Anyone who is suffering from severe or chronic back pain has experienced how limiting it can be. Back conditions can affect your entire life, making even the most basic activities challenging. Did you know major relief can come from a simple shot? Here are various...
Many people live a sedentary lifestyle these days. Working in an office and sitting down for much of the day or, spending time hunched over a laptop. Even at home, people may slouch rather than be sitting up straight and this will gradually lead...
If you follow Basketball at all you will undoubtedly have heard Steve Kerr’s story. For those that aren’t so caught up here’s a quick overview: Steve Kerr as coach of the Golden State Warriors, who have won the NBA title in two of the...
Back pain is one of, if not the, most common health problem facing Americans today. Around 80% of people will have some kind of short term or long term back pain in their lives. You might think that the vast majority of these are...
Tailbone pain, medically regarded as coccydynia refers to the pain in the coccyx. The coccyx is a triangle shaped undeveloped bone located at the bottom of the sacrum. The pain in tailbone radiates towards the perineal and lower sacral part of the body. While...
Lower back pain is one of the most common, chronic pain complaints. The lower back is more prone to pain than the upper back because it carries the entire weight of the upper back. Causes of Lower Back Pain Wear and Tear Spongy pieces of cartilage...
Beautifully engineered with interlocking muscles, joints, bones, ligaments and nerves, the lumbar spine provides strength and flexibility of movement. Occasionally, the lower back may experience an injury of sorts and there are many reasons as to why low back pain can suddenly occur. Pain...
Low back pain is a common problem that has social, clinical, and an economic impact on society. Around 15% of the U.S. population suffers from lower back pain at some time or the other. In an epidemiologic review study, risk factors for lower back...
There are 33 vertebrae that make up the spine. There are 7 cervical vertebrae in the neck, 12 thoracic vertebrae in the upper back, 5 lumbar vertebrae in the lower back, 5 sacral vertebrae in the sacrum, and 4 fused coccygeal vertebrae in the...
A discography is a procedure used to evaluate patients with persistent, chronic back pain. The technique is used for people who have not responded to extensive conservative care regiments. The most common reason for a discogram is surgical planning before a lumbar vertebra fusion. The...