Chronic Low Back Pain: “Take It Easy” Is the Worst Thing to Do
“Overdo” things recently and aggravate your chronic low back pain? Do you think the solution is to live the rest of your life “taking it easy”? […]
Why Your Low Back Pain Isn’t From Sitting on Your Wallet
Are you suspecting that your low back pain is being caused by sitting on a thick wallet? […]
Is Heavy Lifting the Main Cause of Low Back Pain?
Is lifting heavy, not necessarily at the gym but on the job or around the house, the most common cause of chronic low back pain? […]
Back Pain? Get Out of that Recliner and Get Moving!
The last place a middle age person with back pain needs to be is in a recliner. […]
How to Change Your Lifestyle to Improve Low Back Pain
Do you suffer from low back pain and nothing seems to work? […]
Back Problems Caused More by Weightlifting OR No Exercise?
I was inspired to cover this topic after a man posted that a 73-year-old champion woman powerlifter needs to stop lifting or she’ll ruin her back. […]
How Well Does Remote Yoga Work for Back Pain?
Suffer from chronic low back pain? Been thinking about trying yoga but you can’t find a nearby studio or simply prefer to stay at home? […]
Chronic Pain Can Be Offset By Exercise and Activity
Don’t want chronic pain? Then get more active. […]
Walking Helps Relieve Low Back Pain: How and Why
Here’s how to do walking correctly to help reduce your nagging low back pain. […]
Deadlifts for Relieving Low Back Pain: Comprehensive Research Review
Plenty of research shows that in some cases, the deadlift exercise can alleviate chronic low back pain. […]
Five Benefits of Spinal Stenosis Surgery
Discover how spinal stenosis surgery can transform lives with benefits such as pain relief and enhanced mobility. Find hope for a pain-free future. The Benefits of Spinal Stenosis Surgery: Improving Quality of Life Spinal stenosis [...]
Preparing for Spinal Stenosis Surgery: What You Need to Know
Spinal stenosis is a spinal canal narrowing that can put pressure on the nerves in your spine. […]
Compulsive Snow Shoveling: Why Shovel Only an Inch?
Do you know someone who shovels only an inch of snow or barely any slush right down to the concrete even though the sun is already melting it? […]
Is It Safe to Take Leftover Narcotic Pain Pills?
Do you have long leftover pain pills lying around such as Percocet, Vicodin and Norco? Do you feel it’d be a waste to trash them even though they may have expired? Since narcotic pain pills [...]
Causes of Back Pain Other than a Herniated Disc
If you’ve been diagnosed with a herniated disc, a second opinion may be in order, because your low back pain may actually have a different cause. […]
Strength Training vs. Cardio Exercise for Low Back Pain
Which is better for low back pain: working out with weights or doing cardio exercise? Low back pain is America's No. 1 nonfatal health problem. Training with weights is superior to aerobic exercise for the [...]
MUST You Have General Anesthesia for Herniated Disc Surgery?
Are you facing surgery for a herniated disc and are fearful of general anesthesia? Can this procedure be done under regional or even local? […]
Physical Therapy for Disc Herniation Causing Pain? Solutions
Physical therapy for a herniated disc can hurt like mad, so here is what you should do if you dread the PT. […]
3 Causes of Upper Back Pain You’d Never Suspect; All Serious
There are 3 serious conditions – OTHER than muscle or nerve problems, injury, poor posture, arthritis, infection and cancer that can cause upper back pain. […]
Seeking Chronic Pain Treatment? What Your Doctors Missed
People suffering with low back pain in the morning, neck pain or sciatica when sitting in a chair, hip pain when walking, shoulder pain or any other musculoskeletal condition… …are still pursuing the same treatments [...]
Can Untreated Scoliosis Lead to Spinal Stenosis?
If your child has scoliosis, you’d better make sure it’s monitored and appropriately treated – even if you don’t have health insurance. […]
Can Back Pain Even at Rest Be an Early Sign of Lung Cancer?
Back pain at rest CAN be caused by lung cancer. But this comes with a “but.” First off, do you have persistent back pain and are you a smoker? […]
How Well Does Cymbalta Work for Spinal Stenosis Back Pain?
