Bottom Line: The bones, discs, ligaments, and muscles of your spine are designed to help you maintain proper spinal alignment, posture, and movement. There is a small rubbery disc between each set of bones or vertebrae. These discs act as small shock absorbers for the vertebrae...
Bottom Line: Traveling long distances on planes, trains, and automobiles is a common side-effect of the holidays, and the stress of all this holiday travel can be overwhelming. Lifting heavy suitcases, hopping in the car for a 13+ hour drive, or even getting the middle seat...
Getting older, suffering injuries, and the constant strain of gravity - they all lead to degenerative changes in your spine and your entire body. You may be surprised to learn that even conditions like disc herniations can be a regular part of the aging process....
Disc bulging (and herniations) are a natural part of the aging process. Yes, that’s right. As gravity pulls you down, you continue to age, and injuries catch up to you - your body starts to wear down, and degenerative processes begin. As a matter of...
Bottom Line: Pregnancy is a special time in every couple’s life. Having a baby is an emotional rollercoaster. Joy, happiness, anticipation, and excitement are all part of the process, but the process of how an expecting mom’s body changes over the course of her pregnancy is...
Bottom Line: In the last few years, alarming news about opioids has come to light, and it hasn’t been pretty. In 2016, over 500,000 people were hospitalized - and 33,000 died - due to these dangerous drugs. Many of these individuals were taking medications for spine-related...
Bottom Line: Sciatica is leg pain, numbness, or tingling, that originates in your low back. And wow can it hurt! The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in your body. It is made up of individual branches (or nerve roots) in your lower back that...
In the United States, low back pain is second only to the common cold as the reason for patients to seek medical care. Patients often receive advanced imaging as a way to point to the source of their pain. The relationship between abnormalities in the...