Back Pain

A Lesson in Sitting – Back Pain

It seems like we should just know how to sit properly, but unfortunately we don’t. How you sit and how long you sit can have a direct impact on your spine health. There are lots of people who sit all day at work and then sit in front of the television at night. [...]

Mystery of the Herniated Disc without Pain

A bulging disc is when the spongy material between vertebrae extends out. It’s usually caused by too much pressure that’s been put on the spine causing excessive compression. There are lots of nerves that run out from the disc, so when the disc bulges near one of the nerves, pain develops. The pain isn’t necessarily [...]

Knowing Your Spine

The spine is made up of 3 sections and each section has so many vertebrae. If you’re going to talk about back pain then you should know which vertebrae numbers belong to which spine segment. Otherwise, it won’t mean a thing when the doctor tells you that vertebrae T6 is injured. By the way, vertebrae [...]

Closing the Gate of Pain

Drs. Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall developed a theory about back pain in the 1960s. Research on their theory is being given new life due to the amazing medical research tools available today. The theory is called the Gate Control Theory of Pain. It’s an interesting theory that’s being studied closer as doctors learn to [...]

All Dried Up – Degenerative Disc Disease

Getting a diagnosis of degenerative disc disease can be scary. It sounds so awful in several ways. Degenerative means a steady decline and disc disease indicates something abnormal is happening to your back. In essence, degenerative disc disease is when the disc between vertebrae starts drying out. If it gets dry enough the disc can [...]

The Many Facets of Facet Syndrome

You have a facet joint in your back. Actually you have many facet joints, because a facet joint is the joint that exists between two vertebrae. These joints are what give your spine mobility while keeping the vertebrae lined up. Without the joints, the spine wouldn’t have controlled movement.
Facet joints can cause back pain when [...]

How Do I Decide I Need a Doctor?

Most people get some kind of back pain in their life, and it can be hard to know when to run to the doctor. I know I don’t like going to the doctor unless I have to because I’m so busy all the time. But if you have certain symptoms there’s no question [...]

I Need Some Rest

Back pain can be really hard on sleep. It can hurt lying on your back and your stomach. The pain makes it hard to get to sleep, and once you do, it makes it hard to stay asleep. It doesn’t take long to get exhausted. Some people think you should stay in [...]

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