368; or fax (412) 338-0497.
THE BEAT
Fibromyalgia awareness
The Lancaster (LGH) Fibromyalgia Awareness and Education Group, sponsored by Lancaster General Hospital and the Arthritis Foundation, will meet 7 to
8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the third-floor conference room at the Lancaster General Health Campus, 2100 Harrisburg Pike.
Marsha Charles will present "Introduction of Relaxation and Biofeedback Benefits for Those with Fibromyalgia."
For details, call 397-6271.
Cancer support
Ephrata Community Hospital's Cancer Support Group will meet 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at the Ephrata Cancer Center, 460 N. Reading Road.
The Cancer Support Group meets the third Monday of every month.
For details, or to be placed on the mailing list, call the Ephrata Cancer Center, 738-4070.
