Suffering a neck injury can have far-reaching effects on your life. Conservative methods can offer short-term relief, but it can be frustrating when neck pain returns worse than before. When neck pain seems like it has no end in sight, it may indicate that you may have a deeper issue with your neck. A professional …
Misconceptions surrounding neck surgery can make people fearful and prevent them from receiving the treatment they need for pain relief. These prevalent myths can make even the most hardened person quiver at the thought of undergoing an operation on their neck and can cause many people to suffer in silence for years. The first step …
When we’re in pain, we want relief. Isn’t it interesting, then, that chronic back pain is such a prevalent condition? Over time, we can get used to low-grade pain, allowing it to worsen gradually and without our awareness. One of the reasons patients often procrastinate in getting help for chronic back or neck pain is …
A pinched nerve can seem like a minor nuisance. Sometimes, it is referred to as having a “krick in the neck.” Maybe that’s just something our grandparents would say after waking up with neck pain. Regardless of what we call it in layman’s terms, a pinched nerve in the neck is something to pay attention …
Car accidents, even those that seem minor, can lead to ongoing back or neck problems. This is because collisions can involve rapid deceleration and severe force that affects the delicate spinal structure. Here, we discuss the injuries that could result from an auto accident and how a doctor can help you through them. Spinal Injuries …
Spinal surgery of any kind can be somewhat intimidating. There seem to be many things to think about as surgery day approaches. One of the first questions that patients often have is how long it may take them to recover from their procedure. We can do our best to answer this question on a case …
Back and neck pain are common complaints among adults of all ages. Typically, we associate spinal pain with injury or age-related degeneration of the joints and muscles in the body. Rarely do we correlate chronic neck or back pain with general health conditions like diabetes. According to recent research out of Australia, we may have …
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Pain is a common experience for millions of adults. Back and neck pain are two of the most frequently-expressed complaints in doctor’s offices across the country. Back pain is also one of the most prevalent reasons given for missing work. With all of this pain floating around, you’d think you would have no problem describing …
Most of the time, we perceive arthritis as the condition that causes our joints to feel stiff and achy. For some people, the inflammation of arthritis presents symptoms such as a burning sensation up the spine. We refer to this as ankylosing spondylitis. Because this arthritic condition usually first affects the lumbar spine, and because …
Pain anywhere along the spine can be difficult not only on a physical level but also mentally. The word that comes to mind may be “exhausting.” We couldn’t agree more. As an orthopedic specialty practice, we see the consequences of back and neck pain on a daily basis. It is understandable that, even when pain …
