Lumbar disc disease is actually fairly common. In fact, spinal disc degeneration is the norm and to be expected as a result of the ageing process. Lumbar disc disease specifically refers to discs in the lower back. As you age, the discs in your spinal column become worn out and more susceptible to damage. This results in a … Read More
Swimming Can Relieve Low Back Pain
Suffering from back pain is unnecessary when you realize just how many exercises you can do to relieve back pain. If you have been suffering from back pain that has persisted for more than a few weeks you will need to see a physician before you begin any type of exercise program. Beginning an exercise program before getting … Read More
Non-Surgical Treatment for Back Pain
Very few people who suffer from back pain are candidates for surgery. As a wider variety of non-surgical treatments are available and always becoming more affordable, people who suffer from back pain, even chronic back pain, should be able to find some type of non-surgical treatment that can help them find relief from their … Read More
Low Back Pain Relief
If you have read any other articles on our website you will have already learned that back pain is much more complicated than just bending down the wrong way, or lifting a heavy box. There are several causes of lower back pain, and it would be wise for you to first visit the lower back pain section of our website by clickin … Read More
Do Bowel Problems Cause Low Back Pain?
It's not uncommon to experience low back pain and bowel problems at the same time. Low back pain and bowel problems are occasionally linked, as they are both in close proximity to one another. And, remedying one can often relieve the other. The key to relieving low back pain and bowel problems is finding the source … 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
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 Pain Relief
Neck pain is a common medical condition. There is no shortage of the number of ways neck pain can manifest. A few common causes for neck pain are a herniated disc, pinched nerve, whiplash, and arthritis. There are also rare infections such as tuberculosis of the neck or meningitis. Perhaps you're an athlete and years … Read More
Neck Pain Pregnancy
Pregnancy totally alters your body and can make coping with normal problems like neck pain difficult. Typically, someone might just take a couple of over the counter pain medications to relieve neck pain, but that's not an option during pregnancy. To avoid harming the fetus, medications are avoided at all costs, even if it m … Read More
Laminectomy Back Surgery
Laminectomy back surgery, also referred to as lumbar laminectomy is a minimally invasive operation performed on the lower spine to relieve pressure on one or more nerve roots. The term laminectomy is derived from lumbar which means lower spine, lamina (part of the spinal canal's bony roof) and ectomy (removal). As with any s … Read More