Acute vs. Chronic Pain
When pain occurs there are two different types, acute pain and chronic pain. It's important to know the difference.
What You Need to Know About the Lumbar Spine (Lower Back)
Your lower back (lumbar spine) is much stronger than you think. It is highly flexible with a broad range of motions. Specifically, weight-bearing and sturdy.
7 Tips to Protect Your Lower Back
The lower back gives the body great flexibility and strength. However, simple everyday activities can cause pain in this critical part of the body when performed incorrectly.
What is Considered a Back Pain Medical Emergency?
Sometimes back pain is caused by a common muscle strain and sometimes it can be a sign of a more serious medical problem. Serious back pain related to a medical emergency can result in disability if not treated promptly. It is important to know when back pain could be potentially life threatening.
Immediate Treatment for a Back Muscle Strain
A Muscle strain and pulled muscles are the most common cause of back pain. Muscles become overstretched or torn...
Tips to Alleviate Back Pain on a Road Trip
While trips are fun and exciting, they can be dreadful for people with back pain on a road trip.
Best Pillows & Sleep Positions For Sciatica
Are you having trouble finding sleep positions for sciatica? Our physicians and physical therapists at SOC are sciatica pain specialists. Our physical therapists have put together an article on the best pillows and sleeping positions for someone living with sciatica. Also, see 5 Things You Need to Know About Sciatica Sciatica can be extremely uncomfortable, especially with the stabbing [...]
7 Possible Causes of Shoulder Pain
Many of us experience shoulder pain, although typically in different ways. For some, it may be a sharp or burning sensation while for others it’s achy and tinder. Regardless of the type of pain, this may limit movements and interfere with daily activities.
Understanding Why Your Back Cracks
Does your back crack when you roll over in bed? Do you stretch to the side and hear a chorus of cracks and pops up and down your spine? Have you ever wondered why that is? So have doctors. There is not a singular consensus on one cause for a back crack. There are a [...]
How to Maintain a Healthy Spine
Every day there are millions of people who end up suffering from many nagging types of back pain. On top of being painful, this can harm your overall daily life. A healthy spine is crucial to maintaining normal everyday activities. For instance, it can cause you to miss work or prevent you from participating in [...]