Spinal Meningitis is a terrifying and sometimes fatal disease. Typically caused by either a viral or bacterial infection, Spinal Meningitis causes the tissue that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord to become inflamed and swell. This inflammation can seriously harm, or even destroy nerve cells and can even cause the brai … Read More
Back Pain A Symptom Of…Pregnancy?
When a woman is pregnant, the female body experiences a plethora of changes that can be uncomfortable and sometimes even painful. One of the most common complaints after weight gain, bloating and an excess of emotions is back pain. Although it is common in many pregnant women, back pain is most often not a chronic problem…if … Read More
Symptoms of Herniated Disc
Symptoms of herniated disc can be debilitating and difficult to deal with. Depending on the disc's location, they can include pain that makes walking and moving hard, as well as tingling or numbness in the arms, legs or butt. What is a Herniated Disc? Your spinal column is made up of small, strong pieces of bone that a … Read More
Symptoms and Causes For Neck Pain and Upper Back Pain
More often than not, stiffness and discomfort in the neck and shoulder areas is called upper back pain. Additionally, muscle imbalances, wear and tear of ligaments, spinal discs, and joints may cause neck pain. In general, the most common upper back and neck injuries are from muscle imbalances coupled with bad posture, inju … Read More
Swimming Lower Back Pain
While most physical activity can be damaging when a person is suffering from back pain, in most cases, swimming is actually beneficial. Proper technique is necessary, but for those with back injuries, swimming can be a great way to stay fit and increase the strength of their back muscles. Swimmers should be aware that there … Read More
Does A Herniated Disc Always Mean Back Pain?
Nearly all herniated discs occur in the lower back and include symptoms such as leg and back pain. In fact, a herniated disc is one of the most common causes of back pain, as well as one of the most serious. There are many back problems that cause many different types of back pain from mild to acute to chronic back pain, whe … Read More
Swelling or Herniated Disc Treatments
There are countless herniated disc treatments available today. Herniated disc treatments range from natural treatments, non-invasive treatments and invasive surgeries. More often than not herniated discs can cause intense maybe even incapacitating neck pain, back pain, and sciatica. Research does show that herniated discs, s … Read More
Surgery for Herniated Lumbar Disc
Surgery for herniated lumbar disc can be a painful and costly way to repair a herniated disc. A herniated disc happens when the body's natural shock absorbers in the spine become damaged or dislocated. This generally occurs as a result of the passage of time, but can also be caused by injury. Diseases like osteoarthritis an … Read More
Surgery for Herniated Disc
If you take the right steps, you might never need surgery for a herniated disc. Did you know that after age 25, our bodies no longer make mass amounts of natural anti-inflammatory enzymes to help us heal fast? That is why the older we get, the longer our pain seems to stay with us, leading to normal degenerative conditions … Read More
Any Suggestions for Sciatic Nerve Pain in Pregnancy?
More or less so, there are a multitude of various side effects of pregnancy, one of which is sciatica and/or sciatic nerve pain in pregnancy. Dismally, sciatica does cause distress in a lot of women during pregnancy; although it is not only a pregnancy related issue. Article Con't... Sciatica is a condition that causes d … Read More