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The 4 Essential Steps to Properly Treat a Herniated Disc… Your doctor just told you, or you suspect, you have a herniated disc. Exercise is dangerous now, right? Not as dangerous as you might think. In fact, exercise may be the only way to help your body permanently heal a herniated disc. The trick is [...]
Peyton Manning sidelined by neck and back pain Indianapolis Colts football fans were shocked and saddened Sunday when Peyton Manning had to sit out the season opener due to neck pain. After 13 years of never missing a start, lingering pain and weakness after off-season neck surgery snapped Manning’s 2nd longest starting-streak in NFL quarterback [...]
Could you have a herniated disc in your neck – and not know it? Believe it or not – 3 out of every 5 adults have herniated discs, even if they don’t feel any pain! That’s because the disc has to actually hit a nerve before it starts to hurt. In other words, you have [...]
Herniated discs are one of the most common conditions leading to back pain and sciatica. They’re also one of the most misunderstood back pain related conditions. Our brand new Herniated Disc Healing Guide demystifies the causes and symptoms of herniated discs. More importantly, it outlines a simple Three Step Recovery Plan and even offers advice [...]
If you’ve been diagnosed with sciatica you might be surprised to learn it’s not really a physical condition at all. Instead, sciatica is a description of a set of pain symptoms typically caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve.
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.
Spinal stenosis is the formal name for a narrowing of the spinal canal. While spinal stenosis can develop in the thoracic, or mid-back, it most commonly occurs in either the lumbar (lower back) or cervical (neck and upper back) regions of the spine.
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 [...]
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.
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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