Your facet joints are bony protrusions that run all along your vertebrae. Facet joints protect and support your spinal cord. The facet joints also allow your spine to twist and bend with ease — unless your facet joints are inflamed. When you have arthritis or another condition that causes inflammation...
You’re rightly concerned about the coronavirus. The pandemic has changed the way you go about your normal business. Whether you have to self-quarantine because you have an autoimmune condition, or whether you're primarily worried about a vulnerable relative, friend, or community member, you may be reluctant to step inside a...
Your hip is the largest ball-and-socket joint in your body. The high degree of mobility in this joint allows you to do everything from walk to run to jump to kick. About 12-15% of adults over age 60 and 30-40% of athletic adults develop chronic hip pain due to injury...
The narrowest part of your spine — known as the cervical spine — runs through your neck. This slender structure must hold your 9-12 pound head at various angles, which can increase the amount of weight on your neck to up to 60 pounds. It’s no wonder, then, that 15%...
When your back hurts, you probably assume that you’ve strained a muscle or maybe slipped a disc. But sometimes back pain is caused by compressed, fractured vertebrae. The vertebrae are the drum-shaped bones that protect your spinal cord and allow you to move your back. Untreated compression fractures get worse...
Pain is an important signal that your body sends your brain after you’ve been injured. If you don’t feel pain, you might not take your hand off a hot stove. Or, you might walk on a broken leg, making your injury worse. But when pain persists far past the time...
When you think of your spine, you probably think about your back, since that’s where the spine is located. But your spinal cord controls pain sensations all over your body. When some part of your body is injured or traumatized, your nerves transmit pain signals through the spinal cord until...
If you had chickenpox, you probably remember just how itchy those little red bumps were. Perhaps you recall staying home from school or soaking in an oatmeal bath to help soothe your skin. Once you’ve had chickenpox, you won’t get it again. But many people don’t know that after you’ve...
As many as 80% of people experience low back at some point, losing time at work and reducing their ability to do the activities they love. At the practice of Louis J Raso, MD in Jupiter, Florida, we understand how debilitating and frustrating low back pain can be and offer...
Neck and back pain is a growing problem for American adults. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, up to 80% of American adults can expect to experience at least one episode of back pain at some point in their lives. Whether it’s caused by an injury,...
Vertebral compression fractures are a common result of weakening bones. Age, along with medical conditions, such as osteoporosis, can cause your bones to lose mass and get brittle over time. The bones in your spine, called vertebrae, are no exception to the dangers of bone loss. Compression fractures develop when...
When back and neck pain become long-term (chronic), you may find even simple tasks difficult to accomplish. Unfortunately, medications, surgery, and other therapies can worsen the initial problem or create troubles of their own. Pain medications can lead to dependence. Surgery may not provide results. Your pain may be so...
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