There are a number of different causes of pain in the lower back. Which cause, or causes, you have in particular is entirely up to your list of hobbies and activities. Arthritis is one of the biggest causes of lower back pain, and one that many people don't always consider. Quite often people only think of arthritis being i … Read More
5 Most Common Back Pain Causes
Millions of adults and adolescents around the world suffer from back pain ranging from mild to acute back pain. Some pain is chronic, some comes and go and other types of back pain come on suddenly. Back pain can occur in the neck, the upper and middle back, legs and buttocks, however the primary offender is lower back pain. … Read More
Compressed Nerve
Compressed nerves are a very common ailment. What happens to a nerve when it is compressed is that it receives pressure or is pinched by the bone, muscles or cartilage which surround the nerve. A compressed nerve is also know as a pinched nerve. Compressed nerves can be tricky since they have many causes, symptoms and treatm … Read More
Sciatica Alternative Remedy
Are you fed up with prescription pain pills? Tired of being pressured into having risky surgeries to treat sciatica or back pain? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you are going to want to pay attention to this article. Thankfully, there ARE alternative remedies for sciatica and you DO have options for taking … Read More
Rhizotomy
It is unfortunate when people have to undergo a surgical operation or procedure due to health reasons. Having severe back pain because of intense nerve damage is reason enough to contemplate a rhizotomy. A rhizotomy is a surgical procedure that involves destroying nerve roots in the backbone. This procedure should only be pu … Read More
Severe Back Pain
Most people experience some kind of back pain as they age. The symptoms and intensity of pain are as varied as the causes. If your pain is considerable enough to interrupt sleep, and home remedies to not alleviate the pain to your satisfaction, it is highly recommended that you turn to a doctor for consultation. The back is … Read More
Can A Range Of Motion Test Diagnose Sciatica?
One of the reasons that back pain is such a chronic problem for many people is that they rely solely on self-diagnosis, which often leads to temporary treatments that don’t address the source of the pain. Even if your self-diagnosis is correct, genuine treatment will need to address the symptoms as well as the source of the … Read More
Radiating Neck Pain in the Shoulders
When you experience radiating neck pain in the shoulders that begins in the neck and radiates into the shoulders and even the arms, what you are likely dealing with is the consequences of a nerve or nerves being trapped or pinched. The cause of this pinched or trapped nerve may be a tightened muscle, damage to a cervical dis … Read More
Low Back Pain
Dealing with pain is never easy—and low back pain is one of the worst. For many people, it is chronic, and doesn't end. There are many methods of dealing with it, and ways to make it worse. Finding out the back pain was caused in the first place is part of the solution in getting rid of it. First, figure out the true cause … Read More
Low Back and Leg Pain
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