Back Pain
Banish the Back Ache: How to Relieve Lower Back Pain
Alongside neck and knee pain, lower back pain complaints are some of the most common. The lower back is not as well supported or protected as the upper back – and because its primary source of support is the core muscles of the body, the lower back is one of the first and most common…
Read MoreSpondylosis vs Spondylolysis vs Spondylolisthesis: What’s the Difference?
Spondylosis vs spondylolysis vs spondylolisthesis. What do all these conditions have in common? The answer is the spine. Spondyl or spondyle is another word for vertebra and traces its origin to the Latin and Greek spondylus/spondylos, which gave us the medical prefix spondylo-, as in spondylosis and spondylolisthesis. Similarly, the back half of each word…
Read MoreObserving Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness Month and the Depression-Pain Link
December is SAD awareness month, drawing attention to a condition with growing notoriety that, often compared to the winter blues, can be debilitating in its true nature and severity. SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, is a mood disorder related to other forms of depression, such as major depressive disorder (MDD), dysthymia, and bipolar disorder. However, while seasonal…
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