Spinal Stenosis is the narrowing of the spinal canal that causes pressure on the spinal cord where spinal nerves leave the spinal column. Depending on affected nerves, spinal stenosis can cause numbness or pain in the back, neck, legs, arms or shoulders. Spinal stenosis usually develops as a person ages (generally starting a … Read More

Spinal stenosis is a condition that can be very uncomfortable and very worrying. Fortunately with advances in modern day surgery, Spinal Stenosis is easily treatable, and can require little rehabilitation time in the hospital. Spinal Stenosis is caused by pressure on the nerves in the spine, usually from the bones, ligament … Read More

Spinal stenosis generally appears in two forms cervical spinal stenosis, which occurs near the neck, and lumbar spinal stenosis, at the lower back, and is a condition that is caused by the narrowing of the space that surrounds the spinal cord or nerves. Thoracic spinal stenosis is located mid-back but is a far less common co … Read More

Spinal stenosis happens when the spinal cord and its surrounding nerves become compressed as a result of degeneration. One way to treat the problem is spinal stenosis decompression surgery. However, surgery is not the only option for coping with the condition. Spinal stenosis decompression surgery has a number of approaches … Read More

Spinal fusion, also known as spondylodesis, is an invasive surgical procedure that joins two or more vertebrae together. This procedure can last for several hours and is done using different fusion methods. With one spinal fusion method metal implants are placed and secured to the vertebrae as a means to hold them together w … Read More

Many back pain sufferers worry about chronic back pain that may require surgery as there is often a greater risk associated with surgery. Unfortunately there are some back problems that cannot be fixed by alternative back pain treatments such as massage or physical therapy. Spinal fusion is an example of one such surgery. W … Read More

Spinal Fractures and back pain unfortunately go hand in hand. Spinal fractures are in fact a fairly common ailment. Over 700,000 spinal fractures occur in the United States alone. What is a Spinal Fracture? Spinal fractures, also known as vertebral fractures, are the result of weakened bones in the spine.   Simple … Read More

Spinal decompression is one of loads of effective, all-natural treatments for certain types of chronic lower back pain. Realistically, spinal decompression uses slow, gentle traction to stretch your back and spine thus relieving pressure on spinal discs. Spinal decompression using inversion therapy, chiropractic manual adjus … Read More

Undeniably, there are multiple therapies and methods for dealing with lower back pains. Along with that, depending on what the reason for the pain might be conservative doctors can prescribe pain medications or in a worst case scenario recommend surgery. Regardless if both of these solutions might work, both also have the po … Read More

Spinal Decompression Therapy is an all natural treatment for a few types of chronic lower back pain. It is a non-surgical and non-chiropractic therapy designed to relieve back pain and problems associated with spinal disc injuries. The spinal cord can become compressed if there was trauma that may have damaged the cord, like … Read More