Back pain, known in the medical world as lumbago, is something that will affect most everyone at least once in their lifetime. Next to headaches, it is the main cause of pain and discomfort for adults under the age of 45. It may be surprising to learn that most back pain is caused by the way we live our lives each day. Wheth … Read More
Sciatica Physical Therapy
Sciatica is a condition in which one or both of the large sciatic nerves in the back of the legs are compressed or irritated. Patients typically experience pain as well as tingling and difficulty in moving the affected leg. They may also feel numbness or muscular weakness that originates in the lower back and travels down th … Read More
Natural Sciatic Pain Treatments
Natural treatments for sciatic nerve pain and sciatica address the issues and sources for the pain, and do not focus on finding a solution to the problem with the sciatic nerve itself. Whether it's a lumbar herniated disc, lumbar spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, pregnancy or other cause for sciatic nerve pain and … Read More
Muscular Back Pain
Back pain is nothing new to most people. In fact, depending on age and the kind of job one has, back pain can sometimes be constant. There are, in fact, many different types of back pain, with the most frequent being muscular back pain. In fact, statistics indicate that at least 85 percent of adults will suffer from muscular … Read More
Muscle Relaxers for Back Pain
If you're suffering from back pain, muscle relaxers can really help you feel better. Most people automatically think of muscle relaxers as pills that have to be prescribed - and that are addictive - but that doesn't have to be the only definition for them. There are also over-the-counter medications that can be used to relax … Read More
Muscle Back Spasms
A sudden, wrenching pain wraps around the muscles in your back, causing you to double over in pain and lose your breath. You feel the constricting pain throughout the muscle in your back, and you suddenly become very dizzy and disoriented. What is the pain and what causes it? You may have experienced a muscle back spasm. Mus … Read More
MRI Technology… Is it Right To Utilize It All The Time To Diagnose Lower Back Pain?
It is said that, almost all lower back pain will heal itself over time and is not serious enough to require a a surgical process. Of course, a surgical process for lower back pain and discomfort is not straightforward and doesn't give any guarantees that it will work for you either. The article went on to say that if an MRI … Read More
Morning Back Pain
If you have chronic back pain, you might feel pain first thing in the morning. Depending on how debilitating the morning back pain is, this chronic condition could be keeping you from feeling positive about the day ahead, and if the pain lasts throughout the day, it could cause you to cancel plans to leave tasks unfinished. … Read More
Middle Back Pain
Middle back pain is one of the most common continuous problems that patients will encounter. Crippling back pains often bring about tremendous amounts of suffering and loss of productivity. While some people suffer from mild back aches that usually go away without treatment, others have to live with this condition for life. … Read More
Mid Back Pain
Mid back pain is common problem that many people suffer from that can greatly vary on the cause and severity. Injuries are the most common source of back pain though at times genetics do play some role in the type of pain someone will experience. Elderly patients often experience more back problems because they have endured … Read More