Struggling with back and hip pain affects how you live your life. In fact, the pain can keep you from enjoying your favorite activities or spending time with family. Back pain can have many causes, like muscle strain, arthritis, bulging...

When it comes to maximizing your spine surgery recovery, the name of the game is often planning. (And believe us when we say, there’s a lot to think about!) To give yourself a leg up over what can be a...

Back pain emergencies are rare… but they do happen. And, it can be tricky to distinguish the truly “insidious” from the “benign.” That’s because back pain—usually a guiding light in these matters—is an unreliable indicator of critical status when it...

A lumbar herniated disc occurs when a spinal disc in the lower back ruptures, or “herniates.” Herniated discs can also occur in the mid-back (thoracic) or neck (cervical) regions of the spine. However, in patients between the ages of 25...

Physical Therapy (PT) is one of the leading forms of treatment for sciatica. But, before we can discuss how PT relieves pressure on the sciatic nerve, we need to define what sciatica is and why it can occur.

If you have severe scoliosis (>50 degrees), then your doctor may suggest surgery to fix your condition. This is especially true if you are an adult who has reached spinal maturity. As we age, degenerative changes in our spine become...

A broad class of medical disorders, bone diseases affect the growth and strength of your bones. These conditions can occur for many reasons, ranging from the unavoidable (i.e. your genes) to the preventable (i.e. your diet). Although not every bone...

A staple of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture or “needling” has been used to treat back pain for over 2000 years. Needless to say, 2000 years ago, our concept of biology was in its earliest stages. The ancients had yet...

Tech Neck. The modern epidemic that is plaguing the world with cervical neck pain, shoulder discomfort, abnormal curvature, and chronic headaches. These days, we spend hours, upon hours, upon hours of our time on computers, tablets...