Cervical Selective Nerve Block
What is a Cervical Selective Nerve Block? For people with arm pain and tingling secondary to a pinched nerve in the neck, most of the time, the pain does get better. But for a small minority, the pain remains constant despite all conservative treatments. For those people, your physician may offer injections of cortisone to the neck. The rationale being, […]
Spinal Stenosis and Weightlifting – Is it a Good Idea?
As we get older, almost all of us are going to have some degree of spinal stenosis. It is now felt that a moderate weight training regimen will make a difference with our future spine health. As with most things that are good for us, we should start now. Also, like most things, too much […]
The Unintended Consequences of a Spine MRI
So, you have spine pain. In the USA, there is a natural tendency to want to get a Spine MRI as soon as possible. We are in an instant information society, and it would make sense that we would want to instantly see if there is a problem in our back. Naturally, there is aways the […]
Diet and Back Pain
We often do not make the connection of diet and back pain. But, like in all things, subtle changes can make a difference. I have blogged several times about the effects of weight and back pain, but this blog will be oriented to the type of food, not excessive food. In general, back pain can be […]
If I have a Disc Herniation, do I Need Surgery?
Many people are diagnosed with disc herniation throughout their lives. This can happen in any portion of the spine and is most often an acute event. Let’s talk….. A disc herniation is when the tough outer covering around one or more of the discs in the spine is interrupted and a piece of disc material […]
What is Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) ?
For certain people, the source of back pain is the irritation associated with cartilage wear in the facet joints of the spine. This wear and tear cause the nerves from that particular facet joint to excite, and causes pain. The typical pain is a back pain, that localizes to the lower back, and buttock, or […]
