Low back and leg pain can be the result of a pinched nerve. Often, when pain radiates from the low back down the extremities a pinched nerve is to blame. In fact, the sciatic nerve is one of the largest nerve systems in the human body, and if any portion of it gets compressed it can send pain shooting all over the lower port … Read More
Nerve Compression from a Herniated Disc
Your spinal column protects your spinal cord, while large nerves branch out and leave your spinal column between each vertebra. Your spinal vertebrae are separated by spinal discs which are filled with a soft, gelatinous substance, cushioning the spinal column and allow it to move freely and flexibly. Strenuous physical act … Read More
Length of Sciatic Nerve Pain
Sciatic nerve pain, commonly known as "sciatica", often varies from patient to patient. Some may experience only mild pain and mobility issues, while others require weeks of bed rest and even surgery in severe cases. Because sciatica is such a general form of pain, it is quite difficult to pinpoint a specific time frame esti … Read More
Laser Spine Surgery
Laser spine surgery is an alternative to spinal fusions undergone to alleviate pain in the back and the neck. With this minimally invasive surgery, the physician uses a laser to remove bone spurs offering relief to nerves herniated disc and other ailments that may cause severe back pain. Laser surgery is generally a last res … Read More
Neck Spasm
Bad posture can be the common reason for a neck spasm. It can produce wear and tear on the neck joints and damage to the cervical spine supporting the weight of your head. However, you can rest assured that you probably won't need a trip to the doctor to cure it. Unless you were the victim of blunt trauma to your upper body … Read More
Laminotomy
A Laminotomy is a back decompression surgery that can sometimes relieve back pain due to a stenosis. Stenosis is a condition that occurs over time and seriously damages the back beyond being treatable often-immobilizing patients. There are two types of stenosis including cervical stenosis and lumbar stenosis. There is a big … Read More
Neck, Shoulder and Back Pain
Pain has the ability to manifest itself in almost every part of the human body. But there are three body parts that seem more prone to the aches and pains of everyday life. The neck, shoulder and back all tend to attract more than their fair share of painful problems. Pain that manifests in a person's neck can be traced bac … Read More
Neck Pain Treatments
Neck pain is a fairly common problem that affects a huge number of people at some point in their lives. However, just because it's wide reaching doesn't mean there's nothing you can do about it. Here are a few methods of treatment that may help relieve your neck pain. First of all, start your day right by keeping your spi … Read More
Neck Pain Therapy
Dealing with pain can wear you down, and finding therapy to help deal with it can be irritating at best. However, when it comes to neck pain, the need for relief is so common, and the pain experienced by many is chronic, sometimes at an unbearable level. So many gadgets promise relief, but navigating your way to one … Read More
Quick & Easy Neck Pain Remedies That Work!
Although when most of us think of pain we think of back pain, the truth is that neck pain is just as common and often just as painful. Neck pain can happen due to injury from sports or an auto accident where whiplash is the result. A pinched nerve may cause pain the neck, but it can also be due to stress, sore muscles or mus … Read More