You may have heard the phrase sitting is the “new” smoking. While that is extreme, sitting does not do many good things for our body…and it can be bad for your back. Let me elaborate on why that is. Gravity It pushes down on the body each and every waking minute. What...
Sciatica is a common term used to describe a combination of back and related leg pain. Typically the pain travels down the back aspect of the leg and may cross to below the knee. It follows a very specific pathway, but not all back and related leg pain is truly...
Every night tens of thousands of individuals struggle to sleep due to neck pain. Most have tried different positions, spent $100’s of dollars on pillows, medications, etc often without relief. And this leads to the disruption of a restful night’s sleep. Often people...
Did you know there is a type of headache linked to neck pain? It is more common than you think and is called a cervicogenic headache (meaning neck related headache). Individuals with this type of headache will often report both neck pain and headaches. However, there...
That snap, crackle, or pop (of the neck), is it a bad thing? This is an often-asked question by people with neck pain. In most instances the answer to this question is NO, there is nothing wrong. To begin with, the noise a person hears is merely a release of “gas”...
For many individuals with neck pain they will discover stretching may not help. They will complain their neck feels tight but the tight feeling never REALLY leaves…no matter how much they stretch. The feeling even returns quickly after those nice massages that people...
For individuals who experience numbness or tingling into their arm or hand many often ask why? Where is it coming from? To better answer this question, more questions need to be asked and an examination completed to determine the most likely source. The reason for...
There is a common misconception out there that exercise will make knee pain worse. If the person was to run, jump and do heavy squats – maybe. But what I am talking about here is precisely prescribed and graded exercise program. The kind of exercise that will maintain...
For the past 20+ years, knee scopes (or clean up procedures) have been sold as an easy way to solve knee pain in the US. They are a way to clean out “arthritis” or “fix” meniscal issues. They are sold as being necessary. But are they really that effective? And at what...
Are you one of the tens of thousands of people who report difficulty squatting or bending down because of their knee? If so, know there are things that can be done to reduce the pain or trouble and avoid injections or surgery. There are a few different reasons that a...