How can I help my osteoporosis?  How to avoid osteoporosis The risk of osteoporosis, even in elderly women who are most at risk, can be reduced with lifestyle changes and sometimes medication, and preferably both. Lifestyle change to avoid the accidents that cause broken bones for som

How can I get relief from a pinched nerve? What are the best ways to help pinched nerves? The majority of patients with a pinched spinal nerve get better with time and never need surgery.  Some do not need any treatment at all if their basic problem is minor. Most will notice a slow a

Basic therapy for sciatic neuritis pain you can do for yourself If your condition has been diagnosed as sciatic neuritis, or sciatica, due to a bulged lumbar disc, and you are suffering from low back and leg pain, here are simple home sciatica treatments suggestions that will help you

Neck pain: Arthritis pain relief Pinched nerve in neck from spinal arthritis:  Stiff neck treatment Several degenerative changes happen over time in the upper portion of the spine, and usually become more obvious as we get older.  These problems do not start as we get older when the n

How can I protect my back while lifting?  Many of these suggestions for protecting and taking care of a painful back are universally effective for both healthy and troubled lower back pain problems, and several fall under the category of common sense.  The reader’s lower back pain pro

Easy and fast exercises and stretches to strengthen lower back – lower back pain relief Basic exercise categories that may help reduce or prevent lumbago: Lower back strengthening exercises – focusing on the low back, abdominal and leg muscles; muscle strengthening is perhaps the sing

How to use an ice pack for back pain Instructions for using ice for lower back pain When your low back hurts it is always a good idea to use ice on it, even if your lower back pain is an acute aggravation of an old or chronic problem. The rule of thumb is that when there is inflammati

How does degenerative disc disease hurt my spine? – Degenerative bone disease  What can I do about degenerative disc disease?   Degenerative disk disease Although degenerative disc disease can cause spinal pain and other symptoms for a lifetime, the good news is that surgery is not us

What are the best sciatica exercises? Easy stretching exercise for sciatica and lumbar pain Sciatica exercises are not always helpful to reduce disc swelling and irritation that causes low back and sciatic leg pain. For this reason you must first talk to your orthopedist or chiropract

What is chiropractic care? Information about chiropractic and chiropractors (DC) Many people ask, “Are chiropractors doctors, really?” After decades of fighting with the AMA, and a lot of bad things said about the chiropractic profession, many people are still confused abo