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Types of Back Pain

Types of Back Pain

There are different types of back pain and how they affect your body. Understanding your pain can play a key role in controlling it. Dr. Charla Fischer in New York City is experienced in helping identify the type of back pain you’re experiencing and what is causing...
Help for Choosing a Spine Surgeon

Help for Choosing a Spine Surgeon

There are many things to consider if you have a condition which requires seeing a spine surgeon. A physician who has completed extra medical training in diagnosing and treating spinal disorders is called a spine specialist. Some of these physicians are additionally...
Things You Can Do to Avoid Back Pain

Things You Can Do to Avoid Back Pain

Some of the most obvious things that lead to back pain can also be some of the easiest habits to fall into. You should consider how some of your activities and lifestyle characteristics can affect your back. Once you realize that these types of things can make the...
Can Arthritis Occur in Your Back?

Can Arthritis Occur in Your Back?

Experts estimate that more than 50 million Americans have some form of arthritis. Even though spinal arthritis is not an official type of arthritis, many arthritis patients suffer from lumbar spine pain related to their disease. Physicians like spine surgeon Dr....
Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative Disc Disease

Spinal discs are like jelly donuts in between the bones of your spine. They act like shock absorbers so that the bones don’t rub against each other. The 23 discs along the spine also help hold the bones in place and provide comfortable movement. What is degenerative...
Set Up Your Bed to Avoid Back Pain From Sleeping

Set Up Your Bed to Avoid Back Pain From Sleeping

Here’s an all-too-familiar scene: you roll out of bed first thing in the morning, and there it is—that intense backache or neck pain. Thinking it will work itself out throughout the day and blaming it on stiffness, you go about your day, but you still experience pain....