How to Improve Your Posture for a Healthier Back
In last week’s post, we discussed three simple tests for determining whether your posture is good or poor. We also reviewed the reasons good posture is so important for a…
Back problems
3 Simple Ways to Test Your Posture – And Why You Should
Your mom may have reminded you to stand up straight when you were younger. Her advice was right, and not just for cosmetic reasons. It turns out that poor posture…
3 Tips for Low Back Pain Management
If you are suffering from low back pain, you’re probably open to any advice that could help alleviate that pain. However, you also want solutions that are tried and true,…
Artificial Disc Replacement versus Spinal Fusion Surgery: Which is better?
For patients suffering from lower back pain, surgery is the next option after six months of aggressive conservative treatment has failed to help, or if the pain is unmanageable for…
Alcohol and Back Pain
We are well into the holiday, and spirits are running high. With all of the holidays and family gatherings coming up, overall alcohol consumption tends to increase. While this is…
Don’t Slip Up This Winter: How to Prevent Slip and Falls on Ice
Slip and falls are some of the most frequent types of injuries that occur during the winter months, and are also the most common reason for winter back pain. Walking…
How to Shovel Snow and Alleviate Back Pain
Back pain and injuries typically flare up more during the colder months due to several factors. We covered most of these factors last week in our blog, but we didn’t…
Bone Spurs in the Neck: Cervical Osteophytes
As we age, our bodies, and particularly our our bones and joints are the first to degenerate, or break down. 50 percent of people over age 60 suffer from osteophytes,…
Minimally Invasive Procedure: Posterior Discectomy
Cervical lamino-foraminotomy, more commonly known as posterior discectomy, is a minimally invasive procedure that provides high turnover rate in reducing radiating arm pain This procedure removes degenerated bone spurs and…
Perfect Posture for your Position
Proper posture isn’t just something your mom nagged about, it’s actually extremely vital to your overall spine health and prevention of lower back pain. How many hours a day do…
