Category: Back Pain Relief

Tips From a Physical Therapist On Dealing With Herniated Discs

Tips From a Physical Therapist On Dealing With Herniated Discs

March 10th, 2022

A herniated disc happens when the outer fibrous layer of a spinal disc (usually in the neck or lower back) tears. This allows the disc’s gel-like filling to leak out into the surrounding joint space. In many cases, this can irritate or compress nearby nerves and other structures, leading to uncomfortable symptoms like back pain,

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Are You Looking for Pain Relief? Try Spinal Manipulation

Are You Looking for Pain Relief? Try Spinal Manipulation

October 20th, 2021

Spinal Manipulation Could Help you Live Comfortably Do your joints hurt? Is your back causing you trouble? Has your pain become unbearable? If so, you may benefit from spinal manipulation. Spinal manipulation helps relieve pressure on joints, reduce inflammation, and improve nerve function. It is a gentle, hands-on form of manual therapy that focuses on

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Find Relief for Your Nagging Back Pains with Physical Therapy

Find Relief for Your Nagging Back Pains with Physical Therapy

October 10th, 2021

Move Comfortably Again with PT! Most Americans will suffer temporary back pain at some point in their lives. When back pain is not temporary, however, it becomes a major quality of life issue. The American Physical Therapy Association states that back pain is the most commonly experienced form of pain for Americans. In fact, one

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A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Chronic Back Pain

February 20th, 2021

Out of all the conditions a physical therapist will diagnose and treat at our physical therapy clinic, chronic low back pain is one of the most common. We spend a lot of time educating our patients and their loved ones about this broad health condition—including why it happens and how to avoid it. Because here’s

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Herniated Discs and Back Pain – Is This What’s Causing Your Pain?

January 20th, 2021

Did you know that the spine contains 24 bones? Of those bones, 5 of them are located in the lower back. In addition to these bones, the spine also contains several nerves and intervertebral discs. The spine is such a complex part of the body that it is not uncommon for pain to occur from

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