Heating pads are a passive form of back pain treatment that can help to provide some mild pain relief for patients suffering from certain ailments. For the right patient, a heating pad can be a perfect compliment to a comprehensive treatment routine, but they aren’t a great stand alone option. In … [Read more...] about How Helpful Are Heating Pads For Back Pain?
Treating Spine Pressure When Bending
Our spine handles a lot of stress throughout the course of the day, and this stress is amplified when we bend and twist. If these actions cause you to feel some pressure or tightness in a specific area, you may be wondering what’s going on in your spine. In today’s blog, we explain what’s happening … [Read more...] about Treating Spine Pressure When Bending
Dietary Tips Before, During And After Spine Surgery
When it comes to your spine surgery, you’re not going to be able to control every single factor, but there are certainly some things you can control before, during and after your operation. One such factor is your diet. In today’s blog, we are going to share some tips to improve your diet before you … [Read more...] about Dietary Tips Before, During And After Spine Surgery
5 Lifestyle Tweaks To Keep Back Pain At Bay
Research shows that small changes are more likely to stick than radical adjustments. It’s why experts recommend that you make gradual changes to diet and exercise regimens, because radically changing your normal routine can make it harder for those changes to become long-term habits. This same … [Read more...] about 5 Lifestyle Tweaks To Keep Back Pain At Bay
How Diagnostic Injections Can Help Pinpoint Spinal Issues
When you think of the diagnostic process at a medical appointment, your mind probably jumps directly to a physical exam performed by a physician or medical imaging, like an X-ray, MRI or CT scan. These are the most common techniques that doctors use to reach a specific diagnosis, but they are far … [Read more...] about How Diagnostic Injections Can Help Pinpoint Spinal Issues
What Can I Do To Help My Back Injury Heal Sooner?
You don’t want back pain to slow you down, but at the same time, if you try to push through a back problem and pretend that nothing is wrong, there’s a good chance that you’ll end up making things worse. Instead of trying to ignore a back problem, confront it and do what you can to help the injury … [Read more...] about What Can I Do To Help My Back Injury Heal Sooner?
What Are The Most Effective Alternatives To Spine Surgery?
A spinal procedure can be incredibly effective at helping you find relief from your underlying condition, but because no surgery goes perfectly every single time, and because an operation is a physical trauma on your body, most spine specialists will try to pursue other treatment methods before … [Read more...] about What Are The Most Effective Alternatives To Spine Surgery?
How To Treat Adjacent Segment Disease
Adjacent segment disease is a condition that can develop in the spine in the wake of a previous surgery, oftentimes spinal fusion. When hardware is inserted into the spine to provide extra support and stability, it changes how stress is dispersed through the spine, and this change can lead to issues … [Read more...] about How To Treat Adjacent Segment Disease