back pain management
MRI, X-rays and Back Pain
X-rays and MRI’s can be harmful for people with low back pain. This may sound ridiculous to the average person. Two common medical misconceptions are that more tests lead to better care and that imaging studies allow us to see the “problem.” Wrong and wrong. When it comes to low back pain, more tests don’t Read More »
Hip Hinge, A Natural Solution for Low Back Pain
Low back pain is often due to stress, strain, and compression through the tissues of the lumbar spine. The hip hinge is a movement pattern that, if done correctly on a consistent basis, will reduce excessive strain and compression on the lumbar spine. When excessive stress and compression are alleviated, pain is reduced or eliminated. Read More »
Pain Medication and injections
It might be time for you to rethink pain medications and injections for addressing musculoskeletal pain. Western medicine has evolved to the point that pain, any kind of pain, is addressed FIRST with drugs and/or injections. Most complaints of pain are musculoskeletal in nature, meaning the pain generator is muscle or joint related. A recent Read More »