The sacroiliac joints sit between the wing of the pelvis and the spine. It makes up the rear part of the pelvic girdle. The exact placement varies from person to person, but injuries are common due to the unique role it plays in movement and body support. Pregnancy is a common source of sacroiliac pain, as the ligaments of … Read More
Spinal Stenosis Symptoms
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
Ruptured Disk
A ruptured disk is quire painful to bear, and the medical community has not yet come up with a definite solution for it—much less a standardized name for it. Ruptured discs are the same as: slipped discs, herniated discs, or bulging discs. What they all refer to is that a portion or a vertebra along the spinal column has so … Read More
Spinal Stenosis Pain
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
Ruptured Disc Treatment
A ruptured or herniated disc can become very painful when it starts to put pressure on a nearby nerve. Causes can range from a sudden injury to the slow decay of time, and treatments for the condition are nearly as wide ranging. How does a ruptured disc happen? Your spine has a gelatinous disc between each vertebrae. This d … Read More
Spinal Stenosis Decompression
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
Running Back Pain
Running is an excellent way to work out the muscles of your body and shed excess weight. Running for some is a pastime and for some other people, they make a career out of it. Running is one of the most accessible methods of exercising because you don't really need equipment, a trainer, a facility or a coach to do it. Most p … Read More
Relieve Lower Right Back Pain By…Stretching?
One of the most disconcerting aspects of back pain is how sudden and severely it strikes. In fact this is one of the reasons lower back pain is so difficult to diagnose. Some patients report simply walking around the kitchen or lifting a pile of laundry or swiveling in a desk chair just before the pain strikes. In particular … Read More
Relieving Chronic Back Pain
It is not surprising that millions of people endure some kind of back pain during their lifetime. Back pain can be very debilitating and has the ability to alter your daily plans. The kind of back pain that people have varies based on the type of root problem that is triggering the pain and the location. You can have lower, … Read More
Relieve Upper Back Pain
If you are suffering from upper back pain, the question in the forefront of your mind is probably, "How do I relieve upper back pain for good?" Now what most people do not realize is that upper back pain and neck pain does not happen overnight. In fact, the two most common causes for upper back pain and neck pain are trauma … Read More