Sciatica and How to Get Relief Chronic pain is life changing and difficult. But, those who have had sciatica know it can be absolutely debilitating. Most people with sciatica spend the first few days bed-ridden and speak to the severe pain as the worst pain they have ever felt. So, let’s look at what sciatica is, and how to get relief. What Is Sciatica? Sciatica is a symptom that is commonly described as pain, tingling or burning down the

Your "back pain" might be a misnomer. We commonly confuse pain for a problem. Doctors don't often help matters by not doing thorough examinations, and just offering a prescription of pain pills or anti-inflammatory drugs when the patient comes in with a complaint of pain. So what is the difference? The pain is part of the problem you are experiencing, but it is not the actual cause—the problem that is producing the pain. If you say you have

Whiplash, refers to a neck injury where the normal range of motion is exceeded, resulting in injury to the soft-tissues (hopefully with no fractures) in the cervical region. There are a LOT of factors involved that enter into the degree of injury and length of healing time. Let’s take a closer look!Picture the classic rear-end collision. The incident itself may be over within 300 milliseconds (msec), which is why it’s virtually impossible to

Low back pain (LBP) can arise from disks, nerves, joints, and the surrounding soft tissues. To simplify the task of determining “What is causing my LBP?” the Quebec Task Force recommends that LBP be divided into three main categories: 1) Mechanical LBP; 2) Nerve root related back pain; and 3) Pathology or fracture. We will address the first two, as they are most commonly managed by chiropractors. Making the proper diagnosis points your doctor

They are called cervicogenic headaches, meaning the headache did, indeed, start in the neck. Although headaches can arise from a variety of causes (stress, allergies, insomnia, accident, etc.) many do originate in the neck or from neck trauma. The anatomy of the neck helps to explain the connection, because there are three nerves that exit the neck and travel to the head (C1, C2, and C3). The first, C1, the lesser occipital nerve, travels to