Back pain is the leading cause of disability according to American Chiropractic Association. It prevents people from working and doing everyday activities. It’s the most common reason employees give for missing work and accounts for 264 million lost workdays in a year. Facts about Back and Neck Pain Additionally, research from Institute for Health Metrics…
You go about your Saturday doing chores around the house or working in the yard. Maybe you’re standing for long periods of time. Or you’re shopping and reach for something on a high shelf. Suddenly, back pain kicks in. Whatever happens, when you deal with mild to moderate back pain, you’ll naturally want to sit…
Many things can cause foot pain. Most of the time, it’s easy to know the culprit. No one is surprised when they experience aching feet after a workout or standing all day. Other times, it could be someone stubbed their toe or stepped on a toy. However, what surprises many patients is when they learn…
The spine is a marvelous thing because it contains many moving parts to hold the body upright. And it allows the body to bend, twist, and stand. The spine also supports the head with its movements and manages the flow of blood to the brain. The spine has a big job of protecting the spinal…
You wake up and your back is already unhappy. You stand for a long time and your back begins to ache. You’re doing yard work pulling weeds and suddenly back pain sets in. You’re exercising and you trip only to tweak your back. You sit in a chair and suddenly sciatica pain shoots down your…
To better understand cervical disc replacement, you’ll want to know about the spine and the cervical region. The spinal column provides the body’s main support structure. It contains five regions with the first region refer to as the cervical region, which involves the neck. The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae or bones. They stack…
Spring has sprung and the weather outside is delightful. The garden calls your name. But you’re reluctant to work on it in fear of back pain. The good news is you can enjoy gardening. Just follow these tips to minimize back pain and prevent injury. Warm up before digging in Going from 0 to 60…
Sometimes the very best technology that we have is not the newest one. Awake craniotomies, also known as awake brain surgery, have been performed safely for decades and maybe even centuries if you count trephinations, which is a hole saw. Awake craniotomy is a simple and elegant procedure performed on the brain while the patient…
Sciatica is one of those things where there’s no question whether someone has it or not. The pain or the shock-like feeling is so strong that it can’t be mistaken for anything else. One patient dealing with sciatica knew exactly what the pain or shock was. She remembered having it one time while pregnant. A…
Brain metastasis is a growth that appears in the brain from cancer that originates elsewhere in the body. A brain metastasis is not the same thing as a primary brain tumor because those begin in the brain. While any cancer can spread to the brain, the most common cancers that cause metastases are lung, breast,…