For those suffering, getting control of chronic low back pain is challenging. Chronic low back pain is considered daily activity limiting pain for more than three months. Many complain about disruption to their sleep as well as participation in home, work, or...
For anyone suffering with back pain your goal should be to avoid low back surgery at all costs. While a person may be struggling with back and or back and leg pain, consideration of surgery should be the last resort. All other avenues of treatment should occur first....
The National Institute of Health reports that one in 10, or more than 25 million Americans, live with chronic, daily pain. For those seeking a non-pharmacological remedy, options include yoga, meditation, massage, diet, alternative medicine and physical therapy. There...
On the regular people will experience small issues with their muscles or joints. For some the issues remain small, while for others they become big problems. Some live with minor aches that do not impact daily life, while others suffer greatly. Many become unable to...
For the millions who suffer with chronic daily back or neck pain, many wonder if a spinal injection will take away the pain. For some the answer may be yes, while for others it will not. Well then who will benefit and who will not? Often injections are performed for...
No one enjoys back pain, especially when it is chronic back pain. What exactly constitutes “chronic” back pain? The typical definition of chronic is anything over 6 weeks. This is often the time when people begin to seek care for their troubles. Many wait 6 weeks or...
Did you know that direct access to physical therapy can lead to less days in pain? As you may have experienced, the longer pain is around, the longer it typically takes to go away. Traditionally, people “wait and see”, avoiding activity hoping the pain will go away....
Have you ever felt like your pain (any pain) was worse when you did not sleep well? If so, there seems to be a reason for that. Researchers are finding connections between poor sleep and the pain experience. How So? Sleep is for the body to rest, reset, and recover....
Last time the focus was on just what is pain. Now let’s dive into if it is possible to overcome the pain? From before we learned that pain ultimately is or becomes a biological response to help keep a person safe. But what happens when that pain response gets turned...
According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is defined as “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage.” The IASP recently expanded that...