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Start Back Questionnaire for Low Back Pain
Odds are that we will all suffer some debilitating lower back pain at some point in our life. Chiropractic care can help us get back into full activity, and reduce our pain. Some chiropractic patients do not respond to traditional treatment protocols and they need to be referred out for other procedures. Sadly, there are […]
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How chiropractic can help spinal stenosis
Lumbar stenosis comes in two major varieties. There is central canal stenosis and lateral recess stenosis. Both are problematic and can cause pain and disability. Thankfully, both can be treated with safe, conservative, affordable chiropractic care. Central Canal Stenosis This type of stenosis can occur when the tube in which the spinal cord resides becomes […]
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Prevent Back Pain While Gardening
Gardening can either be a chore or a relaxing recreation. Either way, its important to protect your back from injury. Here are some safe gardening tips from your St George chiropractor. Causes of Back Pain Frequently, the injuries we suffer while gardening result from repeated, low grade stresses to the ligaments and small joints of […]
Read moreSpinal Injections Only Marginally Effective
The Annals of Internal Medicine released a report on the effectiveness of steroid spinal injections. The report showed “benefits were small and not sustained, and there was no effect on long-term surgery risk. Limited evidence suggested no effectiveness for spinal stenosis” (AIM, 2015). Whenever a patient must undergo a procedure, one must always weigh the […]
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Before and After
We have all heard the old idiom “the proof of the pudding is in the eating” which means we have to experience something for ourselves in order to fully appreciate it. I had a patient come in a few weeks ago who had not seen a chiropractor before and he was a bit skeptical about […]
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Non-Specific Lower Back Pain
Most of us will, at some point in our life, experience significant lower back pain. Often we look for a cause, a smoking gun. We think that if we can avoid the cause, we can avoid the injury. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Frequently adults will suffer a certain type of mechanical lower […]
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Facet Imbrication Can Be A Cause of Sciatica
The lumbar facets allow for movement in the lumbar spine. They are especially involved in rotation. I have written several articles on facet joint problems, most recently Tropism. Today I’d like to illustrate a common problem associated with chronic poor posture; Facet Imbrication. Facet Imbrication is a chronic posture problem Facet imbrication occurs when […]
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Swayback- a Chronic Low Back Pain
When considering chronic lower back pain as a disease instead of an re-injury, there are a few conditions one considers. A recent blog post outlines this idea. Hyperlordosis, also known as Swayback, is one such disease process. In a normal healthy spine, certain gravity lines are expected. A gravity line is an imaginary line that […]
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