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 heard about inversion therapy for low back pain from a friend or know someone who swears by this type of lumbar traction. Hanging by your ankles on an inversion table is quite an appealing idea for some low back pain sufferers who feel if only someone could stretch them out to release… Continue Reading
What is a slipped disc? What does a slipped disc look like? What types of slipped discs do you get? Did the disc really slip? These are some of the questions answered in todays post on all things slipped disc in your neck or lower back…. 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
Do you want to know what some of the common causes of back pain are. What are some of the common symptoms they share. The Back Pain More Conditions_Symptom article will look at different things like what is the difference between a muscle spasm and a muscle strain. Is this a pulled back muscle problem? Then what are the most common disc herniations in the spine. Then there are the nasty causes of back pain which is referred pain from an internal organ in your body. You can see a picture of where organ pain is referred to in your back. So read on to find out more about back pain…. Continue Reading
Spinal surgery research looking at predicting a repeat of lumber spine disc herniations. Risk factors for having lumbar spinal surgery fail include smoking, obesity, disc height and range of motion. So how can you help make your back stronger read on here…. Continue Reading
The following low back pain treatment video is from the Prague school of Rehabilitation where they are looking at conservative physical treatment to help provide low back pain relief and herniated disc relief. … Continue Reading
A herniated disc in your neck is a common cause for a trapped nerve. Trapped nerve pain is one of the worst pains in the world as it is a type of neurogenic (nerve) pain. “What is a cervical disc?” and “why can a disc herniate and pinch a nerve in your neck?” Today I will talk… Continue Reading