Bottom Line: According to The Lancet, low back pain is the number one source of disability in the world. If you've dealt with low back pain in the past, you understand just how much it can alter your daily life. Even simply standing up straight can feel like an incredibly impossible task, and for that reason, many top healthcare organizations have begun to publish recommendations for the best ways to take care of low back pain. Their findings may surprise you. Why it Matters: The … [Read more...] about Top Healthcare Organizations Recommend This for Low Back Pain…
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Preventing Back Pain at Home
The Bottom Line: Nearly all of us are spending more time at home now than ever before. This often comes concurrently with back pain, as we spend more time on couches, beds, or non-ergonomically perfect work stations. All of this time spent with our backs and necks in unfavorable positions leads to low back pain or neck pain for many of us. Although Barlas Chiropractic is still open and here to help if you need anything, if you are experiencing back pain from working at home, try these … [Read more...] about Preventing Back Pain at Home
Top Medical Groups Are Now Supporting Chiropractic
Bottom Line: The opioid epidemic has led many leading medical groups to emphasize the importance of conservative care for low back pain and neck pain. The world's largest medical society, the American College of Physicians, updated its low back treatment guide in 2017 to support conservative options, such as Chiropractic care. The guidelines were published in the prestigious Annals of Internal Medicine and have been adopted by many leading healthcare organizations. Why … [Read more...] about Top Medical Groups Are Now Supporting Chiropractic
The Risky Business of Spinal Injections
Bottom Line: If you've suffered from pain in your arm or leg, it could be caused by a spinal disc pressing on one of your nerves. If a medical doctor recognizes a pinched nerve on your MRI, they might refer you for a spinal injection (with a corticosteriod). While this seems like a normal process, new research has begun to show that spinal injections aren't very effective at treating back pain, and the risks may far outweigh the rewards. Keep reading to discover a better path … [Read more...] about The Risky Business of Spinal Injections
The 3 Best Stretches for Back Pain
Back pain can be the result of many factors, but tight muscles and joints around the low back and hips are among the most common. I want to give you what I consider to be the three best stretches that will help you relieve pain and reduce tightness around these areas. The Hip Hinge The Hip Hinge stretch is great because you can do it almost anywhere. Start by standing up straight, making sure your pelvis is not tilted forward or backward (in other words make sure you have a neutral … [Read more...] about The 3 Best Stretches for Back Pain
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