Contracture can cause back pain, breast pain, or a stiff neck – here’s how

––A contracture is a permanent or near-permanent shortening of a muscle, tendon, the skin or tissues immediately below the skin, or the tissues around a major joint causing a structural change and loss of movement.  Contractures can develop most anywhere. Continue reading Contracture can cause back pain, breast pain, or a stiff neck – here’s how

How does a herniated nucleus pulposus (disc) cause spinal pain?

Disc  herniation and spinal pain  A herniated nucleus pulposus is a more technically correct term that means the same thing as a “herniated disc.” The term is simply a more descriptive way to explain what happens to the disc when Continue reading How does a herniated nucleus pulposus (disc) cause spinal pain?

What can be done to relieve facet joint hypertrophy and pain in my back?

Spinal Facet Joints or Zygapophyseal Joint Hypertrophy A lot can be done to reduce or eliminate pain and related symptoms of facet hypertrophy and facet arthropathy, depending on the degree of involvement.  First, it is necessary to know more a Continue reading What can be done to relieve facet joint hypertrophy and pain in my back?