If you have pain that radiates from your lower back down either of your legs, it’s likely that you might have a herniated disc in the lumbar region of your spine. While herniated discs are relatively common among Americans, if you don’t know how to identify them, you won’t be able to treat them. So [...]
Back pain happens to a lot of different people for many reasons. No reason is so pernicious, though, as back injuries. Fortunately, a simple, noninvasive treatment can help you manage and perhaps completely stop your back pain: spinal disc decompression therapy. A patient of mine used to work as a firefighter. One day he and [...]
Did you know that tight, neglected muscles could be the cause of your sciatica or low back pain? It’s true! Yet so many pain sufferers still rely on over-the-counter and prescription medication and even surgery for relief! Instead of risking becoming addicted or injured even more, try these four stretches to target the muscles responsible [...]
If more people in this country knew about the alternatives, like spinal decompression, back surgery wouldn’t be bringing in $600 billion per year in America. Well over 1 million people undergo back surgery annually to try to relieve pain and numbness. That’s two to five times the rates of other developed countries! Families are spending [...]
We're all a little crooked. Sometimes it happened during birth, a lifetime of poor posture, one leg being slightly shorter than the other, or a past injury. Think about what happens when you injure one foot. You limp. Limping causes you to favor that side of your body. Yet none of us want to look [...]
So, you were injured on the job? Is the Office of Workers’ Compensation Program (OWCP) is giving you a hard time with your claim. What to do? Your job has become difficult. Perhaps it is even impossible, because of your work injury. Still, you have to keep working to meet your financial responsibilities. It’s a [...]
“Pleasure and freedom from pain are the only things desirable as ends.” – John Stuart Mill When you’ve got back pain, sleeping can go from rejuvenating to exhausting. Instead of getting the rest you need to be productive during the day, you’re left tossing and turning at night trying to get comfortable. Luckily, there are [...]
Do you practice good standing posture? If your answer is anything besides an absolute “YES!” there is a chance that your posture needs work, especially if your job requires you to stand for hours at a time. Thankfully, you have options that allow you to fix this painful problem—without addictive drugs or invasive surgery! It [...]
Saying that chronic pain is your body’s way of letting you know something is wrong doesn’t make it any easier to endure. Whether you suffer from nerve pain, low back pain, joint pain, or neck pain. Knowing as much may help you find relief, and not just for the pain itself but the underlying condition, [...]
Headache Prevention Things always seem to come to a head during the holidays. The shopping that you put off until the last minute, the family get-togethers that fall on the worst night possible without fail, the fast-approaching deadlines at work and hectic holiday preparations at home—it’s as if the year is trying to get in [...]
