How To Protect Your Spine On Electric Bikes And Scooters
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: August 9, 2023
Electric bicycles and scooters have become much more common in recent years, especially in more populous areas like the Twin Cities. These fun and fast options can help you explore the city or make for a less taxing commute, but they’ve also led to a rise in injuries. In today’s blog, we take a closer […]
Focusing On These 3 Factors Could Help Cut Back Problems By 40 Percent
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: August 7, 2023
Back pain is one of the most common health issues that sends a person to a medical center for care, and while there are countless ways that you can damage or injure your back, a recent study wanted to take a closer look at some of the driving factors behind back pain. They found that […]
What To Do When Back Pain Makes Sleep Difficult
Category: Spine Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: August 3, 2023
We’ve said it on the blog many times in the past, but sleep is incredibly important for your spine and whole body health. However, even if you’re aware that sleep is an important process, that doesn’t mean that restful sleep is always easy to come by, especially if you are plagued by back pain. In […]
How To Be Helpful After Your Child’s Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: July 31, 2023
We all want what’s best for our children, and if they are set to undergo a surgical procedure, you want to do everything you can to ensure their surgery and recovery go as planned. You may not have much control over the operation itself, but you certainly can be helpful once your child is focused […]
Returning To Daily Activities After Spine Surgery
Category: Spine Surgery | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: July 28, 2023
We know that you’re itching to get back to normal daily activities following your spine surgery, but if you jump back into certain activities too quickly, you can put your spine at risk of injury. Doing too much too quickly is a recipe for disaster, but you’re also not going to make the best recovery […]
Preventing Spinal Bone Loss In Postmenopausal Women
Category: Spine | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: July 27, 2023
Our bones do most of their growing in our adolescent and teens years, but that certainly doesn’t mean that bone development is done once you reach adulthood. Your bones are living tissue, and they are constantly being reshaped or changing thanks to cells known as osteoblasts and osteoclasts. These bone development cells are responsible for […]
My Back Pain Feels Like It’s Moving Around
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: July 26, 2023
If you sprain your ankle, you expect to feel discomfort in your ankle. It makes sense that pain is located in the area where the underlying issue is housed. Unfortunately, your spine doesn’t always work this way, as it’s not uncommon for pain in a different area of your body to be caused by an […]
New Study Suggests Opioids May Be Largely Ineffective For Back Pain
Category: Back Pain | Author: Stefano Sinicropi | Date: July 24, 2023
A new study out of Australia found that placebo pills may be just as effective as certain opioids for providing relief to back pain sufferers. For the study involving 340 patients with low back or neck pain, researchers divided the group into two sections. One group received opioids, while the other received a sugar placebo […]
