by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Jul 31, 2019 | Anti-aging, Spine, Wellness
(HealthDay News) — For those with back pain, even daily activities can be uncomfortable. A common treatment option is chiropractic care, says Duke University. A chiropractor typically will use his or her hands to improve joint mobility, relieve muscle tightness...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | May 22, 2019 | pain, Spine, Wellness
MONDAY, May 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If your back aches while on the job, you have plenty of company: New research shows that nearly 40 million American workers suffer from chronic lower back pain. In all, that’s more than a quarter of the workforce...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Apr 25, 2019 | Anti-aging, Exercise, pain, Spine, Wellness
THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Are you neglecting or even unaware of the muscles in your back? If so, you’re putting yourself at risk. The trapezius is the diamond-shaped muscle that runs from neck to middle back and from shoulder to shoulder...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Mar 26, 2019 | anatomy, Anti-aging, Hip, Pelvis, Shoulder, Spine, Wellness
THURSDAY, March 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Ever had a bad spasm from bending down to pick up your child or tie your shoes? Keeping your core muscles — the workhorses that stabilize your spine — flexible with a stretching routine can help prevent...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Mar 20, 2019 | pain, Spine, Wellness
TUESDAY, March 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) — As American kids pack on the pounds, the number of those with back pain is on the rise. One in three between the ages of 10 and 18 said they had backaches in the past year, according to a survey of about 3,700...
by Comprehensive Orthopaedics | Nov 28, 2018 | pain, Spine, surgery, Wellness
TUESDAY, Nov. 27, 2018 (HealthDay News) –What if a simple zap to the spine could relieve the debilitating lower back and leg pain brought on by a herniated disk? Such is the promise of “pulse radiofrequency” therapy (pRF), which sends...
