Never underestimate the power of a comfortable night’s sleep. Tossing and turning all night, waking up in pain, the worst pain is in the morning; if any of this sounds familiar, you may need a new mattress. I have seen countless numbers of people with these same complaints. When I ask about the mattress, a [...]

Life can be a pain in the neck. The number of people with neck pain must have skyrocketed when the computer was invented. Just look at the way you are sitting at your computer right now. Is your head careened forward like a turtle? Are your shoulders rounded forward? Is your mid-back slouched like a [...]

Not a pain in the rear, a pain in the neck, or a pain in the back, you have a pain between the shoulder blades. Like a knife in the back, this pain can be stabbing or searing. Like a muscle cramp, this pain can be aching or gripping. This pain can feel like many [...]

The hip, the hip; no wait, it is the Greater Trochanter. Anytime someone says that he/she has “hip” pain I always question where exactly she/he is talking about. Nine times out of ten the area of pain is not the actual hip joint, but rather the Greater Trochanter.
The Greater Trochanter is at the top of [...]

The bedroom is not just about sex; it’s about sleep. That’s right, sleep, a rejuvenating weapon against stress and fatigue. But sometimes, those little aches and pains become a barrier between you and a good night’s sleep. No, don’t reach for the pill bottle. A perfectly placed pillow may be all that you need. Side [...]

Who’s ever heard of a girl that does not like to shop for clothes? Well, that’s me. The weird girl who holds onto shoes and clothes until every ounce of usefulness is gone. Even my husband has to beg me to throw something away. Alright, alright…
Lately, my back had been begging me for a [...]

Just like a major city, the human body is full of major landmarks. One such landmark is the Anterior Superior Iliac Spine (ASIS). While this boney prominence is not the Empire State Building by any means, it is a very useful reference point for measuring and positioning. As part of the pelvic rim, the ASIS [...]

Everyone has heard of a disc herniation, but not everyone has heard of a Schmorl node. These nodes have nothing to do with tasty Smores; but it is helpful to think about Smores. In fact, a Schmorl node is a type of disc herniation. The spine is comprised of multiple boney blocks called vertebral bodies [...]

Remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms gave us a great opportunity to arrange the appliances and the cabinetry with my bad back in mind. The result from this major project is that I can do more housework with less pain. First of all, the upper cupboards were lowered a few inches so that most items can [...]

Your back is like a bank account. Pain means that you owe money. If you write acheck without enough money in the “account”, the check is bad because your account is overdrawn. You have to make deposits throughout the day to keep money in the bank and stay out of pain.
Here is alist of potential [...]