Pain is a useful indicator that something is wrong with the body that requires attention. Acute pain tends to occur suddenly, often in response to an injury or a change in mobility or function. For example, if you run into a door and hurt yourself, or awaken with a stiff neck that was not there…
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Common Causes of Back Pain
Understanding the cause of your back pain is the key to proper treatment. There are many different underlying conditions that cause back pain. The more common causes of back pain that we are treat in my Chiropractic office in Springfield, VA are listed below. Don’t try to make your own diagnosis. A trained chiropractor that…
Surgery or Chiropractic for Chronic Sciatica Sufferers?
Pain coming from compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve is called sciatica. Sciatica – which can include pain, tingling, numbness and muscle weakness – is really a symptom indicating an underlying problem, not a diagnosis in and of itself. This article will explore in detail the findings of a recent controlled study comparing spinal…
Low Back Pain: Where Is My Pain Coming From?
Low back pain can emanate from many anatomical locations (as well as a combination of locations), which always makes it interesting when a patient asks, “…doc, where in my back is my pain coming from?” In context of an office visit, we take an accurate history and perform our physical exam to try to reproduce…
The Most Effective Stretching Tool – Chiropractor in Springfield, VA
In my previous posts, I have discussed the most effective lower back exercises and stretches that I utilize in my Springfield Chiropractic office. Today I am going to talk about the most effective stretching tool ever invented. It’s called a foam roller and it’s one of the most simplest and cheapest stretching aids you can…