by Tejasvit Kour | Oct 2, 2008 | Back Pain
A study published in 2008 has results that will make you wonder whether back surgery is always necessary . In the study, researchers followed 102 patients with disk herniations confirmed by MRI and sciatic/leg pain while they waited to see a spinal surgeon. The...
by Tejasvit Kour | Sep 2, 2008 | Back Pain
Most chiropractic patients with low back pain have x-rays taken of their lumbar spine following a comprehensive examination. Since x-rays do carry a very small risk of tissue damage, this risk needs to be outweighed by the benefits that could be gained by taking such...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 2, 2008 | Back Pain
Back problems can cause a good deal of worry and for good reason. Any problem that doesn’t go away on its own in a reasonable period of time should be a cause for concern. Rarely, severe back pain can be caused by tumors and other destructive processes, so it’s...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jul 4, 2008 | Back Pain
The body is an interconnected whole and needs to be looked at as such in order to get at the root of a spinal problem. We are all familiar with low back trauma, bending, and stooping in awkward positions to lift something from a trunk, or the slip and fall on ice. In...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jun 2, 2008 | Back Pain
Because it’s estimated that 80% of us will suffer a severe back pain episode at some point in our lives, it would certainly be beneficial to discuss the topic of preventing back injuries in the first place. As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure....
by Tejasvit Kour | May 1, 2008 | Back Pain
Two things that are epidemic in the United States and many Western countries are low back pain and obesity. The two go hand-in-hand and while excessive weight may not be the only cause of your pain, it does makes matters worse by aggravating your pain through...
