Scoliosis What is it? Scoliosis is a lateral, or sideways, curvature of the spine, which in its normal state should be a straight vertical line when viewed from the front or back. Viewed from the side, a normal spine curves slightly backward to produce a mild degree of roundness in the upper back area and slightly inward cu … Read More
Spinalstenosis
Spinal Stenosis Back Pain Over 40 and Mysterious Back Pain Ruining Your Life? Don't Begin Any Back Pain Treatment Program Without First Ruling Out Spinal Stenosis Tons of people each year are diagnosed and treated for sciatic pain and get little relief because the true cause of their back pain is the often undetected, spi … Read More
Uterine Fibroids
My Wife's Triumph Over Uterine Fibroids By Steven Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS There's nothing quite like sitting down on a crisp fall Sunday morning to write about my wife's uterus. I suppose I could have written something generic about the topic of uterine fibroids, but I prefer to write personal stories about true-life expe … Read More
Sciatica and Constipation: What Can Help Soften Stools?
Before you disregard what I'm about to say, I'm going to ask that you be patient. I know you're suffering from lower back pain or else you wouldn't be at this website. I also know that you will probably disregard any notion that the sciatica you suffer from is caused by constipation. Let me be clear: constipation ca … Read More
Sciatica in Reality
In reality, sciatica discomfort results if the nerves at the back become inflamed. As a rule, this pain mainly appears at the lumbar back region and then travels to buttocks area and after that to the lower legs; often just one leg is afflicted. Regularly, almost all adults will immediately seek the advice of a chiropractor … Read More
Sciatica Exercises
Sciatica exercises are an essential factor for healing; nonetheless first you must find the root of the condition. Several sciatica specific exercises are available to you, but if you are in significant discomfort you should use a straightforward plan. Exercises for sciatica are an integral ingredient of recovery be that as … Read More
The Best Muscle Pain Relief Cream
Many people, including athletes, use topical pain relievers to treat their muscle aches and pains. These are applied directly to the skin and come as creams, gels lotions or patches. It is difficult to identify the best pain relief cream since very little research has been done to compare the different types. Most people us … Read More
Which Muscles are Affected Most by Whiplash ?
Whiplash is an umbrella term that is used in order to describe injuries that affect the cervical spine. The most common cause of whiplash is as the result of an automobile accident, as when such an accident occurs the head and neck are both suddenly forced to whip back and forth, which is known as hyperflexion and hyperexten … Read More
Whiplash Pain
Those who suffer from whiplash know that whiplash is no walk in the park. Whiplash is an injury to the ligaments, muscles and tendons (soft tissue) in your neck and is usually a result of injury (i.e car accident, falls, assault, sports, etc). Whiplash usually occurs when the neck thrust forward or backward in an awkward for … Read More
Why Your Office Is Causing Back Pain
Conventional wisdom about what causes back pain is constantly changing and updating as we learn more about the back and the spine. As technology allows us to view better images of the spine and back muscles, we learn more and more about the different factors that cause back pain. One thing science has taught us is that techn … Read More