I came across a video about low back pain and sciatica today that is amazing to see the pain relief change in someone so fast. You may have heard of people hobbling into the chiropractor on crutches or being carried in by others only to walk out standing up and in less pain. The video… Continue Reading
Maybe you have a pain in your left or right bum cheek, maybe you have a sciatica pain going down your leg, did you know it could be a piriformis syndrome problem. Your sciatic nerve can get trapped at the spine from a herniated disc or arthritis changes, but it could also get pinched in… Continue Reading
Maybe your suffering from a trapped nerve in your neck or your lower back and you have been referred for a nerve conduction study. There are different ways to try diagnose the source of your pain and a nerve conduction studies are one way. Today I want to look a bit more into what a… Continue Reading
Have you go that trapped nerve shoulder pain feeling for the first time or again? Well today I wanted to talk a bit about is it a trapped nerve in your shoulder or something else like a rotator cuff syndrome? I know that when you have pain that all kinds of thoughts can be running… Continue Reading
Did you know that a pinched nerve in your neck can progress into something called a cervical myelopathy. Read on to find out more about what a cervical myelopathy is and what to do about it…. Continue Reading
Pins and Needles is that funny feeling I think we can all relate to having had at one time or another. You wake up and your hand has gone numb and you get a warm prickly feeling in your fingers as the feeling in them slowly comes back alive. Today I wanted to look into what… Continue Reading
Heal Your Bulging Disc is a health book that looks at things you can do yourself to help get pain relief from back pain and nerve pain. Ron Daulton, Jr is a chiropractor who has spent time writing down things he has found to give patients relief from pain doing it themselves…. Continue Reading
Many people suffer trapped nerve pain and want to know which pain medications they should take to get some pain relief. Today I want to tell you what information I came across at a recent pain symposium where the protocol for neuropathic pain (nerve pain) was discussed. It will help explain why your doctor may have prescribed you an anti-epileptic or anti-depressant drug…. Continue Reading
Ever heard of the Slump Test? The slump test is an orthopaedic test for low back pain. It is used mainly to see if there is a trapped nerve in the lower back. But the slump test can be used to help low back pain as well.
Today get to see what the slump test is and how you can try it at home… Continue Reading
I came across a great educational video today showing you what a trapped nerve in your neck looks like on a MRI scan. There are so many times a patient will come into to see the chiropractor carrying their neck MRI films, but do not understand what all the grey pictures mean. I think if you have had… Continue Reading