Entries by hself

Causalgia Pain: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Many people recovering from an injury, trauma or surgery find themselves dealing with causalgia pain. This highly debilitating and often mysterious condition can have a devastating impact on quality of life and the ability to work, spend time with loved ones and perform basic activities. While it can feel hopeless, there are effective options that […]

Laser Spine Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

For many people dealing with chronic neck and back pain, spine surgery is seen as a treatment of last resort. But if weeks or months of nonsurgical therapies have not brought relief and pain begins to disrupt quality of life, it can start to become a serious consideration.  Why do so many people want to […]

Spinal Cord Stimulators — Benefits, Side Effects and Precautions

For back pain sufferers, the discomfort and limited mobility that comes with it can severely limit your quality of life and make it difficult to enjoy the people and activities you love. When basic treatments such as rest, over-the-counter medications, cold packs and heating pads no longer bring relief, more intensive pain management therapies become […]

Preventing Spondylolisthesis: Four Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Spine

Like any other spine condition, spondylolisthesis is a diagnosis that most people would like to prevent if at all possible. Although not always painful, especially in less severe cases, spondylolisthesis can be a source of back pain, spinal instability and mobility problems for the people it affects. It isn’t possible to completely prevent spondylolisthesis from […]

Understanding the Causes and Symptoms of Sciatica Nerve Pain

Sciatica nerve pain affects millions of people in the United States. The shooting pains and symptoms like muscle weakness can impact quality of life and make it difficult to do the normal activities that many of us take for granted. Although it may seem like something you just have to live with, the truth is […]

Preventing Facet Disease: Proactive Steps for a Healthy Spine

Facet disease affects millions of people in the United States and is a major source of aches, pains and limited mobility. If you’ve heard of this condition and are concerned about it one day affecting you, you are not alone. Like other conditions, while there is no way to completely prevent facet disease, there are […]