Hip Pain
What is hip pain? The hip is a ball-and-socket joint that attaches the head of your thigh bone (femur) to your pelvis. Hip pain is often accompanied by other …
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Migraine Headaches
What is a migraine? Migraines are a type of recurring headache that cause intense, throbbing pain on one side of your head. These headaches often occur with nausea, vomiting, …
Failed Back Syndrome
What is failed back syndrome? Failed back syndrome, also called failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS), is the layman’s term for postlaminectomy syndrome. Failed back syndrome refers to spinal pain …
Meditation
Meditation is a habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. This practice is increasing in popularity as the scientific benefits are being discovered. A …
Pinched Nerve
What is a pinched nerve? A pinched nerve can occur when the tissues around it put the nerve under pressure. Bone, cartilage, tendon, or muscle pressing on a nerve …
Yoga Poses for Back Pain
Back pain is quite common and may be caused by something as simple as a muscle strain to complex from a herniated disc. When pain arises, all one can …
Telehealth
What exactly is telehealth? Telehealth is defined as the provision of healthcare remotely by means of telecommunications technology. In these days of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, much of healthcare …
Cervical Radiculopathy
What is cervical radiculopathy? Cervical radiculopathy arises due to compression of the nerve roots that sit near your cervical vertebrae. Nerve root damage causes pain and affects your sense …
Cervical Disc Herniation
CERVICAL DISC HERNIATION What is a cervical disc herniation? A cervical disc herniation is diagnosed when the inner portion of an intervertebral disc bulges through the fibrous outer …
Herniated Disc
A herniated disc, also called bulged, slipped or ruptured, is a common cause of back and neck pain. Fortunately, there are several options for treatment and in most cases …