If you suffer from pain to the sciatic nerve, also known as sciatica, there are many exercises that your therapist will assign to you. While these exercises are not meant solely to treat sciatica they will prove effective once a sciatica diagnosis has been confirmed. Sciatica occurs when the sciatic nerve—traveling the leng … Read More
Ergonomic Chair for Sciatica
An ergonomic chair for sciatica is designed to relieve the pain and agonizing discomfort typically associated with sciatic nerve pain. Many back pain sufferers commonly note that they experience increased pain levels during the work day when they have to endure extended periods of sitting. Those who spend long hours sitting … Read More
Epidural Steroid Injection for Back Pain
At times back pain and discomfort is handled with a therapeutic remedy known as Epidural Steroid Injection. This is regularly referred to as a nerve block. Steroid injections may also be used to relieve the irritation and inflammation to that nerve. An epidural injection is considered one of a number of methods doctors emplo … Read More
Complications from Sciatica
The 2 sciatic nerves are the longest in your body, running all the way from your lower back through the thighs and calves to the feet. Sciatica is a set of symptoms caused either by pressure on the sciatic nerve in your lower back or buttocks, or damage to the nerve roots that feed into the nerve. Complications from sciatic … Read More
Combating Fibromyalgia Back Pain When It Is Incredibly Painful
Studies show that the fundamental symptom of fibromyalgia is pain and that a number of patients who are battling this syndrome are in so much pain so commonly that it is disabling oftentimes. For this reason and many others it is pretty important for anyone managing fibromyalgia back pain or fibromyalgia pain anywhere else i … Read More
Epidural Back Pain Injection
Many people live with chronic back pain, but there are ways in which it can be alleviated - or at least reduced. Taking over the counter pain medication is the most common way of getting rid of back pain, followed by prescription medication. If those don't work for you, you can see your doctor about getting an epidural back … Read More
Endoscopic Procedures for Back Pain
"How do I know when it is time to turn to endoscopic procedures for back pain?" Here at the Healthy Back Institute we get literally hundreds of emails per day. Even though we receive email from all over the world, the questions are almost always the same. The question above is one that we see all too much. In this article w … Read More
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Back Pain
The problem of back pain will be experienced by many people during their lifetime. In some cases, back pain may be due to natural aging, in others, diseases or injuries may be responsible. Whatever the cause of back pain, it can adversely affect one's quality of life. Back pain has resulted in early retirement for some as se … Read More
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Lower Back Pain
"We tend to get what we expect." - Norman Vincent Peale Norman Vincent Peale's advice works for lower back pain relief also. Permit me to be blunt. I've made it easier for literally tens of thousands of people from around the globe to defeat back pain, herniated and bulging discs, and sciatica. I've failed to help out count … Read More
Chronic Pain Linked to Higher Risk Of Falls In Older Individuals
Studies show that patients who suffer from chronic pain and chronic back pain can be at higher risk for falls which is a considerable, sometimes deadly condition for older patients. Sadly, chronic pain and chronic back pain is an ordinary companion of people of older age. From the Journal of the American Medical Association … Read More