5 Tips for Preventing Back Pain While Shoveling
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Winter is here, and that means it will soon be time to bust out your shovel and snowblower to keep your sidewalk and driveway clear. In fact, some of you have probably already had to shovel your walk. Clearing snow is essential during the Minnesota winters, but it can be problematic if you have to […]
Helmets Can Reduce Spine Injuries
Category: Spinal Cord Injury | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Research shows that motorcycle riders who wear a helmet are significantly less likely to suffer a cervical spine injury during an accident than those who ride without a helmet. Although the study only examined motorcycles, helmets can also protect a person from spine injuries while riding a bicycle, while canoeing or while water skiing. The […]
Spinal Levels & Corresponding Injury Symptoms
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Your spine can be broken down into different levels, and injuries to the nerves in these sections can cause a range of problems. Today, we’re going to look at which symptoms and problems can occur when nerve injuries occur in one of the four main spinal areas, the cervical portion, the thoracic portion, the lumbar […]
Herniated Discs May Be Sign of Spinal Malformation in Children
Category: Nerves, Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
New findings published in Neurosurgery suggest herniated discs in children and adolescents may be indicative of a malformation in the spinal column. The study, conducted by Dr. Shongjun Liu and colleagues at Peking University, sought to determine why children and teens were developing lumbar disc herniation. Normally a herniated disc is caused by gradual wear […]
Is Your Wallet Causing Your Back Pain?
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Strenuous or athletic activities are a few of the most common causes of back pain, but other times the root cause of your spine injury is non-physical. We’ve talked about how poor posture or always hunching over your phone can lead to neck pain, but there’s another culprit that often contributes to back pain in […]
Back Pain Has Tiger Woods Mulling Retirement
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Outside of Michael Jordan, it’s hard to argue that any athlete has had a better prime than what Tiger Woods has had on the golf course. Between 1998 and 2005, Woods made 142 consecutive cuts, and unheard of streak, and from 1999 through 2003 he won 32 tournaments. For perspective, only 13 players have accumulated […]
4 Tips to Stop Slouching
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Slouching is far too common in today’s society. We’re constantly hunched over a keyboard or staring at a computer screen, and this poor posture can put extra strain on our spine. Even just positioning your head an inch or two out in front of your body can add 10-20 extra pounds of stress to your […]
5 Things That Make Back Pain Worse
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi
Recovering from back pain isn’t always easy, as different problems call for different treatments. Back pain is unique to the individual, and should be treated as such. That said, most back specialists will agree that there are certain actions you should avoid no matter what type of back pain you’re dealing with. Today, we’re going […]
