Spinal arthritis quick links: What causes spinal arthritis? Spinal arthritis symptoms Spinal arthritis diagnosis Suggested treatment options Spinal arthritis can be a painful and debilitating problem for people over 40. It causes stiffness and discomfort, which is usually more pronounced in the morning ri … Read More
Getting older can be a real pain in the neck… and the back, too. For many people, that pain can be caused when their bones and discs begin to deteriorate. We call this degenerative disc disease. It's also sometimes referred to as spondylosis. Not everyone with degenerative disc disease will have severe pain, but you sh … Read More
Is this Hidden Danger In Your Medicine Cabinet? You might be surprised to know one of America’s most prescribed drugs... ...is also found in the pest control aisle at Home Depot. I’m serious. Drug companies say it’s harmless to humans. Yet, studies link it to fatal internal bleeding, kidney failure, increased ris … Read More
By Emily Lark At 12 years old, I was in a debilitating accident that left me in pain that spanned for years into adulthood. When I discovered yoga, it was a life-changer for me. It erased back pain I had thought was incurable, it transformed my body and it even changed my entire outlook on life. But as much as yoga ha … Read More
By Steven Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS A man rushed into a veterinarian's office carrying his limp, lifeless dog. The vet examined the animal and told the man the dog was dead. The man asked if there was any way the doctor could revive the dog. The doctor left the room and returned with a cat, who sniffed the dog from head to … Read More
Endometriosis occurs when the tissue lining your uterus (the endometrium) grows in other areas of your body, such as your ovaries, bowel or tissue lining your pelvis. The endometrial tissue thickens, breaks down and bleeds with a woman’s menstrual cycle, and this occurs whether it is in your uterus or outside of it. En … Read More
Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra in your spine slips out of position, causing it to rest in an abnormal position on the vertebra below it. Most often, this occurs in the lower spine, between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae in adults, although spondylolisthesis can occur among two (or more) vertebrae anywhere al … Read More
Putting You at Greater Risk Suppressed drug research is running rampant, according to new data... and that puts YOU at grave risk! Even clinical trials funded by the federal government are shelved at the request of Big Pharma, according to recent reports from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal- … Read More
While lower back pain and neck pain tend to get the most attention because they’re far more common, getting upper back pain relief is every bit as important for those suffering from it. Upper back pain is less common mainly because your thoracic spine is much more stable than other areas of your back and neck. Yo … Read More
Laugh Your Way to Pain Relief By Steven Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS A man rushed into a veterinarian's office carrying his limp, lifeless dog. The vet examined the animal and told the man the dog was dead. The man asked if there was any way the doctor could revive the dog. The doctor left the room and returned with a cat, who … Read More