Body Worlds - The Art and Science of the Human Spine
Friday May 30, 2008
Yesterday I had the opportunity to see the Body Worlds exhibit. It seems to me that it’s a sign of the times when everyone, and not just medical personnel, ... Read More
How bad does it hurt?
Tuesday May 27, 2008
Illustration: Anne Asher (c) 2007Licensed to About.com
As a back pain sufferer, the intensity of your pain is probably the most important part of the ordeal for you. Intensity levels fluctuate, ... Read More
Back from Iraq - What To Do About The Pain?
Saturday May 24, 2008
Photo: Taliesin
According to the American Pain Foundation, the most common symptom showing up in soldiers returning from war is pain. The Foundation estimates nearly 50% of troops coming back ... Read More
To Cobra or Not to Cobra - Can Your Back Handle Yoga Poses?
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Photo (c) Barry Stone
If you want a flexible spine, the yoga cobra pose is one of several that will be probably be recommended to you by well-meaning teachers. But being ... Read More
Back Safe Gardening Techniques
Thursday May 15, 2008
Photo: Anne Asher 2007Licensed to About.com
Many people find gardening to be not only relaxing and personally fulfilling, but healing as well. But if back pain is getting in your ... Read More
Back Spasm NBA Style
Wednesday May 14, 2008
Photo: Jonathan FerreyGetty Images
An expectant crowd watches as you fend off your adversary by jumping high and fast enough to miss him and smash the ball into the hoop ... Read More
What’s Your Whiplash Attitude?
Tuesday May 13, 2008
Photo: Goldstein
Whiplash is what is known as a hyperextension/flexion injury. This means that an impact of some sort, most commonly one motor vehicle hitting another from behind, forces the ... Read More
Fibromyalgia Awareness Day
Monday May 12, 2008
Today - May 12 - is Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. Fibromyalgia is a "chronic pain disorder", according to the National Fibromyalgia Association. It is sometimes brought on by a back ... Read More
A Core Reason for Strengthening Your Abs
Thursday May 8, 2008
Illustration: ADAM
Strong, functional ab muscles are a cornerstone to maintaining a healthy back – any back doctor, physical therapist, fitness trainer or chiropractor will tell you that. But being ... Read More
The Botox Standard
Wednesday May 7, 2008
Photo: Luis Alvarez
A few months ago, I blogged about an FDA safety warning for the use of Botox to treat spasticity in children. Since that time the American Academy ... Read More
Watch Out For Vertebral Artery Injury
Tuesday May 6, 2008
One rare complication of neck surgery is called vertebral artery injury (VAI). According to a journal report published in the April 1, 2008 edition of Spine Journal, certain procedures ... Read More
Neurosurgery Awareness Week
Thursday May 1, 2008
Photo: Adam Ciesielski
Today marks the last day of Neurosurgery Awareness Week, and the end of a week long annual meeting for neurosurgeons in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting was hosted ... Read More