Does ‘AGT’ Star Sofie Dossi Have a Spine? An Investigation.
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Tips for Protecting Your Lower Back
Your lower back gives your body the strength and flexibility to make many of your body’s movements. As a result of the great demand you place on your low back, it is susceptible to many problems. Issues with your low back not only create symptoms in that area, but can also extend down your hips,...
The Truth about Epidural Steroid Injections
One of the most common non-surgical treatments for back pain are epidural steroid injections. Used since the early 1950s, these injections can be a safe and effective way to give patients some pain relief while they strive for full recovery from their back problem. Epidural steroid injections are...
Spine Surgery: An Overview
Things like age, trauma, abnormalities, or improper body mechanics can cause back pain and discomfort all the way down your legs. Chronic pain related to your spine affects many aspects of your daily life, making it difficult to find a comfortable position. If you’re struggling with this type of...
Sciatica Exercises
Pain that radiates along your sciatic nerve down your buttocks, the back of your leg, and even to your foot is called sciatica. It is usually related to conditions like a herniated disc, lumbar spinal stenosis, or degenerative disc disease. A very common component of sciatica treatment includes an...
Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Getting older brings many changes to our health, some of which can be painful or even debilitating. One degenerative problem that is common with age is called lumbar spondylolisthesis. If you break this big term down, it means vertebra movement. Patients with spondylolisthesis have instability in...
Is Outpatient Spinal Surgery an Option?
Outpatient surgery centers have become increasingly popular in recent years for patients seeking an alternative to hospital stays. You might think that only the simplest of procedures are candidates for an outpatient center and that spinal surgery would not qualify. However, improvements in...
Chronic Neck Pain
Your neck, also called the cervical spine, plays an important role in your overall body. Its purpose is providing stability, strength, and nerve communication. The cervical spine is a complex network of muscles, bones, nerves and joints that work together as directed by your brain and spinal cord....
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Cervical spondylotic myelopathy is a very big term to describe damage to your spinal cord in your neck. It affects the spinal cord fibers that transmit impulses to your legs, arms, and hands. When that impulses aren’t transmitting as they should, it may cause weakness, numbness, tingling or pain...
Cervical Herniated Disc
The cervical portion of your spine is located in your neck, and pain can be significant when it is damaged. A cervical herniated disc is a condition that is often very painful, not only in your neck but also may reach down your arm all the way to your fingertips. It occurs when the inner core of a...