When a disc begins to degenerate, it may also become herniated. When a disc is herniated, the inner part of its core leaks out. This will, in turn, create a weakened spot in the disc's outer core. The weak spot is normally right below the spinal nerve root. The herniated disc applies pressure onto the nerve. This pressure ca … 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
Treating Back Pain – Inversion Therapy vs. Surgery?
Suffering from chronic or acute back pain may require more treatment that traditional methods can provide. While treatments that include physical therapy, massage and acupressure have been proven effective, for some they may not provide enough relief. Whether you have sciatica or general back pain, you may need inversion the … Read More
Inversion Therapy for Back Pain
Research studies show that inversion therapy is being used nowadays to obtain relief for lower back pain. For a multitude of back pain sufferers, inversion therapy restored their quality of life and provided them a level of relief, healing, and comfort that drugs and physiotherapy by themselves are rarely able to offer. Besi … Read More
Inversion Table Reviews
If you are in market for an inversion table, we suggest you read inversion table reviews such as this one. For those considering inversion therapy, it is an excellent treatment for people who suffer from back pain and sciatica. Inversion therapy offers relief by decompressing the spine by temporarily inverting the body which … Read More
What Kinds Of Injections Work For Back Pain?
Back pain is no fun. That is the understatement of the century because, as back pain sufferers well know, back pain can be depressing, debilitating and downright defeating. You can't do the things you enjoy like your Saturday morning tennis match or softball in the park. It’s painful to perform basic tasks like laundry and c … Read More
How to Treat Back Pain
Nearly everyone on the planet will experience back pain at some point in their lives, many more than once. Low back pain is the second most common reason to visit a doctor's office, second only to the common cold. Just like the cold, back pain may be hard for doctors to treat. The root causes of back pain are notoriously di … Read More
Hip and Back Pain
The number one reason Americans see their doctor is colds and flu. The number two reason is lower back pain. Hip and back pains are often interrelated, which can contribute to a number of symptoms that are sometimes quite difficult to accurately diagnose. Feeling pain in your thigh or groin can be an indication of a hip rela … 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
Foraminotomy Surgery
When there is stenosis of the forominal this means that there has been constriction in the area that the nerve roots exit. Nerve roots leave the spinal column and the spinal cord area through the foramen. The foramen allows nerves to connect to different parts of the body. Stenosis of the forearm can happen when there is deg … Read More