Tailbone pain is exhausting. Sitting down is painful. Standing up is painful. Lying down is painful. Talk about a pain in the butt! Fortunately, there are three fast, easy steps you can take to not only relieve your tailbone pain, but make sure it never comes back again. Tailbone pain, or coccydinia, is typically … Read More
... 7 Serious Diseases with Back Pain as a Symptom (and a FREE Solution!) What if it's not just a backache? Back pain should always be taken seriously. What you may have written off as "strain” or "overwork” could actually be an early warning sign of a major health problem. That’s because it's not always your muscles caus … Read More
One in five Americans struggle with chronic pain, according to a 2014 survey.[i] Of the nearly 35 million adults with persistent pain, 67 percent said their pain is “constantly present” while more than 50 percent said the pain is sometimes “unbearable and excruciating.” If you’re facing this daily battle, you know it’s no … Read More
Each year, an estimated 5 million to 9 million people receive epidural steroid injections for back pain. During this procedure, a mixture of steroid and numbing medications are injected into your lower back. Generally, fluoroscopic (x-ray) guidance is used to help confirm that the needle is placed in the correct spot befo … Read More
Did you know that your back pain could be caused by your thigh muscles? Or your hip and leg muscles? You see, if your thigh, hip, leg or other muscles are out of balance, your pelvis and spine get yanked right out of their natural, healthy position! These hip-dysfunctions are actually the hidden culprit in most cas … Read More
An estimated 14,000 Americans were exposed to a meningitis-causing fungus when they received contaminated steroid injections for back pain. Since the injections are given directly into the space around your spinal cord, it gave the fungus direct access to the spinal cord and, from there, the brain … Read More
Recent research shows that doing puzzles can help reduce pain tremendously... so we've created a fun and challenging word search for you below! You'll find each of the 12 words below hidden in the puzzle. You can also click on each word to learn more about how it will help you if you don't know already! Lose the Back Pain W … Read More
Humor as Medicine At the beginning of my shift, I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient’s anterior chest wall. "Big breaths," I instructed. "Yes, they used to be." Bet you couldn't help but laugh, even a little… Or could you? If a smile or chuckle was your first response, the chances are good … Read More
Golf is a challenging game. But golf and back pain together? Well that's way more of a challenge than you need to endure! So here is some GOOD NEWS! Instead of having to consider giving up golf if you have back pain, why not give up back pain so you can enjoy golf! Yes, it is not only possible, but thousands of others have … Read More