How Whiplash Causes Neck Pain and How to Treat It?
Discover how whiplash causes neck pain and the various treatment options available including physical therapy, chiropractic care, medication, and massage therapy.
3 Tips To Help Prevent Myelopathy
Although Myelopathy often develops as a result of the natural aging process, the following 3 tips can take give you the best chance of slowing it down and preventing the spinal degeneration and narrowing that often leads to myelopathy.
The Effects of Poor Posture on The Body
Posture is the position that you hold your body at while standing, sitting, or lying down. A correct posture is the position of the least amount of stress. So, pressure on the joints, muscles, and tissues is at a minimum. Therefore, providing the most efficient movement. A prolonged posture causes the CNS (central nervous system) [...]
Text Neck: Prevention & Treatment
Do you get pain and stiffness in your neck? And do you also frequently use mobile devices? Well, the pain you're experiencing could be from text neck. And this pain is caused by the overuse of tablets, smartphones, and other handheld devices.
Avoid Back Pain While Working From Home
We've been getting this question quite often lately, "How Can I Avoid Back Pain While Working From Home?"
Acute vs. Chronic Pain
When pain occurs there are two different types, acute pain and chronic pain. It's important to know the difference.
How to Relieve a Tense Neck After a Muscle Spasm
When your neck muscles tighten suddenly and involuntarily, it means that you are suffering a muscle spasm. Your neck will not only become very rigid and stiff; it could also get so bad that you cannot even turn your head.
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 [...]