Turmeric
Turmeric is a member of ginger family, has anti-inflammatory properties that in the right dosages can rival that of aspirin and ibuprofen. The health claims of this amazing spice are used in India and...
Category: Back Pain
Do the Alexander Technique
A medical doctor first recommended that I do the Alexander technique when I was fourteen and suffering from a back injury. Not only did it help my back, but it also taught me how...
See a Chiropractor for Back Pain
Eight out of ten people suffer from some form of back pain in their lifetime, due either to poor muscle tone, bad posture, athletic or other injuries, disk problems, or a problem in the...
Improved Back Surgery
What happens during a standard spinal fusion surgery? Dr. Zahrawi: In the standard procedure you make an incision. The most common one is the posterior fusion where you make an incision in the back,...
Oh! My Aching Back: Alternative Therapies
While some aches and pains can be easily cured, back pain often won’t go away. If you think you’ve tried everything, think again. Here we report on two alternative therapies that can make a...
A Better Back Brace
Can you describe the traditional scoliosis braces that are in existence right now? The traditional braces that exist now are all spin-offs of a brace that was developed in the 1940s, called the Milwaukee...
Got Your Back
About 80% of Americans suffer from a hostile spine at some point in their lives — from muscle spasms, pinched nerves, and aching kinks to chronic, debilitating disk degeneration. What’s more, your posterior side...
Easing Back Pain With Electricity
How debilitating can back pain be? Dr. Shaff: Back pain is, I believe, the number two cause of missed work days in the United States. The only one that’s superior to that is the...
Uneven Limbs
You could go your whole life and never know that you had one leg shorter than the other one. And if it doesn’t cause you any problems, why should you care? Well, what a...
Microdiskectomy: Back Surgery To Go
Back surgery patients who used to remain in the hospital for five to six days are now walking out within hours after the operation. This day surgery is being performed at Baylor College of...
My Aching Back – Doctor’s Interview
Why is chronic back or leg pain so debilitating? Dr. Faller: Primarily because it’s a long-term problem. It’s something that is, in many cases, not going to get better. The people who experience it...