Spine Articles About Pain

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, ...

What is Rhizotomy and How Can it Help Relieve Back Pain?

April 9, 2020

Back pain is so common that 8 out of 10 people suffer from it at some time during their lives. But if your back pain has persisted ...

What’s a Facet Joint and Could It Be Causing Your Chronic Neck Pain?

January 3, 2020

More than 20 percent of U.S. adults (about 50 million people) suffer from chronic pain. Neck pain, in particular, is one of the most common types of chronic pain. Neck ...

Is My Chronic Back Pain Normal if I’m Over 50?

May 3, 2019

There’s a joke about aging making the rounds on Facebook. It goes like this: A fun part of your 30s is waking up thinking you’re hungover ...

5 Spinal Injections Every Back Pain Sufferer Should Know About

February 7, 2019

Your spinal cord is an engineering marvel that gives you mobility and flexibility so that you can accomplish myriad tasks every day. But when your ...

Chronic pain isn’t fun. I’ve been there.

September 19, 2018

Something happened to me that allowed me to understand my patients on a much deeper level. A couple of years ago, I overexerted myself in ...

What Can I Do to Prevent Back Problems?

June 27, 2017

Maintaining a healthy spine is both possible and necessary to prevent complications that arise from the normal aging process of the spine.  As we get ...

Simple Stretches to Relieve Back Pain

May 29, 2015

There are many methods to help with eliminating back pain. One of the most basic and beneficial is through simple stretching. The benefits of stretching ...

Pain vs Weather. Are They Related?

January 20, 2015

One very common statement most practitioners who deal with pain will hear is “my pain is worse with weather changes.”  Some patients swear that the ...

Back Pain in Children

November 12, 2014

Back pain in children is not like back pain in adults. Compared to an adult, a child with a backache is more likely to have ...

SI Joint Pain and New Minimally Invasive Procedure offered at The Spine Center

October 10, 2014

Sacroiliac joint pain is a very common and sometimes overlooked cause of low back pain. The SI joint (SIJ) is where the sacrum (commonly known ...

Understanding Low Back Pain and How Your Spine Works

November 25, 2013

Almost everyone will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. This pain can vary from mild to severe. It can be short-lived ...

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