6 Certainties About Low Back Pain
Serious medical conditions such as infections, internal disease, tumors, fractures, and metabolic disease should always be considered in anyone suffering from low back pain. In these situations, a...
View ArticleTreating Back Pain: “Where’s the Beef?”
A tiny piece of meat engulfed by a massive bun caused the frail, grey haired grannie to loudly exclaim: “WHERE’S THE BEEF?” The now iconic statement first appeared over 30 years ago in a Wendy’s...
View ArticleBUYER BEWARE IN SPINE CARE
There is a great paradox in spine-related care. That paradox is…… Everything works for someone. Nothing works for everyone. As clinicians, we cannot exactly predict what will “work” for whom, and the...
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The Spine Craze Maze: Part 1
The current approach in managing low back pain leaves a lot to be desired. The risk of a poor treatment outcome is higher than ever before. The incidence of chronic low back pain has risen 64% since...
View ArticleDiscogenic Back Pain and Spinal Fusion: Who Gets Better?
There are 3 things to know about any form of treatment for back pain: Everything works for someone Nothing works for everyone We often don’t know what will work for whom or the extent to which it will...
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Tiger’s Back Pain: Bad Advice or Not Listening?
Tiger Woods Is Not Getting It-One Way or Another Tiger Woods is either getting bad advice from his medical team or ignoring the advice he is given. He needs to understand 3 things to give himself the...
View ArticleBack Pain and Sciatica: Avoiding Unnecessary Tests
A patient saved money the other day after consulting with me for a single concern. His question pertained to the necessity of having a certain type of diagnostic test that had been recommended by...
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