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Your best option for treatment when dealing with back pain is physical therapy. Physical therapy is not just about the best way to exercise your sore back or how to stretch your muscles, it could involve acupuncture, massage therapy or IFC (Interferential current) to just name a few. There are two
Read Article ›Listed below you will find the methods often first prescribed for chronic back pain treatment. Over the Counter Medications When back pain first happens most of us reach for these medications to help cope with back pain. It could be Advil, Aleve, Motrin, Aspirin or Tylenol. Rx Medications If over the counter medications are
Read Article ›Stretching can be an essential part of your workout; it can decrease the risk of injury, prevent muscle soreness and improve your overall performance. A few back pain stretches you can try are: Trunk Rotations While sitting on the edge of your chair place both hands behind your head. Contract your abdominals, left
Read Article ›Often back pain can be attributed to obesity or weak back muscles. The tricky thing about having back pain and needing to exercise is, you must choose back pain exercises that you can do that will not further damage or injure you back in any way. With regular exercise you can
Read Article ›Just because your back hurts doesn’t mean you shouldn’t exercise, not exercising is actually the worst thing you can do for your back. By keeping your back healthy, strong, and flexible you can decrease not only your chances of developing back pain but you can reduce any current back pain
Read Article ›There are many things you can do that can help to decrease your chances of injuring your back. The most common reason for back pain is a back sprain, which is what happens if you tear or damage the ligaments in your back or a back strain, when you tear
Read Article ›Degenerative disc disease can be a very confusing term that is applied to lower back pain and is one of the most misunderstood. Degenerative disc disease is not even a disease nor does it progress into a life threatening condition. It is just a term used to describe the normal changes
Read Article ›Spondylosis or osteoarthritis is a term used to describe the changes that occur in the joints and discs in your spine as a result of arthritis in the spine. This is a degenerative disease and once it has started with treatment you can only slow down the process but you
Read Article ›Spondylolisthesis occurs when a defect in the part of the spine causes the vertebra (bone) to slip to one side of the body. This will cause a gradual malformation of the lower spine and a narrowing of the vertebral canal. Symptoms of spondylolisthesis include back and leg pain. There are 5
Read Article ›Spinal bone spurs are boney growths that occur on the edges of the joints in your back. These slow to develop boney formations are a result of friction or stress on the joints over a long period of time. These growths often go many years without being detected and not
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