What Is Spinal Manipulation?
Could "cracking your back" be the solution for backaches and headaches? The answer is yes, claim advocates of spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation, also called spinal manipulative therapy or manual [...]
How Does Spinal Decompression Work?
What is spinal decompression? Back decompression is a nonsurgical therapy used to alleviate back and/or leg pain. Spinal decompression treatment involves used a traction table to stretch the spine so [...]
Chiropractor Care: Beyond Back Pain
Most individuals think that chiropractors are only useful when they experience neck, back or low back pain and seek relief. However, chiropractic adjustments and treatments have been used for a [...]
What’s a Herniated Disc, Pinched Nerve, Bulging Disc…?
There are many terms used to describe spinal disc pathology and associated pain, such as "herniated disc," "pinched nerve," and "bulging disc," and all are used differently and, at [...]
Neck Strain: Causes and Remedies
By definition, a neck strain is not a serious injury. However, the pain and dysfunction that it causes can be significant. This article reviews both first aid approaches to alleviate [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
