Using Pilates for Back Pain Relief
Pilates is a great exercise form that combines the best of both Eastern and Western techniques. Pilates uses exercises, breathing and stretching to keep the muscles strong and limber. If you’re battling back pain of any kind, a program of pilates may be exactly what you need to follow in order to build your muscle [...]
How Come That Needle Doesn’t Hurt?
I like to try alternative forms of back pain treatment whenever possible. Sometimes, the familiar stand-bys like analgesics or ice packs just don’t do the job of relieving the back pain. Before I’d even consider having surgery, I’d look into all forms of treatment including acupuncture.
Acupuncture has been around for over 5,000 years. It’s a [...]
Making It Permanent
Sometimes there’s no choice but to have surgery. When two vertebrae don’t work properly at the joint, spine movement may cause unrelenting pain. When nothing else works, the doctor may recommend spinal fusion. Fortunately, this kind of surgery is getting to be less and less necessary as doctors learn more about the spine and causes [...]
I’m Not So Sure About This Surgeon
Picking a surgeon you trust your back to can be a traumatic decision. We like to think all doctors are fully qualified and competent in their specialties, but we also all know it’s not true. Your regular doctor will probably be the person who picks the first surgeon you see. But it’s important to know [...]
It’s My Legs…Not My Back
Back pain can be a weird ailment. You can have a bad back and the pain is in the legs. By a bad back I mean there’s a problem with the spine that’s been identified as the cause of your problems. But back pain can actually be more like butt pain, leg pain or even [...]
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