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Piriformis Syndrome: Are Summer Activities Causing You Pain?

By admin | Published: July 7, 2010

Every summer millions of us take advantage of fairer weather and longer days to get outside more. Morning runs, weekend bike rides, and long evening strolls become more common. If you’re one of the many who frequently get a deep pain in your buttocks, hip or down your leg after you take up summer activities [...]

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Back Pain Sidelines Soldiers

By admin | Published: January 31, 2010

Back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world. Other muscle and joint pain complaints, such as arthritis, are nearly as prevalent. A new study published earlier this month in The Lancet indicates soldiers in modern combat remain at high risk for these types of injuries. In the study, researchers from the Johns [...]

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How to Fix a Herniated Disc

By admin | Published: January 12, 2010

Fixing a bulging or herniated disc means different things to different people. Usually it either means a) help me stop my back pain, or b) help me fix the herniated disc. The end result may be the same but the perspective is critical.

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Back Pain Treatment Machine

By admin | Published: January 2, 2010

As we move into the second decade of the 21st century, technology continues to move forward at blinding speed. Yet even I was surprised (actually, I laughed out loud) the first time I heard about a robot designed to treat back pain. But I soon found out this was no joke.

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Back Surgery for a Herniated Disc?

By admin | Published: December 29, 2009

When faced with crippling back pain, many say they are willing to do virtually anything to get rid of it. They want the pain gone – right now. A typical scenario leading to back surgery starts with over-the-counter pain medicines like ibuprofen. Then a call to the family doctor. Followed by a referral to a [...]

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Safe Exercises for Herniated Disc

By admin | Published: November 20, 2009

Safe Exercises for Herniated Disc If you’ve been diagnosed with a bulging or herniated disc, or you think that might be what’s causing your pain, you may be wondering, what exercises are safe to perform if you have a herniated disc.

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Herniated Disc Caused by Poor Lifting Technique?

By admin | Published: November 20, 2009

Can a herniated disc be caused by poor lifting technique? We hear it all the time… “I bent over to tie my shoe and my back went out”… or “I tried picking up a heavy box and I forgot to bend my legs”… Yes, that may be when you felt the pain, but it wasn’t [...]

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Inversion Therapy for Herniated or Bulging Disc

By admin | Published: November 19, 2009

If you’ve been diagnosed with a herniated or bulging disc, you definitely should look into inversion therapy. Inversion therapy has long history of helping people eliminate back and sciatic pain caused by disc problems like herniated disk, bulging disc, degenerative disc disease and more. In fact, inversion has been used for nearly 2000 years and [...]

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A Rare Case of Upper Back Surgery

By admin | Published: October 2, 2009

Upper back surgery made the news earlier this year when U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln underwent a procedure to remove part of a herniated disc which was pinching a nerve in her back. What is particularly interesting about this surgery, beside the fact it was on a sitting U.S. Senator, is how uncommon the need for upper [...]

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Home Spinal Decompression: Inversion Therapy vs. Nubax Trio

By admin | Published: September 23, 2009

Chronic back pain and sciatica sufferers for years have turned to doctors, chiropractors and physical therapists for pain relief. Back pain is frequently caused by pinched nerves along the spinal column. As a result, various surgical and non-surgical spinal decompression techniques have been developed to increase the space between vertebrae relieving the pressure and reducing [...]

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