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If you've dealt with chronic back pain for more than a few months, you've probably tried more than one of these: physical therapy, a chiropractor, a pain or back doctor, maybe even a surgeon. Most of them helped — for a little while. Then the pain crept back. That's not a coincidence. Most back pain treatments are built to do one thing: interrupt the pain signal. Few are built to address what's actually causing it — a distinction backed by clinical and longitudinal research f

If you've been living with chronic back pain, neck pain, or stiffness that just won't quit, you've probably heard every explanation under the sun — bad discs, bad genetics, "just getting older." You may have even seen a back doctor, gotten imaging, tried medication or injections, and still ended up back where you started. Physical therapist Michael Halliday, MSPT, working alongside a team of physicians and researchers (including world famous spine surgeon Vert Mooney, MD), ha

Uprightly is advanced spine care rooted in physical therapy—designed as a lasting alternative to the cycle of chiropractic care, pain management, and surgery. It is the result of more than 40 years of clinical research and application led by physical therapist Michael Halliday. The revolutionary treatment was born from a deeply personal and tragic experience—one that ultimately reshaped how spine care should be understood and delivered. The Chronic Back Pain Story That Change