Those 9 long months are over and now you have your little bundle of joy. Pregnancy was tough on your back. Now that your center of gravity has readjusted you’d think that backaches would be a thing of the past. You’d be wrong. Between nursing and lifting, your back is getting quite a big amount […]
Is Your Child’s Backpack Hurting Their Spine?
Whether the school year is just finishing up or starting out, backpack weight is a problem for many young students. Please be aware that your child’s backpack COULD be hurting their spine in ways that might be evident for years. Starting new classes with the heaps of books and notebooks, musical instruments, desk and locker […]
Back Pain and Physical Therapy
Back pain is hard to live with, but there is something you can do. Physical therapy can and often does help. Not only can it relieve back pain but it can also prevent it. Specific program of exercise Studies have shown that the return of back pain after injury can be reduced from the norm […]
My Sciatica Is Acting Up
Have you ever said that? Or maybe someone you know has said it? It means that they are in pain that is making them incredibly uncomfortable. But what is sciatica? What is sciatica It refers to pain that follows the path of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve branches from your lower back through your […]