Sleep Ergonomics: How to Sleep with Back Pain

If you have back pain, then you are most certainly not alone. The vast majority of adults experience back pain at some point during their lives. In fact, back pain is the most common culprit of job-related disability in the...

Symptoms of Facet Joint Pain Facet joint pain, also known as facet joint syndrome, occurs when an individual experiences pain between two spinal vertebrae. Facet joints are found at each level along the back of your spine. These joints allow...

The Perfect Gift Giving Guide for the Back Pain Sufferer With the holidays quickly approaching, your schedule is probably filled with all kinds of festive plans. From holiday shopping to ugly Christmas sweater parties, this time of year is unlike...

Do I Have the Symptoms of Cervical Bone Spurs? Neck pain limits the way in which you live your life. After all, when a simple act such as turning your head causes you to experience pain, it can affect your...

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic disorder that causes widespread pain, including back and neck discomfort. In addition, the body may also be tender to the touch (known as allodynia). This sensitivity can occur across the entire body, or the pain...

Headaches happen for many different reasons. More often than not, it can be hard to determine the type and cause of a given headache. Sometimes, a headache will affect other areas of the body, such as the upper spine, or...

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...

An extremely common condition, lumbar spinal stenosis can occur naturally with the aging process. As we age, most of the structures in our body—and our spine in particular—undergo some form of degeneration. Our hair turns gray; our skin begins to...

Scoliosis Bracing (aka Orthotics) remains a valid and widely used option for the treatment of childhood and adolescent spinal deformity. Although doctors have used bracing as a scoliosis intervention for centuries, modern advances in brace...