Disc degeneration: Part of aging process Degenerative disc disease is a somewhat deceptive term because it is not really a disease and it is frequently used interchangeably with “bulging disc”.  This common problem of the spinal discs is absolutely not a disease and it is

Hello Doctor, When I was in my early teens I had a farming accident driving a tractor up the side of deep culvert and it rolled over on me and almost killed me.  I had multiple fractures with my left arm, shoulder blade and collar bone, and I had head injuries that made my skull out o

Hi, I found your lumbago website on the internet when I was looking to see if there is a connection between a pinched nerve, neck pain, and almost constant stiff neck and whiplash automobile injuries. About three years ago I had a whiplash neck injury during a bad car accident when I

Neck pain: Why does my neck hurt? How can I get pain relief from my stiff neck and tight neck muscles? Pinched nerves hurt, and large nerves in the neck that get pinched cause severe neck pain.Major nerves in the neck that branch off from the spine that go down into the arms and hands

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

Will acupuncture give me back pain relief with my arthritis?  Can I use acupuncture or acupressure for back and neck pain? According to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2002, acupuncture was used by an estimated 2.1 million U.S. adults, most of which was f

Pain medication for back pain relief      Pain medicine for pain management The goal of the Dr. Lumbago website is to enable the reader with acute or ongoing chronic neck pain and low back pain to so successfully manage their problem that there no need to use pain medication or muscle

What is degenerative disc disease?  –  Degenerative bone disease  Do I have degenerative disc disease?  –  Degenerative disk disease Degenerative disc disease is not only a very common cause of low back pain (lumbar disc disease) and neck pain (cervical disc disease); it is also one o

What are some great neck stretches I can do for my torticollis? Four neck stretches for pain relief  If you have had a whiplash injury from an automobile accident, work at a desk all day long, or spend far too many hours in front of a computer, you can get neck pain relief by doing th

What causes headaches?  Migraine, tension and cluster headache relief There are three major types of headaches: Primary headaches Tension headaches – this is the most common type of headache, with up to 90% of adults complaining of this headache, and more common among women than men.