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5 Expert Tips to Treat Back Pain on your Own and Avoid Surgery

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May 2, 2025 by mint-sk

Guest Blog by Trupti Mehta, PT, MS, OCS

Back pain impacts approximately 31 million Americans at any given time, and our health care system spends $50 billion per year on low back pain treatment. It’s the single leading cause of disability, keeping people out of work, and it’s the second most common reason for doctor’s visits.

Back pain is a big problem in this country.
But the even bigger problem, in my opinion, is how the traditional medical system treats and manages those suffering from back pain.
Despite what you may have been told, getting rid of back pain on your own is entirely possible and preventing it can be even easier. But it starts with understanding what the true cause of back pain is for most people.

Eighty percent of back pain is “mechanical” in origin, which means it’s not due to any serious pathology like cancer, infection, or fracture.

Mechanical back pain is the result of abnormal or unusual forces occurring in the structures of your spine, like your ligaments, muscles, discs, and vertebrae. These abnormal forces can accumulate slowly over your lifetime or happen quickly in a single event, such as picking something up the wrong way.

The good news is that if abnormal forces can cause your back pain, then reversing those forces can get rid of your back pain.

Surgery and other medical procedures won’t do that. They only impact the structure or irritant that is aggravated, like when you remove a piece of your bulging disc.

The goal for true back pain recovery is to eliminate what is causing those structures to be aggravated in the first place – and the best way to do that is with healthy movement you can do on your own!

Here are 5 tips to help you minimize abnormal forces on your spine so you can avoid procedures and surgery and get back to being active, working out and doing the things you love!……..READ MORE HERE

Give some of these tips a try and let me know if they help you!

But if not, consider coming in and talking to a specialist at my clinic…

Last week, we announced the addition of Back Pain Strategy Sessions to our schedule.

And we are currently offering a very limited number of these strategy sessions

CLICK HERE to request a Back Pain Strategy Session from a back pain specialist at my clinic, or email at trupti@mmsspt.com, or CALL (202) 670 8874 for a FREE telephone consultation so we can ask you some questions and help you better.

Trupti Mehta PT, MS, OCSManual Medicine, Spine & Sports Physical Therapy, Washington DC
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Welcome MINT’s newest community partner: Others Coffee

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January 28, 2024 by mint-sk

MINT has a new neighbor! Welcome to our newest community partner, Others Coffee. Located just across the street at 1722 Florida Ave., Others Coffee is a new pop-up cafe open on weekends from 9am-4pm. 

Like MINT, Others Coffee is a small, community-oriented, family-owned business. Started in 2020 by founders Ashley May and Brian Raupp, the shop offers whole bean and ground coffee, specialty brewed coffee, home goods (designed in-house!), and even a monthly coffee subscription club. According to May and Raupp, the name “Others” signifies an acknowledgment of the interconnectivity inherent to specialty coffee. 

The founders of Others Coffee really know their beans. Their website lists detailed information about the coffees on offer, so you can learn more about each cup’s process, taste profile, and geographic origins. As the company grows, it aims to help tell the stories of all the “others” involved in bringing us our favorite beverage, coffee.

And just in case you need another excuse to treat yourself to a cup of joe, the New York Times found that caffeine can improve your athletic performance by an average of 2 to 5 percent! Caffeine blocks adenosine, the neurotransmitter that can make us drowsy; this, in turn, releases hormones like dopamine and epinephrine, resulting in a stimulating effect. The article also states that caffeine might also help our muscles produce more force. Turns out that your morning or afternoon cup of coffee may be leading to stronger workouts! 

It’s MINT to be! All MINT members get $1 off any drink on the Others Coffee menu. Just show your membership card at checkout to get the community discount. Check out our other community partners for additional discounts at local businesses.

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Welcome MINT’s Newest Community Partner: Al Fresco 

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July 16, 2023 by mint-sk

MINT has a new neighbor!

You might have seen the colorful umbrellas popping up in the outdoor dining area beside MINT. Al Fresco Tap and Grill is an American-style bistro with Italian influences. Open for brunch, lunch, and dinner 7 days a week, the restaurant serves an enticing menu of sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, burgers, and more–foods sure to fill you up and fuel your next workout.

If you’re more in the mood for a refreshing post-workout beverage or a light snack, MINT members get a special perk. Al Fresco offers an Extended MINTy Happy Hour from 3-7:30pm on the first Tuesday of each month–an extra hour of happy hour deals just for MINT members. Stop by to give a warm welcome to our new neighbor and connect with some of your fellow gym-mates. Who knows, maybe you’ll meet your next workout buddy over a glass of chilled rosé.

MINT is committed to its community. As a special benefit, MINT members receive discounts from many local businesses. Present your membership key or client ID (found in the MINT app) to receive 10-20 percent off at some neighborhood favorites like Jack Rose, Cake Room, Blaguard, and many more. Check out the full list of Community Discount benefits here, and sign up to be a MINT member to take advantage of all the great neighborhood deals!

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Race to the Bottom of the Barrel – Happy Hour

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June 27, 2019 by mint-sk

Join MINT every Tuesday during the month of July for Race to the Bottom of the Barrel extended happy hour with complimentary happy hour snacks, starting Tuesday, July 2nd at 5pm – 8pm.

Discounted draft and rail drinks for MINT members extended when the normal happy hour ends.

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MINT’s New Community Partner- Taqueria Local

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April 17, 2018 by mint-sk

Great food, and great atmosphere. Taqueria Local’s cuisine uses locally sourced ingredients in traditional and unexpected ways, but always with the goal of making tacos that make culinary sense.

Show your MINT card to receive 15% off.

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Save the Date – DC Chocolate Festival

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April 9, 2018 by mint-sk

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