Many people get traction at a therapist’s office or do home traction. One kind of traction is where the neck basically only gets stretched. The other is where you get stretched but also it helps restore the neck curvature. In the neck there should be a 40-60 degree C curvature. This is the best position [...]

Different types of back pains have different types of causes, and to gain some relief, the cause rather than the symptom should be addressed. People suffering from back pain are often suggested by friends and relatives to have complete bed rest, which is a misconception. Mere bed rest would not be sufficient to alleviate back [...]

Before we can explain a herniated disc, it is best that we look at the make-up of the disc itself. Found between the vertebrae in our spinal column, these soft rubbery pads act as shock absorbers and help us to flex and bend our backs. The discs that are found in our lumbar spine have [...]

As a chronic pain sufferer, with a diagnosis of a herniated disc along with bone disc degenerative disease, for many years I have needlessly suffered from chronic pain. During the many years of needlessly suffering in pain, I have learned how chronic pain is treated, or should I say undertreated.

Statistics reveal that up to 85% of all people have back pain at any given time in their lives. Nearly 2% of all American workers get compensated for back-pain-related disabilities. Back pain can occur for several reasons like injury to the muscles on account of their overuse or otherwise, strains, or injury to the ligaments�the [...]