Low Back Pain

Spinal Stenosis Surgery

April 27, 2020 | Comments Off on Spinal Stenosis Surgery

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…

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

April 25, 2020 | Comments Off on Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

What is it? Lumbar spinal stenosis is a narrowing of one of the canals in the lumbar spine.  Many people with spinal stenosis have no symptoms.  Sometimes however, this canal narrowing can put pressure on nerves which might result in pain, numbness, tingling or weakness in the low back or into the buttocks and legs.…

Pinched Nerve In Low Back

August 12, 2019 | Comments Off on Pinched Nerve In Low Back

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.…

Sciatica Treatment

April 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Sciatica Treatment

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…

Lower Back Pain Treatment

April 20, 2019 | Comments Off on Lower Back Pain Treatment

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…

The Chiropractic Adjustment

February 6, 2019 | Comments Off on The Chiropractic Adjustment

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

February 6, 2019 | Comments Off on Degenerative Disc Disease

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…

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Pinched Nerve in Your Back

July 14, 2018 | Comments Off on Pinched Nerve in Your Back

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…

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BACK SPASMS: Can Chiropractic Help?

January 27, 2018 | Comments Off on BACK SPASMS: Can Chiropractic Help?

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…

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What would a Physical Therapist do for Lower Back Pain?  It Depends…

September 10, 2017 | Comments Off on What would a Physical Therapist do for Lower Back Pain?  It Depends…

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…