There are a lot of treatments for back pain promoted by a variety of healthcare professionals: spinal adjustments/manipulations, dry needling, kinesiotaping, cupping, massage, injections, etc. Sometimes, these can help you feel better. Unfortunately, many times, the pain relief is short lasting and you have to keep going back for treatment, or the pain returns when … Strengthening For Back Pain – Might You Benefit?
Difficulty sleeping is one of the most common complaints that I hear from people who are dealing with a shoulder problem. Whether the pain started gradually or is the result of injury or a surgery, finding a way to sleep without the shoulder waking them at night can be a challenge. In this post, I … Tips for Sleeping with a Painful Shoulder
Recently, I have had a few patients come in for help with neck pain despite having many sessions of chiropractic adjustments done to their neck already. Although this can help some people, many people only experience temporary relief and need to keep going back for treatment. In order to get longer lasting benefit, other things … Neck Adjustments May Not Be The Best Solution
Steroid injections for an arthritic knee is commonly performed. In fact, the research shows that injections are done a lot more frequently than physical therapy treatments. Should they be? Is the benefit from injections better than a comprehensive physical therapy treatment episode? A newly published study explores this question….. In a study just published in … Knee Arthritis – Injection or Physical Therapy?
The knee is the most commonly injured body part in distance runners. Patellofemoral pain(PFP), or commonly named “Runner’s Knee,” represents as much as 13%-30% of medical consultations for running-related injuries. PFP is defined as pain around or behind the patella (knee cap) that is aggravated by at lease 1 activity that loads the patellofemoral joint. … Treatment of “Runners Knee”
Being diagnosed as having knee or hip arthritis can be scary, frustrating, and make you feel like there is nothing you can do except to have surgery. However, this is really not the case. Many people with arthritis can remain active without making it worse and possibly avoid having surgery. In fact, when you understand … Hip or Knee Arthritis? You Can Be Optimistic!
Degeneration of the discs in the low back or neck is often given as the reason that someone has back or neck pain. If this is the case, then we should see that as degenerative changes progress, people with this should have more pain. A recent study looked at this to see if this is … Disc Degeneration and Pain-Is There a Link?
When I am working with people who are dealing with an episode of back pain (with or without leg pain), one of the most frequent questions I receive is “Should I have an MRI?” In this article, I am going to discuss when an MRI is, and maybe more importantly, when it isn’t needed. I … Do You Need an MRI for Your Low Back Pain?
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