Back Pain: 3 Factors That Contibute To Slower Healing

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Back pain is a condition that affects as many as 30 million people at any given time. And, while the majority of back pain can be treated relatively quickly, lifestyle habits can contribute to slower healing. Cigarettes, coffee, colas, and alcoholic beverages are irritants to pain receptors and nerve pathways of the body. As a result, increased consumption of these substances will slow the healing response of the body. Here’s how… [Read more]

Back Pain Myths Exposed

Back pain is an expensive ailment that has reached epidemic proportions over the past several years. And, despite the changes we have seen in our understanding of back pain, there is still little change in the public’s perception of how to treat back pain.

Ask any health care professional, patient, educational institution, or government agency about how to best treat back pain and you’re likely to get as many answers as questions you ask. Bottom line: people still cling to the “old way” of dealing with back pain and this, in and of itself, creates a problem. [Read more]

Back Pain And Children

Back pain among children and adolescents is quite common according to recent research. Depending on the published research you read, the prevalence of back pain among adolescents ranges from 5% to 75% and reaches the level seen in adults by the age of 18. [Read more]

Back Pain: Which Back Pain Treatments Are The Best?

In a condition where the symptoms naturally wax and wane, the treatment of back pain ranges from evidenced based therapies to the latest “snake oil” remedy. The majority of back pain cases represent a medical enigma where very few back pain treatment options are actually effective. [Read more]

Back Pain Treatment: Sciatica… A Real Pain In The Butt! (Part 3)

Sciatica is often misdiagnosed as being related to a herniated disc. And, while this may be the case, more often than not sciatica is related to a condition called piriformis syndrome.

In Part 1 of this series, I talked about the anatomy and diagnosis of piriformis syndrome. In Part 2, I showed you specific back pain treatment for piriformis syndrome. Now I would like to wrap up this discussion with an excellent video from Dr. Aaron Filler, a neurosurgeon in Santa Monica, CA. This video is an excellent summary of piriformis syndrome. [Read more]

Back Pain Treatment: Sciatica… A Real Pain In The Butt! (Part 2)

Sciatica is a very common problem in people suffering with back pain. As I mentionsed in my last post, sciatica is the result of sciatic nerve irritation at some point along the course of the sciatic nerve.

Sometimes the sciatic nerve can become irritatied due to irritation and tightness in the piriformis muscle. This condition is know as piriformis syndrome. To effectivey treat piriformis syndrome, the following items should be addressed: [Read more]

Back Pain: 10 Questions To Ask If Back Surgery Is Recommended

Back pain will affect about 80% of the population at some point in their life. Fortunately only about 10% of those suffering with back pain will need surgery. For those that do, here are 10 questions you should ask: [Read more]

Back Pain: If I’ve Got Back Pain Then It’s Your Fault And I’m Going To Sue You

Back pain is the number one complaint from people involved in automobile accidents, and, as a result, is the number one complaint from these same people who end up suing for damages as a result of these accidents. An interesting fact is that 80% of these “accident victims”, who retain an attorney and are suing for compensation, NEVER disclose a previous history of back-related problems. [Read more]

Back Pain: If I Have A Herniated Disc, Do I Need To Avoid Physical Activity?

Back pain that’s potentially associated with a herniated disc is, more often than not, a very disconcerting event in the minds of patients. After all, if your back hurts, it’s gotta be the disc, right? WRONG!… [Read more]

Back Pain Relief Strategies

Welcome to Erase Your Back Pain.

Back pain will affect 80% of the population at some point in their life and, at any point in time, over 1/3 of us are experiencing back pain.

Despite the prevalence of back pain, treatment options are [Read more]

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