Your spinal discs help to facilitate movement while acting as shock absorbers for your spine. However, over time this repeated stress can gradually wear down our spinal discs, leading to painful movement, nerve compression and other spinal issues. Some disc loss is inevitable over time due to the aging process, but other times we knowingly […]
How To Explain Your Back Pain To Your Doctor
Your spine is home to a variety of tissues, tendons, ligaments and vertebrae, so pinpointing exactly what’s going on in your back when pain develops can be difficult. Spinal imaging tests can help identify some conditions, but before it reaches that stage, your doctor will try to get a good idea of what’s going on […]
4 Great Ways To Love Your Spine
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re sharing the day with someone special or just treating yourself, take some time today and in the coming weeks to show some love to your spine. Your spine works day in and day out to provide support for your whole body and aid in movement, so give it some TLC! […]
How To Safely Return To Sports After A Back Injury
Back injuries are one of the more common types of injuries that athletes suffer during athletic competition. Since your spine is such a complex structure, it can be difficult to determine exactly what’s wrong and how to best treat the problem. Getting a correct diagnosis and developing a safe treatment plan are just part of […]
Identifying Non-Traumatic Spinal Fractures
We recently had a reader reach out in the comment’s section of our blog titled “What Are Some Treatment Options For Spinal Fractures,” and they posed the following question. What are some of the key indicators that a spinal fracture has taken place? It seems that many of the people most susceptible to the “non-trauma” […]
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