Spinal Surgery for Back Pain About 500,000 Americans undergo surgery each year for low back pain alone. The number of spinal surgeries has been steadily increasing in recent decades. In just one five-year period, from 1997 to 2002, the annual…
Low back pain is one of the most common physical ailments we can suffer. It is so prevalent that up to 80% of us will have back pain at some point in our lives. If you experience lower back pain…
Research has shown that applying heat and/or cold therapy to the lower back can alleviate muscle tension that is commonly present with low back pain. Heat can help to loosen the muscle tightness that causes spasms, increase blood flow, and…
I can remember my sciatica pain episodes after my herniated disc, the pain would radiate downward into my right buttock into my leg and even all the way into the foot. Sciatica pain is hard to forget as at times…
Nagging low back pain that never leaves us can bring about a sharp downturn in our well-being and have us dragging our feet through depression in no time. People suffering from low back pain that lasts longer than 3 months…
A herniated disc or bulging disc can bring us to our knees with the pain. It can be felt both locally in the lower back and referred if the disc pushes on the sciatica nerve. I remember when I was…
Low back pain is one of the most common physical ailments we can suffer. It is so prevalent that up to 80% of us will have back pain at some point in our lives. You might have strained your back…
Herniated discs or bulging discs can bring us a whole lot of pain both locally in the lower back and referred if the disc pushes on the sciatica nerve. I remember when I was at my worst point I didn’t…
Can cryotherapy help with lower back pain? I am sure many of you will have heard of cold water immersion baths and taking a cold shower in the mornings for health benefits. Athletes would often get into an ice bath…
You can have the best lower back rehabilitation program in the world and do your sessions every week but it is what you do outside of those sessions that make the difference… What do I mean by that statement? Okay,…