Spine Archives

Degenerative Disc Disease Advice: Yoga, Dieting, Posture, & Care What is degenerative disc disease? Degenerative disc disease or degenerative disc disorder, sometimes called DDD, occurs when one or more of the discs that lie between the vertebrae of the spine begin to dehydrate, shrink or compress. The condition mostly occurs in the cervical spine or ...

Tips on How to Prevent Lumbar Lordosis What is Lumbar Lordosis? Lumbar lordosis, more commonly known by many as swayback, is a condition of the spine where there is an increased inner curvature in the lumbar area, namely in the lower portion of your back. A human spine actually displays a certain amount of lordosis, ...

Getting Moving Again: Recovery After Back Surgery Treatment and Tips Recovery After Back Surgery: What is Back Surgery and How is it done? A back surgery is sort of a last resort for when your doctor has subjected you to various treatments to ease your back pain. But more often than not, people who undergo ...

Degenerative Disc Disease: Effective Diet and Food for Degenerative Disc Disease Diet for Degenerative Disc Disease: What is Degenerative Disc Disease? Ever experienced low back pain or neck pain? What you are feeling is probably degenerative disc disease, a set of symptoms that include radiating pain, weakness, numbness that stems from a degenerated disc anywhere ...

Spinal Stenosis Diet If you have spinal stenosis, your diet needs to promote the health and well-being of your vertebrae, your discs, your back muscles and your nerves. In conditions like spinal stenosis, the degenerative processes that occur in the ligaments and bones of your spinal column may cause pressure on your spinal cord and ...

Pinched Nerve Exercises Activities that are low-impact are good pinched nerve treatment. These allow the pinched nerve to rest while increasing blood flow to heal helping occur. They also help improve muscle tone which may help prevent further injuries. Low-impact pinched nerve treatment exercises may include: Walking or swimming: These activities move the muscles with minimal ...

Herniated Disc Diet: Food You Should Eat and Food You Should Avoid What is a Herniated Disc? Back pain is a condition that most people will have to go through at one point or time in their lives. In the US alone, about 31 million people suffer from the condition, specifically in their lower backs, ...

Sciatica Stretches and Exercises What stretches and exercises are the best treatment for sciatica? One of the last things you feel like doing when you're experiencing sciatic pain is getting up on your feet and doing sciatica stretches. Stretching those muscles sounds unappealing, but a gentle movement is actually one of the best things to ...

Herniated Disc Exercises What are herniated discs? A herniated disc occurs when the nucleus pulposus, which is the gel-like inner substance of an intervertebral disc, breaks through the annulus fibrosus, which is the tough, outer rim of the tire-like structure. Pain is the most common symptom. However, nerve compression and inflammation can cause other symptoms including numbness, ...

Lordosis Exercises What is Lordosis? Lordosis of the spine pertains to an individual's characteristic lordotic bend, which is ordinary. However, in the event that an individual's bend curves too far inside, it's called lordosis, or swayback. Lordosis of the spine can influence the lower back and neck. This can prompt an abundance of pressure on ...