If viewed from the side we all can be seen to have natural curves in our backs that is not seen when viewed from the front or back. However a person with scoliosis has a spine that curves from side to side and depending on how sever the condition is the curvature may or may not be noticeable to others. In sever cases the curve can be seen from any view. This is a medical condition that causes an abnormal curvature of the spine or backbone. The name comes from the Greek word skoliōsis, which means, “crooked condition”. A person with this disorder will have an S or C shaped spine.  Read more...

Surgery For a Herniated Disc?
How is the spine constructed?

The spine spans from the lower skull down to the tailbone and is a unit made up of various components. These components work together to create a flexible support structure, that is capable of protecting the nervous tissue of the spinal cord. The vertebrae are the bony building blocks of the spine and in between each vertebrae is a disc. The disc acts as a cushion, that minimizes the impact of movement on the whole spinal column. Surrounding the discs and vertebrae are strong fibrous soft tissues called ligaments, whose purpose is to attach each vertebrae and encase the discs.  Read more...

Back pain is one of the most common health complaints among men and women in the United States. A person can suffer pain from pulling a muscle, from early symptoms or a kidney infection, or from an injury to the spin or the lower back. One common cause of pain in the back is a herniated disk, also known as ruptured disks.  Read more...

Back pain is a very common problem for a woman during pregnancy. This is no surprise as a woman gains weight, has to walk differently and hormones are beginning to relax muscles and ligament throughout their body. Reports show that between 50 and 70 percent of all pregnant women experience back pain, especially in their third trimester and many times the pain can be intense and debilitating.  Read more...

It is a proven fact that chronic back pain and weight gain can go hand in hand. Of course weight isn’t the only cause of back pain, but the lumbar region of the spine, which is your lower back, supports the whole weight of the upper body and is the most sensitive part of the back. Gaining weight puts more stress on the tendons, muscles, joints, bones, and ligaments of the back. Statistics show that about eighty five percent of the U.S. population is affected with chronic back pain and almost half of the entire world’s population is affected with it.  Read more...