Back Pain
6 Telltale Signs of Spinal Stenosis
Do you feel weak or numb in one or multiple limbs? Does this feeling seem to come and go, and is it sometimes accompanied by back pain? Have you noticed that you’ve had to change the way you walk or that your foot doesn’t seem to obey your commands anymore wholly? Then you may be…
Read MoreDisc Degeneration: Common, Yet Misunderstood
While degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a tremendously frightening term, it is an overwhelmingly common spine condition. Its prevalence correlates roughly with age, insofar that 40 percent of people qualify for DDD at the age of 40, and about 80 percent qualify at 80. Nearly all of us eventually struggle with DDD if we live…
Read MoreUnderstanding the 3 Types of Back Pain: Acute, Chronic, Neuropathic
Different types of back pain signals usually travel in response to nociception – the perception of pain within or outside the body, often caused by unwanted (“noxious”) stimuli. These signals travel through the nervous system to the brain, and pain’s typical function is to warn us of danger. The problem is immensely useful and one…
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