Category: Back Pain

Do you ever wake up and feel your back tighten before you even sit up? Do you brace yourself for that familiar ache — the one that makes you move slowly, carefully, almost like your body is older than your age? Do you lie there for a moment, wishing you could start your day without […]

Every once in a while someone will say "My brother/husband/friend/neighbor wants to come and see you but doesn't want to have x-rays."  This person will either choose not to see a chiropractor period or see someone who chooses to see patients without x-rays.

I don't know how some doctors do it.  Most oncologists have never had cancer.  Most orthopedic surgeons have never gone under the knife.  Few therapists have ever fought overseas and experienced post traumatic stress disorder.  It must be hard to have empathy if you've never experienced the condition for yourself.

according to a recent study, steroid injections may pose an increased risk of vertebral fracture in older adults. In other words, a broken back.

Have you ever gotten out of a car after several straight hours of driving and felt like your back was as stiff as a board?  Now imagine if you already have an underlying spinal issue.  This magnifies this effect greatly.  Let’s face it: the human spine was not designed to sit hunched over a steering […]

The term for muscle pain caused by statin use is called “statin myopathy.” Myopathy is the medical term for “muscle disease.” Symptoms typically include weakness in the hips and legs as well as back pain and leg pain, but it can affect the whole body, as well.