When even the slightest movement sends shooting pain down your leg, you begin to connect the dots between the pain in your leg and your lower back. Here’s a deeper dive into sciatica and its relationship to leg pain.
Jan 7th, 2021
When even the slightest movement sends shooting pain down your leg, you begin to connect the dots between the pain in your leg and your lower back. Here’s a deeper dive into sciatica and its relationship to leg pain.
While many assume that problems like post-traumatic stress syndrome are reserved for those who’ve been to war, the fact is that children can be veterans of trauma, too. Here’s how to recognize the signs.
Americans are no strangers to back pain, which can develop for many reasons, including facet joint issues. To combat the pain, explore how facet joint injections can bring you much-needed relief.
If you’re struggling with ongoing pain that interferes with your quality of life, you want relief and for your routine to go back to normal. One of the most effective treatments for combating pain is nerve blocks. Here’s how it works.
Surgery of any kind always carries some degree of risk, but there are times when the benefits outweigh the risks. If you’ve been struggling with chronic back pain, here’s a look at some of your options, including surgery.
Chronic pain can slow you down and make it difficult to get through your day. When you’re experiencing pelvic pain, you may wonder what the cause is and if it’s serious. Learn more about pelvic pain.
Degenerative disc disease is a condition in which the cushiony discs in your spine wear down, causing pain and difficulty moving. Learn about the possible complications of degenerative disc disease.
Occipital neuralgia is a neurological condition that causes intense headaches at the base of your skull. A rare disease, it can cause chronic, debilitating pain. Learn about this condition and the available treatment options.
Peripheral neuropathy is a condition in which certain nerves in your body don’t work properly. Many injuries or diseases can cause this. Learn about the connection between diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.
Headaches are a prevalent condition that most people experience from time to time. Learn about the different causes of headaches and the available treatment options, so you are prepared next time you have a headache.
Everyone experiences arm pain from time to time, but it usually can be effectively treated with pain relievers and rest. Chronic or complex arm pain is severe and debilitating and can last for a long time. Learn about nonsurgical treatment options.
Incontinence means the inability to fully control your bladder or bowels. It can be inconvenient, disruptive, and sometimes just plain embarrassing. It’s important to get a diagnosis and treatment for incontinence for your health and well-being.
If you suffer from severe nerve pain that hasn’t responded to other therapies, you don’t have to give up hope or give in to irreversible surgery. A new, FDA-cleared treatment stops pain at its roots: the dorsal root ganglia (DRG).
If you’re like most Americans, you spend between 2-4 hours each day on your smartphone alone. Over the year, that adds up to 700-1,400 hours, and often, a big pain in your neck. Keep reading to learn more about the risks of tech neck.
Is growing older a pain in your back? Though some bone and disc degeneration is normal as you get older, you don’t have to live with pain. Find out what you can do about age-related back pain.
Migraines remain a frustrating and moving target when it comes to treatment, but there are effective ways you can control migraine attacks through lifestyle changes. We review some here.
Lower back pain is one of the most common causes of work-related disability claims. If your back pain is the result of spinal stenosis, you have some decisions to make about treatment. One option is the MILD® procedure.
A spinal cord stimulator helps mask or block pain signals causing chronic back pain. Once implanted through a minimally invasive procedure, it can provide long-lasting pain relief without the need for drugs.
If you suffer from sciatica pain but aren’t interested in invasive procedures, there’s hope in physical therapy. Learn more about how physical therapy can help alleviate your sciatica pain.
An epidural steroid injection may sound scary and dangerous, but it is actually one of the safest, most effective ways to reduce or eliminate your back pain. Find out all you need to know about this popular pain management approach.
Are you living with back pain? Even if the cause of your back pain is a complex condition, such as spinal stenosis, there are drug-free solutions that can offer relief.
Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.