The sciatic nerve is the longest and widest single nerve in your body, running from your lower spine down each leg and ending in each foot. Sciatica refers to the pain, numbness and other symptoms caused by compression or inflammation of this important nerve. Read More: The 4 Causes of All Sciatica Sciatica exercise … Read More
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Paris, D.C on Nov. 6, 2018. Here at The Healthy Back Institute, one of the most frequent questions we get from our readers is: What causes lower left side back pain? But over the years, I’ve learned that what most people REALLY want to know is: What’s the best way to get rid of lower lef … Read More
Bonus Content: The 7-Day Back Pain Cure Back pain is one of the top reasons for missed work and second only to upper-respiratory infections for causing doctor visits. Most of the time, back muscle pain is diagnosed then "treated” with little more than a prescription of rest, painkillers and muscle relaxants. Follow th … Read More
There are few people on the planet who understand back pain like pro football players. And on that Sunday afternoon NFL legend Peyton Manning was REALLY hurting. After numerous injuries... Peyton suffered extreme back pain, arthritis and bulging discs... And he underwent THREE back surgeries in 15 months. But Pe … Read More
Have you or a loved one been told spine surgery is the only option left? Have you ever considered back surgery because you were in such excruciating pain it made living an active life impossible? Or have you already gone under the knife — only to find you have more back pain than ever? Then you may be very surprised … Read More
Inflammation is a BIG reason so many people around the world are suffering from back pain right this very minute. In fact, it’s the smoking gun behind nearly ALL chronic health conditions… like cancer… heart disease… Alzheimer’s… joint pain… To put it really simply, inflammation is a form of swelling in your body. It’s … Read More
When it comes to pain relief, most people turn first to their medicine cabinet. But most people also have more than one pain reliever to choose from. There are so many options—Advil, Tylenol, Excedrin, good old aspirin and all sorts of generic and prescription alternatives. The question is: which bottle should you reach f … Read More
By Steven Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS Lack of oxygen causes pain. Now when I say "lack of oxygen," do you think of turning blue from holding your breath? I'm joking, of course, but only because it's always a surprise how many back pain sufferers are not aware that lack of oxygen at the cellular level causes chronic pai … Read More
By Steve Hefferon, CMT, PTA and co-founder of LoseTheBackPain.com One of the questions we get very often here at the Healthy Back Institute is, do heel lifts cause back pain? Well, the answer is, yes, they can and often do and that is why we discourage people from going straight into heel lifts. Back pain suffe … Read More
