Ongoing issues with back pain can affect practically all facets of your life, from work to family and social time. If you suffer from back pain, then you've probably taken steps to not only understand your condition but also to figure out how best to manage it. This doesn't always prove to be a simple [...]
Sciatica can be a debilitating condition. It happens when the sciatic nerve is irritated, which sends radiating pains down the affected side. Typical sciatica presentation affects the lower back, hip, buttock, back of the thigh, and calf. The pain is often described as burning or stabbing, and the leg can also feel numb or weak. [...]
Back pain is one of the most common injuries that is endured while one is at work. Most places of employment hire a specific person such as a risk manager to keep an eye on safety problems and reduce the risk of injuries. But each individual also has a responsibility to be cautious and alert [...]
Sciatica can cause a world of pain to sufferers. This condition is thought to be the cause of up to 10% of all lower back pain complaints. Sciatic pain occurs when pressure is placed on the sciatic nerve. This can be caused by a large number of factors ranging from poor posture to slipped discs. [...]
If you’ve ever had a bout with sciatica, you know that the pain can be terrible. The sciatic nerves branch off from nerves in the lower back, run through the hips and buttocks, then down the back of each leg, through the feet and into the big toes. The right and left sciatic nerves are [...]
Back pain can come from a number of different sources. One that is quite common is pain due to a herniated disc. Some people have them and never know, while others suffer in extreme pain from them. What is a herniated disc? There are discs that are located in the vertebrae that are protected by [...]
One major complaint of back pain is due to sciatica. Sciatica is an irritation or inflammation of the sciatic nerve. This nerve is the largest in the body, and the reason it causes back pain is that it runs from the spine into the lower back and branches off into each leg. The area that [...]
Back Pain in San Diego CA Even just a few hours per day at a desk can result in long-term effects. Injuries in the workplace are not just something that factory and construction workers need to think about. Let’s take a look at the results of spending hours a day sitting in place. The Bureau [...]
Pain coming from compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve is called sciatica. Sciatica which can include pain, tingling, numbness and muscle weakness is really a symptom indicating an underlying problem, not a diagnosis in and of itself. This article will explore in detail the findings of a recent controlled study comparing spinal manipulation (chiropractic) [...]
