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Back pain treatment can take many forms ranging from pain management with medications to alternative management such as acupuncture. Two treatment approaches that are considered “mainstream”, include physical therapy and chiropractic. But what exactly do these back pain treatment options offer? Continue reading →

Back pain treatment that incorporates activity is vastly superior to passive treatment. One activity that requires no
special equipment, doesn’t cost you anything, and you can do right now is walking. Continue reading →

Back pain treatment that incorporates exercise and activity is arguably the only types of intervention that have been shown to prevent back pain. Walking is an excellent activity as a back pain prevention exercise provided that it does not reproduce your pain. Even the most acute back pain can be improved by short distance walking.

Prior to beginning any walking program, a good pair of walking or running shoes is essential. Aside from proper fit, the most important feature of a shoe for a person with a back condition is the heel counter and sole. Continue reading →

Back pain treatment ranges from the ultra scientific to the totally outrageous. But, in my experience, there are two types of back pain treatments in this world, those with loaded guns and those that dig…

OK, Malton, what does a spaghetti western have to do with back pain? And my answer is what was written on rock that identified the grave in which the $200,000 in gold was buried. Continue reading →

Back pain treatment that utilizes traditional physical therapy is virtually useless in the management of nonspecific back pain. Why? Because most physical therapy treatment for back pain fails to address the underlying cause of the problem. Instead, most physical therapy treatment only addresses the patient’s symptoms and that ain’t gonna get the job done. Continue reading →

Back pain treatment using spinal decompression is a new twist on a treatment that’s been around for about 5000 years - namely traction. Now, with that being said, will it help a herniated disc?

And the answer is… Continue reading →

Back pain treatment utilizing massage as a means of treating chronic back pain is controversial at best. While the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of massage is thin, there are some promising benefits identified. Continue reading →

Back pain treatment utilizing facet joint (the joints of the spine) injections was a very popular treatment option in the 1980’s and 90’s. Much of the popularity stemmed from earlier research which depicted the facet joints as a primary source of back pain with suggestion that irritation of the facet joint could also result in associated leg pain. This early research led to the use of direct injection therapy to treat low back pain.

The use of facet joint injections fell out in favor following a paper published Continue reading →

Back pain treatment plans utilize technologies ranging from simple applications of heat and cold to complicated surgical intervention. One such treatment philosophy advocates the use of shoe insoles as a means of preventing and alleviating back pain. Continue reading →

Answer… In most cases, probably not. Continue reading →