Why Does My Back Pain Keep Returning?

Why Does My Back Pain Keep Returning?

Low back pain is often recurrent, and the reason why it can feel like a mystery, especially when you’re not even sure what caused it in the first place. One of the most common stories we hear goes something like this: “I went to bed feeling completely fine, and I woke...
When is pain worth seeing someone?

When is pain worth seeing someone?

We all deal with aches and pains from the daily grind and the occasional tweak from the weekend warrior adventures. Most of these will resolve quickly with some ice and TLC. Other times these can stick around and begin limiting your ability to engage in the things...
Shhhhhh

Shhhhhh

Everyone wants a magic pill or a cool new stretch that takes away all of their pain with little to no effort. Myself included  trust me, I think about it every day! Unfortunately, we live in a world with very few absolutes but this is one of them. You absolutely...
Just cut it out Doc!

Just cut it out Doc!

This is a model a friend of mine brought over, it shows these small wires running down the spine. The device is called a spinal cord stimulator and it is intended for pain management. When patients have not responded to other treatments or are not appropriate for them...
Just stretch it out!!

Just stretch it out!!

I’ve talked about hamstring stretching specifically in a previous post but today I want to take a deeper dive into stretching as a whole. The idea of stretching is an old one and ironically it is one that most people think they should do more of. Tight hamstrings...
Flatten your back they said..

Flatten your back they said..

Flatten your back AKA “posterior pelvic tilt” If you really want to get on my nerves, be an educated clinician and give the most general advice possible, like this to people looking for help. Your spine should never be flat, as a matter of fact a flat back is usually...