Am I seeing the right type of doctor?
Getting relief for your back and/or chronic pain means connecting with the right medical professionals and being honest and open about your pain. To find the right type of doctor [...]
Neck Pain – Causes and Treatments
Your neck is made up of vertebrae that extend from the skull to the upper torso. Cervical discs absorb shock between the bones. The bones, ligaments, and muscles of your [...]
Types of Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression
If you have lasting back pain and other related symptoms, you know how disruptive to your life it can be. You may be unable to think of little else except [...]
Herniated Disc – What is it and how it’s treated
Summary Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bones called vertebrae. In between them are soft disks filled with a jelly-like substance. These disks cushion the vertebrae [...]
Overlooked Causes for Back Pain
Every day, we see trauma cases and diseases of the spine that cause pain and disability. Many conditions, such as bulging spinal discs, spinal stenosis, disc degeneration, and spinal arthritis [...]
Massage Can Help Treat Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is the leading cause of job disability in the world. About one in ten people have it, and for many who develop back pain, the condition [...]
6 Leading Causes of Sciatica
Several lumbar spine (lower back) disorders can cause sciatica. Sciatica is often described as mild to intense pain in the left or right leg. Sciatica is caused by compression of [...]
What You Need to Know About Sciatica
The term sciatica describes the symptoms of leg pain—and possibly tingling, numbness, or weakness—that originate in the lower back and travel through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve [...]
Neck Strain and Whiplash
Neck strain is often just called whiplash. Although it's usually associated with car accidents, any impact or blow that causes your head to jerk forward or backward can cause neck [...]
All About Spinal Decompression Therapy
Spinal Decompression Therapy involves stretching the spine, using a traction table or similar motorized device, with the goal of relieving back pain and/or leg pain. This procedure is called [...]