Cymbalta may help blunt the pain of spinal stenosis – but not in the way most people would think. […]
Can Menstruation Affect a Herniated Disc?
There may be a connection between your period and the pain of a herniated or “bulging” disc. But it’s probably not the connection you’re thinking of. […]
Core Exercises to Prevent Spinal Stenosis in Healthy People
You don’t want to wait till you have spinal stenosis to wonder what kind of exercises could have possibly prevented it. Spinal stenosis tends to be progressive. In its severe form, the patient walks or [...]
Can a Low Back Problem Cause Pain in the Shins?
Do you suffer from unexplained pain or aching in the shins? The origin of this problem could be in your lower back. Shins that hurt is a very common symptom, especially among runners. But people [...]
Low Back Pain when Bending Over Sink to Wash Hair: Solutions
Have you found that while washing your hair over the sink, you must repeatedly straighten to relieve the pain in your low back? Certain exercises will make the situation more tolerable. For the people who [...]
How Common Is Back Pain from Lung Cancer?
You may already know that lung cancer can cause back pain, but just how often or common is this? After all, back pain is one of the leading reasons for visits to primary care physicians [...]
Can Cancer Cause Middle Back Pain?
Pain in the middle back can be more worrisome than the lower area, since this isn't the most common area of back pain. Cancer as a cause of mid back pain certainly impedes upon the [...]
How Does Acid Reflux Cause Upper Back Pain?
Upper back pain has causes ranging from acid reflux to heart problems to a number of cancers. Most back pain is caused by a musculoskeletal issue. But for many people, acid reflux is behind their [...]
Spinal Stenosis: Why Back Extension Exercise Is Not Safe
It seems that the logical treatment for spinal stenosis is to repeatedly extend the back throughout the day or do sustained back extension exercises to “force” the lumbar region into a more upright position. [...]
Could Back Pain for Two Years Be Pancreatic Cancer?
Back pain that won’t go away after two years of conventional treatment may actually be due to a cause far more seious than just an irritated disc or muscle spasms. “It is possible that back [...]
Can Low Back Pain Radiate to the Groin Area?
Low back pain can definitely radiate or “spread” to the groin, even though the source of the pain is only in the back rather than the groin. Can Low Back Pain Spread to the Groin? [...]
Why Is Dr. Nowzaradan of 600 Pound Life Always Hunched Over?
Ever notice that “Dr. Now” on “My 600 Pound Life” has a hunchback? Are thousands of hours hunched over during surgery the cause of Dr. Nowzaradan’s hunched back? Or is Dr. Now's perpetual hunching over [...]
Can Strength Training More Frequently Treat Low Back Pain?
If you want to treat your low back pain, the emphasis should be on weight training rather than on aerobic activity. Don't assume that strength training -- or doing more of it -- will make [...]
Does Slow Walking on a Treadmill Desk Stiffen Your Back?
Have you found that walking even just one mph on your treadmill desk after 30 minutes leaves your low back feeling oddly stiff? What's going on here? A chiropractor explains why slow walking on a [...]
Can Lumbar Scoliosis Be Corrected Without Surgery?
Do you really need surgery to correct lumbar scoliosis? Could there be a conservative way to deal with this problem? “Research is inconclusive on whether nonsurgical care truly corrects [lumbar] scoliosis by reducing the curvature [...]
Can Lower Back Pain Be Caused by Prostate Cancer?
Back pain can actually be caused by prostate cancer, and by the time this happens, the cancer has spread -- it is at an advanced stage. “In general, prostate cancer causes no symptoms,” begins Kenneth [...]
Low Back Pain in the Morning: Causes & Solutions
If you’re fed up with morning back pain, a chiropractor explains the causes and how to treat this problem. “When low back pain predominantly begins in the morning, the source is often from arthritic facet [...]
Back Cracks During Sit-Ups: Causes & Solutions
Find out from a chiropractor, not a layperson or “fitness expert,” why your back cracks during sit-ups and what to do about this annoying and to some people, unnerving response to the exercise. A personal [...]