Muscle Relaxers for Back Pain

If you're suffering from back pain, muscle relaxers can really help you feel better. Most people automatically think of muscle relaxers as pills that have to be prescribed - and that are addictive - but that doesn't have to be the only definition for them. There are also over-the-counter medications that can be used to relax … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Muscle Knots Back Pain

Depending upon the individual affected, muscle knots back pain can vary from mildly irritating to excruciating. And unfortunately, this is an area that is not too well addressed by the medical profession. It seems that there are various treatments available but no one treatment has been discovered that will work for every pe … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

MRI Technology… Is it Right To Utilize It All The Time To Diagnose Lower Back Pain?

It is said that, almost all lower back pain will heal itself over time and is not serious enough to require a a surgical process. Of course, a surgical process for lower back pain and discomfort is not straightforward and doesn't give any guarantees that it will work for you either. The article went on to say that if an MRI … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Morning Back Pain

If you have chronic back pain, you might feel pain first thing in the morning. Depending on how debilitating the morning back pain is, this chronic condition could be keeping you from feeling positive about the day ahead, and if the pain lasts throughout the day, it could cause you to cancel plans to leave tasks unfinished. … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Morning Back Pain in the Lower Back

It appears that everyone will experience back pain at some time or another and more often than not this pain will be felt in the lower back. Morning lower back pain can be attributed to quite a few things. If you are chronically experiencing lower back pain you be applying too much stress to the lower back the day prior resu … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Morning Back Pain Causes

If you've ever waken up to back pain you know that it's simply not a good way to start the morning. The tricky thing about waking with back pain is that the pain can be attributed to so many things. The reason for the back pain is generally the least of our concern as most of us are far more concerned with ways to ease the p … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Mild Bilateral Sacroiliac Degenerative Disc

Mild Bilateral Sacroiliac Degenerative Disc describes a degenerative disc condition of the sacroiliac joint, a joint that can be found at the base of the spine between the sacrum and the ilium. There are two of these sacroiliac joints in the human body, one on each side of the pelvis. There are a number of different disorde … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Middle Back Pain

Middle back pain is one of the most common continuous problems that patients will encounter. Crippling back pains often bring about tremendous amounts of suffering and loss of productivity. While some people suffer from mild back aches that usually go away without treatment, others have to live with this condition for life. … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Mid Back Pain

Mid back pain is common problem that many people suffer from that can greatly vary on the cause and severity. Injuries are the most common source of back pain though at times genetics do play some role in the type of pain someone will experience. Elderly patients often experience more back problems because they have endured … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Microdiscectomy

Microdiscectomy is a spine surgery where a small portion of the bone over the nerve root or disc material from under the nerve root is removed to relieve neural impingement while providing more room for the nerve to heal. Microdiscectomy uses a magnifying instrument or special microscope to view the disc and nerves making it … Read More

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Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,