When you’re stressed or simply slept in a crooked posture the night before, you may feel pain in your neck and shoulders. Because of this, you may tend to ignore neck pain and figure it will go away. However, neck pain may also be a symptom of a spine condition called a cervical disc herniation….
How Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Different from Conventional Surgery?
Medical technological advances now enable more and more spine conditions to be treated with minimally invasive surgical techniques. These are generally much safer and require a shorter recovery time than conventional surgery. However, minimally invasive spine surgery isn’t always appropriate for all spinal conditions, and not everyone is a suitable candidate for it. Certain health…
What Causes Severe Spinal Pain?
Spinal pain is usually characterized by discomfort felt in the lower back and neck region. The pain can become so severe that you are unable to continue with your day-to-day activities, and yet sitting down or lying down doesn’t always help either. Severe back pain is so common worldwide that it is one of the…
Common Types of Spine Surgeries
If you have been experiencing chronic back pain or feeling consistent discomfort in your spine, you might be considering spine surgery. Spinal pain, especially in the lumbar region (lower back) or the cervical region (neck), can be debilitating. Approximately half of all working Americans report experiencing back pain at least once a year, and it…
What Causes Back Pain?
Almost everyone will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Although it could occur anywhere in your back, it will most likely affect the lower back. Back pain can be acute, stemming from a fall or minor injury and be short-lived, or chronic, caused by a serious injury or condition and lasting for…
Why Should You See a Pain Management Physician?
Chronic pain is a prevalent problem in the United States, largely because we’re living longer and longer. More than 100 million Americans say that their constant pain impacts heavily on their daily life and greatly affects their overall well-being. If chronic or intermittent pain is regularly impacting your life, it may be time to seek…
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How Can I Relieve My Neck Pain?
A stiff neck can cause pain and interfere with daily activities. Although there are many causes of neck pain, the most common reasons are bad posture – often from sitting at a desk for long periods, a pinched nerve, an injury, or when the neck becomes locked in an awkward position, such as while sleeping….
Benefits of Going to Physical Therapy
Many people think of physical therapy as a bit of a chore, but you should actually be excited about it – you’re going to get your body back to normal again. You’ll have one-on-one coaching on strengthening and stretching the part of your body that has been injured or is recovering from surgery, and you’ll…
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What Causes a Bulging Disc?
As we get older, the protective cushiony discs between the vertebrae in our spine can dry out due to dehydration of the disc material, which is cartilage. When this cartilage dries out, it loses its integrity and can begin to slightly flatten out between its two vertebrae. This causes the disc to be compressed and…
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