People who must deal with ongoing back pain are always looking for causes. Back pain can be so elusive that even doctors are unable to identify the specific problem. You can be subjected to many medical tests and still not get definitive answers. All you know is your...
When you experience upper back pain, it’s occurring in what’s called the cervical curve which is composed of the vertebrae C1 through C7. Vertebrae are the bones in your spine and this section of the spine has less motion than the mid-spine bones. The cervical...
Back pain is an ailment that affects many people every year. Whether it’s chronic back pain or acute back pain, millions of dollars are spent on treatment and health care costs. Very few people can say they’ve never had back pain at some time in their...
Chronic back pain can be a very debilitating condition. It is also extremely common among people depending on occupation or medical history. Although sometimes caused by earlier injuries, it can also be a symptom of something more serious. That is why when...
Unlike chronic neck pain, acute neck pain often comes on suddenly after trauma, surgery, stress, or other problems and lasts for a short or limited time. It is a direct reaction to trauma to tissue or disease and normally subsides when you treat the injury, disease,... 