Hi Dr. Lumbago, I hope you have some answers for me. Sometimes I have pain in my lower back, and sometimes it goes down my butt and into the back part of my upper leg or thigh and ends about at the back of the knee.  When I get pain in the low back and leg pain it happens after I sit

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

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

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

Pinched nerve (radiculopathy or nerve root irritation) What is a pinched nerve?   Nerve root compression A pinched nerve describes one way a nerve can be damaged or injured, when it receives compression, constriction, or stretching.  This nerve compression or pinching can occur within

How can I help my neck pain? Pain in the neck or cervical pain relief Neck pain is a noticeable awareness of discomfort that can arise from any of the structures of the neck, also known as the cervical spine or cervical region. These include muscles, tendons, ligaments and nerves as w