Fixing a bulging or herniated disc means different things to different people. Usually it either means a) help me stop my back pain, or b) help me fix the herniated disc. The end result may be the same but the perspective is critical. If you simply want to mask the back pain you could take one of the many non-steroidal anti … Read More
TENS for Back Pain?
TENS is back in the news again. TENS therapy is widely used to treat chronic lower back pain by sending electric currents to nerves from a pocket sized battery pack through electrodes attached to the skin (TENS stands for transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation). The big news is the National Academy of Neurology no longer … Read More
Is Your Pain All In Your Mind?
If you want to get someone suffering from pain angry in a hurry, just tell them their pain is all in their mind. "Baloney!" (or some stronger word) might be their response. Saying pain is all in someone's mind is tantamount to claiming their pain is imaginary. Clearly pain is real to any person suffering with it. However, t … Read More
Excess Fibrin, Blood Clots and Heart Attacks
Oxygen allows our bodies to grow and repair themselves. Along with food, it's the fuel energy our bodies need to function. It even helps white blood cells fight infection in the body. That's why good circulation is critical to good health, recovery from injury, preventing heart attacks and decreased pain. Red blood cells ar … Read More
Are Vaccinations A Sign Of Good Parenting?
The decision to vaccinate–or not vaccinate–children has become a huge controversy among parents. While some parents subscribe to the belief that the side effects of vaccinations (autism and brain damage) are more harmful than the diseases they are intended to immunize the child from, other parents view it is a must-do action … Read More
Treatment for Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis is the medical name for what happens when the spaces between the spine begin to narrow, which in turn place pressure on your spine as well as the nerves that travel through and around the spine. Although it may occur in the middle region of the back, also known as the thoracic section, spinal stenosis most of … Read More
Hurt Back? How Exercises Can HURT Your Back
Walk into the office of virtually any doctor, chiropractor, or physical therapist with a back pain complaint and chances are you'll return home with the same sheet of paper they give to every patient who walks through their door. On it you'll find various back pain exercises and stretches illustrated. At first glance one mi … Read More
Heavy Metal: Dangerous to Your Health
Don't look now but heavy metal is threatening your health. Not the head banging kind floating invisibly across the airwaves (though prolonged listening may lead to some serious neck cramps). Instead we're talking about the more insidious kind of toxic heavy metals inhaled, ingested, or absorbed through your skin – or even pu … Read More
Back Pain Treatment Options
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out pain is a signal that something is wrong with the body. Whether your back suddenly "goes out" and drops you to the floor in pain, or you simply struggle through general aches and muscle weakness day after day, sooner or later it'll drive you to seek a solution. Let's take a m … Read More
Back Pain Treatment Machine
As we move into the second decade of the 21st century, technology continues to move forward at blinding speed. Yet even I was surprised (actually, I laughed out loud) the first time I heard about a robot designed to treat back pain. But I soon found out this was no joke. It works so well that athletes from every major sport … Read More