'back pain' Category
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Jun252009
Simple Tips to Avoid Computer Overuse and Associated Joint and Muscle Pain
If you sit for extended periods at a computer, you may be experiencing lower back pain, upper back pain, and/or neck pain that also radiates down one or both of your arms generating additional pain, pins and needles, or numbness. Neck and shoulder pain are, in fact, the most common upper-extremity musculoskeletal problems among computer [...]
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Jun162009
When It Comes to Back Pain Relief, Patients of Chiropractic Report High Satisfaction
I just read about a recent Consumer Reports survey of its readers that I, as your chiropractor, found “highly satisfying.” The survey, which included 14,000 Consumer Reports subscribers, found that “hands-on” therapies, led by chiropractic care, were the top-rated treatments for people suffering from back pain. In fact, chiropractors were given the highest “satisfaction with [...]
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May112009
If You Have Low Back Pain, You're Not Alone
Low back pain affects many people, an amazing 80% in fact, making it second only to the common cold in its pervasiveness. However, unlike the common cold, waiting for your back pain to “run its course,” and taking prescription or over-the-counter remedies while you wait, is not the remedy. Usually most back pain won’t leave [...]
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Mar312009
Extra Weight in the Middle Can Mean Serious Pain in the Back
There are quite a few men and women today battling weight loss, notably too much weight around the middle. Yet, the need to lose weight is, most often, more than a simple cosmetic issue. The fact of the matter is, if people are carrying around additional weight in the front of their body, their back is going to suffer as [...]
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Mar012009
Chiropractic Treatment Can Help You With Back Pain Relief
Low back pain is second in frequency only to the common cold. It affects more than 80% of human being. Although many people are aware that the common cold is due to a viral infection, back pain is often puzzling to its sufferers. Your Chicago chiropractor is an expert at solving the puzzle. Anatomy To [...]