Home remedies for back pain are not all that hard to come by. The following is a list of suggestions you may try to help relieve your back pain. They should not replace a doctor's advice, and if you are experiencing more severe symptoms, like loss of bladder control, numbness or tingling in your extremities, you should see a … Read More
High Back Pain Causes
The upper back is much more stable than the neck and low back; it doesn't move as much as the neck does, and doesn't have to support the loads or stresses that the lower (lumbar) spine does. Its main job, along with the ribs, is to protect the internal organs in the chest. That doesn't mean that there aren't problems origina … Read More
Herniated or Swelling Discs and Sciatica
Frequently herniated discs can produce significant maybe even disabling neck and upper pain, lower back pain, and sciatica. Researchers do show that herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and piriformis syndrome are the most run-of-the-mill causes for sciatica. Certainly, sciatica symptoms don't have to be caused by herniated dis … Read More
Herniated Lumbar Disc
A herniated lumbar disc is not a terribly uncommon condition with a number of causes and treatments. Pain from the injury can radiate through your extremities, and can even cause numbness and tingling of your hands or feet. If you're suffering from a herniated lumbar disc you're not alone. Causes Pain from a herniated lumba … Read More
Herniated Lower Back Disc
A herniated disc, also known as a bulged disc, slipped disc, prolapsed disc, or ruptured disc occurs when one of the discs in the back develops a weak spot, and the softer center portion of the disc ruptures or pushes out of the disc. Statistics have shown that over 90% of herniations occur in the lower back, specifically be … Read More
Herniated Disk Surgery
If you have been recently told that you need surgery for a herniated disc, be advised that there are other less invasive options available to you. A herniated disk is problem that took years to develop. You cannot get rid of it by treating only the end result, meaning the pain and the herniated disk. Once you let surgeons g … Read More
Herniated Disk Sciatica Treatment
There are many ways to approach herniated disc sciatica treatment. But first, let's analyze what a herniated disc is, and how it's related to sciatica. Your spinal column is made up of alternating vertebrae – small segments of bone – and cushioning discs made of a material similar to cartilage. As your body ages and wears o … Read More
Herniated Disc Physical Therapy
A herniated disc happens when the gelatinous discs meant to cushion the vertebrae in the spin become displaced or broken. This can happen as a result of injury or with the slow passage of time. Regardless of how the defect occurs, physical therapy seems to be an extremely effective way to treat the painful condition. Pass … Read More
How To Get Relief For A Herniated Disc
When you have a herniated disc it can be quite painful, particularly so if the disc is pressing upon a tender nerve. The good news is that coping with a herniated disc is possible if you are experiencing no pressure on a nerve. In fact many people have a herniated disc and have no idea because they are living without symptom … Read More
Healing Pain with an Inversion Table for Back Pain
Our present-day sedentary lifestyle comes with many health problems of its own. Lower back pain is the result of years of poor posture, whether we sit, stand, move or exercise. Our vertebrae are separated by discs which act as shock absorbers. These slowly become compressed by the effects of gravity and lose their shock abs … Read More