How to Handle Back Pain with Pregnancy
If you’re pregnant, your body is in constant flux as it adapts to the needs of your growing baby. Hormone and weight changes can do more than affect your mood…
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Three Potential Causes of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
If a patient suffers from continued back or leg pain after laminectomy or discectomy surgery, he or she may have what is referred to as “failed back surgery syndrome.” About…
What You Should Know About the Sciatic Nerve and Sciatica
Sciatica refers to the symptoms of leg pain, tingling, numbness or weakness that originates in the lower back and travels through the buttock and down the large sciatic nerve in…
Surgical Options for Sacroiliac Joint Pain
In my last blog post, I discussed the symptoms of sacroiliac joint pain, as well as some non-surgical solutions for treating this condition. In this post, let’s look at some…
5 Ways to Treat Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Dysfunction in the sacroiliac joint, or SI joint, is thought to cause low back and/or leg pain. The leg pain can be particularly difficult, and may feel similar to sciatica…
Staying Pain-Free, Despite Colder Weather
Now that Labor Day is behind us, the fall season will be here before we know it. For people who live with chronic pain, the cold weather season could mean…
Get up and Get Moving! How Inactivity Can Increase Back Pain
If you suffer from chronic pain of almost any type, including back pain, you are at risk for developing a physical “disuse” syndrome. This syndrome describes the effects on the body…
Could Your Back Pain Result from Degenerative Disc Disease?
Degenerative disc disease is one of the most common causes of lower back pain. It’s also one of the most misunderstood. Degenerative disc disease refers to the pain, and sometimes…
How to Make Your Spinal Fusion Surgery a Success
Did you know that a spinal fusion surgery does not actually create the fusion? The surgery is performed to create the environment for the fusion to develop, and over the next 6…
Your Leg Pain May Indicate a Spine Problem
Leg pain can range from a mild discomfort that comes and goes, to debilitating pain that disrupts sleeping, walking, and engaging in everyday activities. The pain can range from aching…
