Low Back Pain
Overview Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal column’s canal leading to pain due to pressure on the spinal cord and other nerves. It is typically seen in middle-aged people or older with narrowing from arthritis, bone spurs or trauma. Symptoms include: Numbness or weakness Cramping in arms or legs Difficulty walking Pain in…
Pinched Nerve In Low Back A Pinched Nerve In The Low Back can be a chronic (long term) or acute (short term) painful disorder that usually is due to compression of a spinal nerve root (branch coming off of the spinal cord) that can be compressed as it exit through the sides of the vertebra.…
What is Sciatica? Sciatica is also known as Sciatica Syndrome and is a generalized phrase or term to indicate pain in the buttocks region usually on one side of your body but can affect both sides at once. The lumbar/sacral nerves exit the spine and travel down the back part of your leg. Shortly after…
What Are The Top 5 Conservative Lower Back Pain Treatments? Moist Heat: Muscle tension is a common denominator in acute and even chronic low back pain. Moist heat can help to increase localized blood flow to the area bringing in blood which has oxygen and other healing properties to the stressed tissue. Apply 15-20 minutes…
It is estimated that there are more than 100 named methods of spinal manipulation treatment (SMT) techniques or methods. Several high quality research studies have demonstrated that SMT is an effective non-invasive conservative treatment for mechanical spinal related disorders. SMT is dated back to ancient China. Modern methods were introduced in the late 19th and…
Degenerative Disc Disease, What is it? What can cause it, what are the treatment options and what should I expect. Spinal Anatomy a quick review. The inter-vertebral disc is composed of cartilage tissue between two spinal vertebra. It serves as a cushion separating two bone. The outer strong fibers are called the annulus with a nucleus…
What is a Pinched nerve in your Back? A pinched nerve is one that has disruption of function by pressure applied to it from adjacent tissues like bones, muscles, cartilage and tendons. Although pinched nerves can occur anywhere along the back, the most common cause is due to a herniated disk in the lower spine…
Oxford Dictionary: A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement. A good explanation for back spasm is the involuntary contraction or tensing of the muscles in the back. Spasms may be mild and short lived or longer lasting including severe reactions sometimes due to an underlying spinal condition or pathologic. Back spasms may have a…
Lower back pain continues to be one of the leading reasons why patients visit their primary care physician. It is so prevalent that hundreds, maybe thousands of treatment approaches have been invented to “cure” it. If you come across a health care practitioner, self-proclaimed expert, or vendor at the state fair who has a technique…