The Many Ways to Treat Chronic Back Pain
Did you know that chronic back pain affects approximately 80 percent of adults? As such a big problem, it goes without saying that most people are willing to consider any…
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Stop Painful Falls from Injuring Your Spine
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in every three adults falls each year. These falls can cause painful and dangerous injuries such as hip fractures, back injuries…
Spinal Fusion Surgery 101
From discomfort to limited mobility, back pain can impact your life on a daily basis. When you are living with pain in your lower back, lumbar spinal fusion may be…
How to Soothe Your Nagging Back Pain
Back pain can result from a number of issues, from injury to illness. Fortunately, back pain therapies offer a number of ways to alleviate pain and stiffness. The following tips…
4 Spine Diseases and Conditions Treated with Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally invasive spine surgery uses advanced techniques and technology to treat a patient’s spine condition without disrupting the surrounding soft tissues. Computer-assisted technology and highly specialized tools and instruments are…
How to Ease the Discomfort of Chronic Back Pain
Back pain can change your entire life by limiting your daily activities and preventing you from enjoying the things you used to do. If you are experiencing chronic back pain,…
Nonmedical Essentials to Help You Recover from Back Surgery
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve shared lists of essential items to have on hand following back surgery. First, we discussed nutritional and medical items to help your body…
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…
