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The Hidden Risks of Relying on Back MRIs
If You’ve Ever Experienced Acute Or Chronic Back Pain, Or Perhaps You’re Suffering Right Now, You’ve Likely Wanted To “See Inside” To Know What’s Going On. You’re not alone. Many people share this desire, and most medical doctors agree with this approach. But what...
Why Cortisone Shots Don’t Work for Sciatica
If You’ve Ever Suffered From Sciatica – Then You Don’t Need Me To Tell You How Debilitating The Condition Can Be. From shooting and searing pain into your buttocks that can run all the way down to your foot – to numbness, tingling and loss of strength… sciatica has...
Three Ways Stress Can Cause Back Pain
In our fast-paced world, stress has become an almost unavoidable part of daily life. From work pressures to personal challenges, it can be quite overwhelming at times. But while stress is often thought of as a mental or emotional issue, its impact on the body can...
Why Walking is Essential for Your Health After 50
Walking Is One Of The Most Underestimated, Yet Accessible And Beneficial Forms Of Exercise For Folks Over 50. As we age – the saying “use it or lose it” gets closer to home – and maintaining an active lifestyle becomes even more crucial. The good news is that a...
5 Reasons to Ditch the Pills and Embrace Exercise as Medicine
Our bodies are built for movement, yet modern life has us sitting far more than we should. Compared to our ancestors, we’re moving less and sitting more – sometimes for over half the day. While fitness trackers and smartwatches encourage us to stand and get more...
Could Back Trouble Be the Root of Your Knee Pain?
One of the most important things to get right when it comes to successfully resolving knee pain is to make sure you’ve correctly identified the root cause. Sometimes, your knee pain is due to a problem within your knee joint – such as with arthritis or torn...
How Fear Can Worsen Your Injury: The Hidden Dangers of Avoiding Movement
Fear Is A Natural, Protective Response To Injury. But sometimes it can do more harm than good if you’re not careful. Reason being… When we experience pain or injury of any kind – while the pain can range from mild to excruciating – the real “pain” comes from not...
Why Surgery should be your Last Resort for Knee Pain
Arthroscopic knee surgery is one of the most common surgeries performed – despite research telling us that it’s not nearly as effective as most people are led to believe. Furthermore, the science tells us that people who do undergo arthroscopic knee surgery are...
Enjoy Flip-Flop Season: Strategies to Prevent and Treat Foot Pain
Flip-flop season is officially here – but unfortunately – that also means we are about to see an influx of foot pain – otherwise known as “plantar fasciitis”. Here’s a question someone asked me just the other day… “I’ve been wearing my flip-flops for the past week...
Why Strengthening your Core Won’t Cure your Back Pain
As a back pain expert, I talk to folks numerous times per day about the best things they can do to get rid of their back pain. The most common topic that comes up? Core Strengthening. Everyone wants to learn how to strengthen their core properly and more...