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Over exertionand the emotional stress of the Holidays can increase back pain. Follow these tips to help avoid back pain during the Holidays. Lift heavy gifts and objects with your knees, not your back. Stand on a stool or chair to hang holiday decorations or to reach for items. Stretching your back too far beyond [...]
What's Keeping You From Seeking Treatment? It started with just a little discomfort. You thought you just pulled a muscle, but the pain continued to get worse. If you are suffering from chronic back or neck pain, what is keeping you from seeking relief? Maybe you've looked into treatment but worried about surgery, long recovery [...]
A proper diet could provide back pain relief There is no denying that eating a healthy diet is an important part of living a healthy lifestyle. Along with a healthier lifestyle, evidence also shows that eating nutritionally rich foods is an essential part of healing from injury and recovering from aches and pain. Yes, you [...]
Holiday Travel Ahead? Tips for Traveling With Back Pain Returning home for the Holidays? Or traveling to see friends and loved ones out of town? Holiday travel comes with a lot of stress. And, if you suffer from back pain, the thought of hours stuck in an airplane or car can add even more stress [...]
Join the Great American Smokeout Along with many other health issues including cancer, smoking has also been proven to cause lower back pain. Smoking reduces the amount of well-oxygenated blood that reaches the organs, which can restrict blood flow to the tissues in and around your spine. This restricted blood flow slows down the healing [...]
While it is nearly impossible to ignore back pain, the busyness of modern life sometimes makes it almost impossible to find the time to have it diagnosed and treated. Although a discussion with a medical professional should be your first priority, here are some suggestions for ways to help ease and prevent back pain. Even [...]
5 Signs of Sciatica What is Sciatica? The sciatic nerve runs from the lower back down the length of the back of each leg. It is the longest nerve in the body, and controls the muscles of the lower leg and sensations in the thighs, legs and soles of the feet. "Sciatica" refers to a [...]
Ann was diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy 6 years ago. She was experiencing severe numbness, tingling, and burning sensations in the feet and hands. The neuropathy kept Ann from being able to stand and walk for long periods of time as well as doing tasks using her hands such as cooking, using the computer, even simple [...]
What you Need to Know about Neuropathy Peripheral Neuropathy is a common affliction in which the peripheral nerves have been damaged. The peripheral nerves are those that connect the spinal cord to the rest of your body (internal organs, muscles, and skin). The damage can impact: Sensory Nerves -- those that receive sensations such as [...]
Jackson was in his early thirties when he started to notice leg pain on a daily basis. After a year of having leg pain, he went to his family physician for help. He was prescribed steroids and pain medication to relieve the pain. When it became apparent that the medication was not working, he was [...]
