Our bodies greet us with many aches and pains as we age. Our knees, shoulders, and hips remind us of father time’s presence. A common complaint among patients is an increase in back pain. More back pain can leave you searching for answers. It’s challenging to prevent age-related back pain, but you can take several …
Disc problems in your back are debilitating. Being unsure of how to treat them can add to the pain. While many people are wary of having a back procedure, there is little to fear. If you’ve been experiencing disc problems, you may want to consider having a disc replacement for relief. Here is how you …
Running is a fantastic way to stay in shape and can be a terrific form of self-care. Few activities can match the excitement of crushing your records and achieving new milestones. However, there are circumstances when running too often can affect your back. Also, certain spinal conditions can affect your ability to run consistently. If …
Many Americans report back issues at some point in their lifetime. Some even say that they chronically struggle with back pain. Your quality of life suffers when you deal with constant back pain, as it makes everyday tasks torturous. When all other options have failed, surgical methods have proven to provide some relief to long-suffering …
Your spine is made of vertebrae and discs. Your vertebrae are bone. In between each vertebra is a disk. The disks have a hard exterior that encircles jelly-like fluid in the center of each disk. The disks act as shock absorbers to prevent friction between your vertebrae, as stabilizers to help your spine stay in …
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This is exciting new as Dr. Todd Albert has joined the National Spine Health Foundation board “The National Spine Health Foundation formed a 50-physician medical and scientific board. The board will provide educational resources to the public with the Spine-Talks platform, according to an April 26 news release. The NSHF is a nonprofit organization for …
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According to studies following reasons for doctor’s visits and missed days of work, spine pain clearly affects a lot of people. Seeing that the majority of days off requested relate to back or neck pain, it would seem reasonable to assume we would have a good system in place for finding and treating the cause …
The signs of sciatica are nearly impossible to miss. People who’ve never heard of the condition may not have a name for it but, based on a quick online search like “pain shooting down the back of leg” is all it takes to become familiar with it. Sciatica is a relatively common condition and is …
The pandemic that has taken up residence around the world for the past two years has brought about numerous changes. One of them is the mass migration to working from home. Initially, many people weren’t sure how to navigate this change and there was a strong longing to return to normal. Now that we’ve learned …
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Back pain is one of the most common health complaints reported by American adults. It is so common, though, that it is treated as normal. People believe that their back pain is just a part of aging, and they often live with it for far too long. While a headache here and there, a sore …
