From underlying health issues to your general lifestyle habits, there are many factors beyond what’s actually going on with your spine that can play a role in the outcome of any surgical procedure involving your spine. According to a new […]
The bones in your spine are designed to withstand some degree of stress and strain from your daily movements—something they usually do fairly well. However, if the stress applied to a vertebral segment becomes excessive, as may be the case […]
Back pain isn’t always a stand-alone problem that demands your attention at one time or another. In some cases, you may experience spine-related discomfort coupled with nausea. Still, it’s rare for an irritated spinal nerve or a similar common spinal […]
It’s not unusual to experience back pain as you get older, but it’s not inevitable this will happen. Spine-related discomfort also isn’t something you simply have to accept as a “normal” part of aging if you happen to be 60 […]
Posture is important for overall spine health, since too much stress and strain can affect spinal discs, contribute to inflammation, and impact your backbone in other potentially painful ways. But it’s also easy to overlook how you’re sitting, standing, or […]
Scarring is part of the body’s natural healing process. At the same time, it can be a source of additional pain following spine surgery. This type of scarring is referred to as epidural fibrosis, or spinal nerve scarring. Some spine […]
Somewhere around 22 million Americans have sleep apnea, according to an estimate by the American Sleep Apnea Association. Sleep apnea is a disruption in breathing that can affect sleep patterns and present serious health risks. Affecting roughly one out of […]
Extending from the lower back down into the legs, the sciatic nerve is the longest single nerve in the human body, and it influences even more nerves that branch off from it. It’s fairly common for women to develop problems […]
Spinal cord injuries, or SCIs, can change your life in many ways, either permanently or temporarily until you recover as much as possible. Injuries of this nature can result in after-effects that range from mild nerve damage to significant mobility […]