Back pain is one of the primary reasons why people see their doctors or their physical therapists. Persistent, chronic back pain is experienced by 8% of adults in the U.S., but a physical therapist (PT) can help to lessen your pain while also teaching you strategies on how to avoid future injury. Physical therapy can help to relieve symptoms of back pain and also to restore functionality and flexibility. This can be done in lieu of surgery and to help prevent the need for surgery in the first ... [Read More]
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Is Your Back Pain Caused by Your Job?
It is not always intentional, but many jobs end up putting their workers at a high risk for back pain and injury. Information from the World Health Organization's International Labour Office reveals that the problem is global. The organization lists “musculoskeletal diseases” as common, and part of 268 million non-fatal workplace accidents in which employees miss work. According to Everyday Health, back pain is one of the most common medical problems in the United States, and the leading cause ... [Read More]
Will Dry Needling Help Your Back Pain?
You may be one of the 100 million Americans suffering from chronic pain, defined as pain that lasts longer than six months. Chronic pain can be mild or excruciating, episodic or continuous, merely inconvenient or totally incapacitating. With chronic pain, signals of pain remain active in the nervous system for months, or even years. This can take both a physical and emotional toll on a person. For many people living with chronic pain, finding pain relief can be tough. A lot of trial and error is ... [Read More]
Exercises to Help Relieve Back Pain
If you’ve had to go to your doctor due to back pain, you know that it can get pretty bad. Back pain is actually a very common reason for a visit to the doctor, and a big reason that people end up being absent from work. When a bad low back flare-up comes along, people can be laid up for days from the debilitating pain. According to the Mayo Clinic, 80 percent of all Americans will have low back pain at least once in their lifetime. Back pain is also a leading cause of disability cases in the ... [Read More]
