Back pain can surely get in the way of a good restful night’s sleep. A bad sleep position can cause lower back pain to get worse throughout the night and last into the next day. This is due to the fact that some positions put more pressure on the hips, back, and neck unnecessarily. Maintaining [...]
When you are living with pain on a daily basis, it can wear you down and cause a loss of exuberance for life. Simply said, pain steals joy. It is very easy to slip into the trap of negative self-deprecating and self-punishing thinking and eventually depression. The problem with that is that you get caught [...]
Back pain feels like it permeates your very being. It’s nearly impossible to get comfortable or ignore. There isn't one single cause of back discomfort. The back is a complicated structure made up of joints, ligaments, muscles, and bones. It is possible to strain muscles, rupture disks, sprain ligaments, and irritate joints. All of these [...]
When many of us think of orthotics, we assume foot pain. The truth is your feet are your base. If they are not properly aligned and working, the rest of your body ends up thrown off and out of alignment. This can result in ankle pain, knee pain, hip issues, and back problems. When you [...]
Pregnancy can be one of the most amazing and joyous times of a woman’s life. You have been gifted with a soon to come a cute little new member of your family. While happiness may be abundant within you and your partner, it can take a toll on your body and affect how you feel [...]
As we age we lose flexibility. Some of it is due to genetics, but most of it is due to a change in lifestyle. When we are children, we run, jump, play, skip, do cartwheels, we are little monkeys who climb trees. Falls are easy to endure and we bounce right back up again. As [...]
Researchers recently set out to explain visually and scientifically just how well chiropractic works to help patients alleviate back pain. What they found was even more impressive than they expected. Using MRI scan technology they were able to document the positive changes made in each patient’s health. Patients who experience chronic low back pain generally [...]
There are very few things more debilitating than back pain. Back pain affects the very core of your being. It makes every position uncomfortable, standing, sitting, even laying down. It makes daily life much more difficult and wears you out in a hurry. Amazingly almost 80% of adults deal with back pain in some form [...]
Acute onset back pain means sudden onset. One minute there is nothing wrong and the next you have bent, lifted, twisted, or moved in just a slightly wrong way and your back is tweaked. Instant pain. Acute back pain is usually short-lived and temporary, however, in some patients, it can develop into a chronic condition. [...]
Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that can be inherent at the time of birth or develop over time and be exacerbated by bad posture. While it does not always cause pain, it most certainly can be a painful condition. Adult scoliosis causes the spine to curve more and more over time. This curvature [...]