When vaping first started to become popular, it was marketed as a cleaner and healthier alternative to traditional smoking. These battery-powered vape devices produce an aerosol that looks like water vapor but contains nicotine, flavoring and more than 30 other chemicals. Once that aerosol makes its … [Read more...] about How Vaping Can Impact Your Spine Health
Along that back portion of your vertebrae sit your spinal facet joints, and they help to provide stability and motion to the spinal column. Very little motion takes place between individual facet joint segments, but when the joints in the column work in unison, you’ll be able to twist and bend your … [Read more...] about What Is Cervical Spinal Facet Disease?
Whiplash is an injury to the soft tissues that support your head and neck, and it’s typically the result of a violent backward and forward movement of your head. This motion is common in rear end car accidents or if you take an uncomfortable ride on a shaky roller coaster, and while it typically … [Read more...] about Why Whiplash Needs To Be Treated Proactively
While our spinal joints may not get as much attention as larger joints in our body like our hips or knees, we still need to take some steps to preserve their health so that we have comfortable spinal movement long into our golden years. And while staying physically active and exercising are two key … [Read more...] about Nutritional Tips For Healthy Spinal Joints
Back pain is incredibly common, but it’s also oftentimes complex. There are so many bones, soft tissues and important structures in the spinal area, and when a problem develops in one of these places, symptoms can mimic similar conditions. Simply going to the doctor and telling them that your back … [Read more...] about 5 Tips For Talking About Your Back Pain With Your Spine Specialist
Our spinal discs help to provide mobility to our spinal column, but because they help to handle stress during movement, they are also prone to injury. Recently, we learned that Grammy-award winner Adele was dealing with immense pain due to a disintegrated disc in her spinal column. But what is a … [Read more...] about Treating Disintegrated Discs In The Spine
If you’re slated to undergo an elective spine surgery, you may assume that the success of your surgery and rehabilitation is largely up to your surgeon. They’ll certainly play a big role in the success of your operation, which is why it’s so important to move forward with a provider that you trust, … [Read more...] about How Patients Can Improve Their Back Surgery Outcomes
For the vast majority of health conditions, the sooner an issue is caught and identified, the better the treatment outcomes will be, and the same is typically said for conditions of the spine. It pays to know some of the potential warning signs of an issue so that you can bring them up to your … [Read more...] about 4 Early Warning Signs Of A Spine Problem
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