Degenerative disc disease. It sounds ominous and progressive, something you won’t recover from, ever. Well, it isn’t really a disease and it’s not progressive in the symptomology. Degenerative disc disease is really a description of the symptoms. So if you hear you have it, don’t lose hope. Symptoms The symptoms include pain, weakness and numbness […]
What Is A Herniated Disc? | Back Pain Denver
If you’ve been suffering from back pain, leg pain, or weakness of any lower extremities, you may have a herniated disc. This happens when the cushion between the spinal vertebra is pushed outside its normal position or is herniated. That herniation aggravates the spinal nerves causing the pain and weakness. Vulnerable to injury or rupture […]
Your Insurance Deductible and Your Health
You’ve been putting it off all year, but now you finally did it, you met your insurance deductible! Time to get that health issue that you’ve been living with looked at and treated so you feel better. Insurance deductible For many people their insurance year runs on the calendar year, meaning this time of year […]
Aging Issues – How Physical Therapy Can Help Treat Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis can be a debilitating disease, and those who suffer from it often think nothing can be done to help. They would be wrong. Physical therapy can help. Bone disease Osteoporosis is a bone disease where the thickness of the bone becomes porous and brittle. The bone density gets low. Dense bone is stronger and […]
