Spinal stenosis is a condition that can often lead to chronic back pain and decreased mobility in the legs. While there are multiple causes for this condition, it is most often associated with degenerative diseases of aging, such as degenerative arthritis or bone spurs. What is spinal stenosis? At its basic level, spinal stenosis is…
Many of us immediately think about whiplash when we think about injuries caused by car accidents. However, even slow impact car crashes can result in lower back pain that can cause discomfort and chronic issues. Incidence of car accidents In 2010, seatbelt usage increased to 85% from just 69% in 1998 and the National Highway…
Lower back pain is a worldwide problem. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in countries all over the world, low back pain “ranks high (often first) as a cause of disability and inability to work, as an interference with the quality of life, and as a reason for medical consultation.” The American Chiropractic Association…
Back pain, unfortunately, has many different causes and presentation in the body. What is sciatica, though? Sciatica–a form of pain that is felt in the legs, buttocks, and back–can be an especially prevalent form of pain for many patients. What is sciatica? Sciatica is a pain symptom that is felt when the sciatic nerve is…
As we previously shared, whiplash is a cause of neck pain. For more details on this condition, what it is, and how to treat it, we thought we would delve into the subject a little more. What is whiplash? Whiplash is an excessive extension and flexing of the neck. It is most often found in individuals…
Migraines can be crippling when they occur. While there is not much to celebrate about these debilitating headaches, many individuals suffering from them may have some warning that they will occur. Others may be able to determine specific environmental triggers that they can then avoid. Incorporate these tricks into your daily life to help you…
We’ve all experienced headaches related to outside stressors. It might be a coworker, a boss, or a child who pushes you over the edge. Once that headache is there it is hard to recover since every time you think of the cause your blood pressure rises again. You may spend more time worrying about your…
Anyone who works in an office or at a computer all day understands that it can cause pain in your head or neck. Everything from your posture in your desk chair to eyestrain from a computer screen can lead to long-term pain problems. Ergonomics is the science of the workplace experience and covers everything from…
Our culture is often so focused on the severity of back pain that neck pain becomes dismissed or lost in the shuffle. However, neck pain affects more than 10% of the entire world population each year. Neck pain can be centralized on the cervical vertebra that support the neck or can radiate down the arm and…
Many people with chronic pain suffer from a disability that is largely invisible to everybody else. Hundreds of disabilities–from chronic pain to Crohn’s disease to fibromyalgia–are largely invisible. Invisible disabilities While you might look “fine” to friends or family members, this outside persona hides the pain and suffering occurring on the inside. It can become…