Back pain is among the most common chronic conditions Americans suffer from. There is any number of causes for this pain which means accurately determining the reason for it can be tricky and often requiring the expertise of a medical professional. Today, we’re going to investigate spinal stenosis. (more…)
Osteoporosis is one of the most widespread degenerative diseases in the world: approximately 20% of men and 50% of women have suffered a broken bone due to osteoporosis yet it remains widely undiagnosed. It is for this reason osteoporosis has been deemed a “silent disease:” most people don’t know they even have it until after they’ve already suffered their first fracture. (more…)
When it comes to treating pain, knowing you have a problem is the first step in solving it. If you are a pain patient, you can go to the doctor or schedule a telemedicine appointment. You have options for treatment and diagnosis, but today we want to tell you about one you may be less familiar with; self-diagnosis is an alternative that you may have heard of, but are unsure of how it works, so let’s talk about it.
Nearly 65 million Americans suffer from some amount of back pain and about 16 million of them–approximately 8% of the adult population–experience chronic back pain. Back pain is considered the sixth most costly condition in the US, with health care and indirect costs racking up over $12 billion per year. Of course, even other pains go through the central nervous system (CNS) to your brain, so what can you do about it? Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a neuromodulation process that helps block pain signals and helps avoid back surgery. How does it work? Let’s investigate. (more…)
There’s a reason why we call something (or someone) that is difficult or annoying a “pain in the neck,” but when it comes to less idiomatic neck pains, they are more than just a little difficult—they can be debilitating. Today, we’re talking about neck pain and sprains. (more…)
Trust me, a pinched nerve in your lower back is a problem you don’t want. A pinched nerve can cause debilitating, chronic pain and a serious decline in physical functionality. The ability to do normal, everyday activities is impacted and your quality of life is diminished. Unfortunately, a pinched nerve in the lower back can occur for a variety of reasons and hard to ascertain. It can be caused by a narrowing of the spinal tunnels that the nerves travel through, bulging or herniated discs, or as an effect facet-joint arthritis. (more…)