When people think about chiropractic care for shoulder pain, they often picture an adjustment to the cervical spine and call it a day. The reality is more comprehensive than that, and for many of the shoulder presentations I see, the cervical spine is only part of the...
She thought she had found the answer after the first injection. She was a physical therapy assistant, someone who understood musculoskeletal care better than most patients walk in with. The cortisone injection to her wrist worked. The pain reduced, she could do her...
You got an MRI. The report says “bulging disc” or “herniated disc,” possibly with additional language like “protrusion,” “nerve root impingement,” or “mild to moderate stenosis.” And now you are trying to...
People use the word “sciatica” to mean a lot of things. Some use it correctly, to describe radiating leg pain originating from nerve root irritation in the lumbar spine. Others use it interchangeably with low back pain. Others have been told by a provider,...
Most people think about pain as something that just happens to them. The back goes out lifting a laundry hamper. The knee swells up after a long hike. The shoulder starts aching during a workout that seemed routine. The event gets the blame. “I threw my back out...
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