Back Pain

Get Rid of The Aches Before they Develop to Avoid Spine Surgery! Most people seek medical treatment or miss work due to back pain. It is the leading reason for workman’s compensation and lost productivity. In addition to being a leading cause of disability, it can significantly impact the quality of life. This article will …

5 Lifestyle Habits that Make your Back Pain Worse Read More »

Certain pain medications can carry negative side effects while offering limited relief from pain from sports injuries, surgeries, or other traumas. Cortisone shots offer patients fast relief from pain resulting from severe inflammation. Ask your doctor if cortisone shots are the answer to your chronic pain. By injecting the corticosteroids directly into the inflamed tissue, …

Reduce Your Back or Neck Pain Without Popping More Pills! Read More »

More than 80% of people experience low-back pain at some point in their lives, and yet the syndrome seems to present itself differently for each patient. Pain can come on suddenly, or gradually. It can be caused by a specific event, or by an unknown trigger. Generally, it’s treated with conservative back pain therapy and …

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Even when technique and equipment are chosen carefully, cyclists are prone to low-back pain. But it’s not inevitable. Cycling works the legs, of course. We’ve all seen videos of those muscular legs working their way up some mountain in France. But it’s the hip flexors that are responsible for drawing the muscles up toward the …

Cycling and Back Pain Don’t Have to Ride in Tandem Read More »

Do you have back injury?  Often, there is no obvious reason for the pain. It may flare up for no reason— ‘I just bent over to pick up my pencil, Doctor, and I couldn’t straighten up!’— and lasts for days or weeks. According to the government website, Healthline, there are 33 possible reasons for low …

Back Pain: Solving the Mystery Read More »

As we spend the majority of our waking hours at work, we have to cognizant of any patterns or behaviors that could lead to short-term or long-term strain to the back or neck. Work routines can vary or be extremely repetitive. For those that work in a very repetitive role, something as simple as how …

What To Do When Work is a Pain (In the Neck or Back) Read More »

One question we hear frequently in the orthopedic clinic concerns the timing of hip replacement surgery. The answer is simple— and complicated— because it depends on the individual. There is no absolute age limit for hip replacement. While we are now performing surgery on many older patients, the procedure is also appropriate for younger patients …

When’s the Right Time For Hip Replacement or Surgery? Read More »

Basketball players are as eager to be back on the floor as participants in most sports.