Facet joints connect your vertebrae together. They provide a smooth slippery surface allowing you to bend and twist. And they limit your range of motion just enough to prevent accidental injury of your spinal cord. When they hurt, it can seriously impact your ability to move normally. A painful ... Read More ›
UPDATED:February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016
Spinal Stenosis and Fusion Surgery
If you're suffering from chronic lower back pain and past your college years you may want your doctor to check for spinal stenosis. But if your doctor suggests spinal fusion surgery you may want to think twice. So first of all, what is spinal stenosis? Basically it's a narrowing of the spinal canal ... Read More ›
UPDATED:June 22, 2016
How to fix a herniated disc
Fixing a bulging or herniated disc means different things to different people. Usually it either means a) help me stop my back pain, or b) help me fix the herniated disc. The end result may be the same but the perspective is critical. If you simply want to mask the back pain you could take one of ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Back Surgery for a Herniated Disc?
When faced with crippling back pain, many say they are willing to do virtually anything to get rid of it. They want the pain gone - right now.A typical scenario leading to back surgery starts with over-the-counter pain medicines like ibuprofen. Then a call to the family doctor. Followed by a ... Read More ›
February 9, 2016
Winning the War Against Pain
"Oh that pain in my ______," (you fill in the blank).I hear it all the time from people suffering from everything from lower back pain to carpal tunnel syndrome. They tell me about how bad their pain is and how they've "tried everything".Well, the fact is, they haven't tried everything. And if you ... Read More ›
