It Hurts When I Work

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The world doesn’t stop for back pain. That means you may get a few days off because of back pain, but eventually you have to go to work. The best thing to do is learn some office [...]

Baby Makes My Back Hurt

When you’re pregnant, developing back pain is very normal. The pain can range from mild to severe, but you just have to try and manage the pain as best you can. There are some things you can do that will probably relieve a lot of the pain. You can make sure you [...]

How Do I Know When Surgery is the Answer

Most back pain isn’t treated with surgery as much anymore. Surgery is too risky. But if you are considering whether to have surgery, you should make sure you’ve tried everything else first. Spine surgery should always be a last choice and not a first option. That means you might have to [...]

What the X-Rays Show

Usually, if the doctor decides he or she needs to actually look at the bones of the spine, an X-ray is ordered. But even if you get an x-ray that doesn’t mean you’ll suddenly have all the answers. The x-ray can only show bones and not muscles, tendons or ligaments. So if [...]

Did My Cholesterol Drug Cause the Problem?

There are plenty of wonder drugs on the market for every ailment. The new cholesterol preventing drugs are on the list of “great discoveries” – for now. Apparently drugs like Lipitor are statins, and statins can cause muscle weakness if used for long periods of time. In fact, some people are claiming they [...]