In a recent blog post from Elance they noted some interesting numbers about the typical 40 hour work week. For those that sit in front of a computer, you will spend close to an hourly equivalent of three months sitting in that office chair typing and reading your computer monitor during one calendar year. While [...]
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Continued from part 1.
This is part 2 of the continuing series that is focused on listing the definitions of important terms surrounding issues of the spine, bones, and spinal cord. You may want to bookmark this blog post so that you can find it at a later time. While you won’t hear all these words [...]
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Below are three back stretches and exercises that your spine specialist might recommend.
Pelvic Tilt
The pelvic tilt strengthens your lower abdominal muscles and stretches your low back (lumbar spine).
Start on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor.
As you exhale, contract your abdominal muscles, pushing your belly button towards the floor [...]
Everyone respects a doctor because we’ve all experienced the massive amount of knowledge that doctors contain. Often a point of confusion is translating the complicated practice of medicine into a jargon that a layperson can understand. For those not familiar with the medical abbreviations that health professionals use on a daily basis we laypeople can [...]
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According to details listed in The American Journal of Medicine, men regularly taking painkillers are much more likely to suffer hearing loss. Researchers say a new study shows men, especially young men, taking paracetamol at least twice a week doubled the risk of mild to severe deafness before their 50th birthday. Painkillers like aspirin and [...]
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Last week The Lancet published a paper about cognitive behavioral treatment for low back pain. They state that the benefits of cognitive behavioral intervention were broad ranging and when maintained at 12 months these benefits led to substantial health gain.
Let’s take a step back and explain what cognitive behavioral treatment means. Basically it aims to [...]
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“Stand up while you read this.” That’s the headline on a The New York Times article about the negative effects of sitting down all day long. Even those that exercise regularly are still doing damage to themselves by staying seated in a chair all day long. According to the article, people who sit in front [...]
Many things can cause a pinched nerve. Whether it’s facet disease and bone spurs, disc bulges or herniations, or thickened ligaments due to arthritis, the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute can treat the source with a tiny laser through a 7 or 15 mm incision to free the nerve and rid you of your pain. And [...]
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Sometimes the most practical types of tips for dealing with back pain come from regular people living their lives around and watching healthy people as they go about their normal day. Ester Gokhale has a very practical blog post that gives four simple tips to help you achieve a pain free back. We know that [...]
Back pain is one of the most common complaints treated by physicians. Nearly four out of five people will have back pain at some time in their life.
Many people that suffer from back pain fall into the nonspecific back pain category. Nonspecific back pain means that the exact cause of lower back pain is often [...]
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