Disc Replacement Procedures: What You Need to Know
In a healthy spine, the disc is appropriately thick and supple. However, discs can begin to show signs of wear…
Helping a Loved One Find Pain Relief
It’s very difficult to stand by and watch someone you care about suffer from chronic back pain. Although a physician…
Stem Cell Therapy for Painful Hip Joints
Hip joint pain can make walking, bending, sitting, standing and a million other daily activities difficult, but you do not…
Doctor Linked Pain to Anxiety
If you or someone you love suffers from chronic back pain, there is an interesting mind-body theory that explains the…
The Spoonie Support Movement for Chronic Illness
Living with a chronic illness or chronic pain can be isolating. These conditions are often invisible, and when you do…
Weight Loss and Chronic Back Pain: What You Need to Know
Chronic back pain can be debilitating. The nature of back pain can affect all parts of your life, limiting your…
Tiger Woods Finishes Strong After Lumbar Interbody Fusion
When professional golfer Tiger Woods needed a solution to alleviate his chronic back and leg pain, he and his physician…
Identifying Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder that is diagnosed in about 1.5 million people in the US. This chronic condition affects your…
Decades-Long Back Pain Treated Successfully
Omak, Washington office worker Angie Bussler had extreme, debilitating back pain. Angie, who is 51 years old, always has had…
“I Got My Life Back,” says Patient Rebecca Sipes
Rebecca Sipes is a 52-year-old mother of four and grandmother of five who had been struggling with terrible pain for…