Spine Articles About Non-Surgical Alternatives

Can Inversion Tables Relieve Back Pain?

May 18, 2023

With the return of warm weather, we’re often outside and moving more, whether that’s yardwork, athletics or just taking more walks to enjoy nature. While ...

What is Spinal Traction and Does It Work for Back & Neck Pain?

April 22, 2022

Spinal traction is a widely used treatment for low back pain as well as neck pain. Traction utilizes a force and counterforce to pull in ...

How Epidural Spine Injections Can Help You

January 20, 2021

If you’re one of the 16 million people in the United States who suffers from chronic back pain or sciatica, you may be feeling frustrated by your ...

What Do Facet Joints Do?

December 9, 2020

When you think about your joints, you probably think about big joints, like your hips or shoulders or knees. Maybe you remember the smaller joints, ...

Is There a Nonsurgical Way to Treat a Pinched Nerve?

December 1, 2019

Your spine is amazing. It allows you to bend, twist, stand tall, and move smoothly, and it houses and protects some of the most important ...

Dry Needling

March 10, 2017

More than 25% of Americans have a musculoskeletal condition that requires medical attention. Chronic back pain accounts for most of the common musculoskeletal pain conditions ...

Inversion Tables…Good or Bad?

March 27, 2015

This article has been updated. Read the new version. It’s spring!  With spring time comes sports.  And, with sports, comes back pain. Any medical practitioner ...

Spinal Injections

July 25, 2014

Spinal injections are used in two ways. First, they can be performed to diagnose the source of back, leg, neck, or arm pain (diagnostic). Second, ...

Medications used to Treat Acute Low Back Pain

April 24, 2014

Acute low back pain with or without sciatica is one of the most common reasons for adults to see a physician. Although most patients recover ...

“Ever Heard of Dry Needling?” Patient Questions & Answers

November 25, 2013

Recently, we’ve had patients asking about a procedure called “dry needling.” In this review we have attempted to explain this relatively new method for the ...

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