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- Treat the Cause of Back Pain, Not the Symptom - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2013 from Dr. Michael L. HallIf you slammed your finger in a car door, what would you do first? Would you open the door or take a pain pill and learn to live with it? New hope for those who suffer with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis. Pinching your finger in a car door is clearly a problem. A lot of pain, ...
Views: 1758 - Any Exercise Is Better Than No Exercise - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2013 from Dr. Michael L. HallExercise is any physical activity that gets your body moving, and when it comes to exercise any exercise is better than no exercise. The latest publication on this topic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans that states ...
Views: 1679 - Back Treatment and Pain Medication - by Submitted on May 10, 2013 from Dr. Michael L. HallThe misuse and abuse of prescription painkillers was responsible for more than 475,000 emergency department visits in 2009, a number that nearly doubled in just five years. Let me state for the record that I am totally against pain. But, I can't agree with the overuse, misuse, and ...
Views: 1516 - Arthritis and Back Treatment - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2013 from Dr. Michael L. HallOsteoarthritis (OA), Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), degenerative arthritis, osteophytes, arthrosis, spondylosis, hypertrophy, sclerosis, stenosis, sciatica, desiccation - and several other scary terms, all boil down to a single word - arthritis. There are over 100 different forms of ...
Views: 1835 - Disc Desiccation and Spinal Back Treatment - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2013 from Dr. Michael L. HallDesiccation is a scientific word meaning "dry" and when referring to a spinal intervertebral disc it means that the inside of the disc is drying out. The individual bones that comprise the spine are called vertebrae. Each vertebrae except the top two in the neck are separated by a cushion, an ...
Views: 2395 - Your Back Treatment and Bed Rest - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2013 from Dr. Michael L. HallExercise is used to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation. Bed rest is the opposite of exercise. The dictionary definition of exercise is any physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any ...
Views: 1604 - What is a Herniated Disc? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2013 from Dr. Michael L. HallTo some degree discs lose their flexibility, elasticity, and shock absorbing characteristics as we age as do the other tissues in the body making them susceptible to injury. The back is a complicated structure of bones called vertebrae separated by cartilage-like shock absorbers called discs, ...
Views: 1117 - Walking is the Best Medicine (Part III) - Getting Started - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallYou get started on the road to exercising by walking because walking is the easiest and most convenient way to exercise at all levels of fitness and, thereby, reduce stress and improve your health in a vast number of ways. Part of the magic of walking is that there aren't any rules! True, ...
Views: 974 - Spinal Decompression - How Does it Work? - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallSpinal Decompression Therapy, first approved by the FDA in 2001, has since evolved into a cost-effective treatment for herniated and degenerative spinal discs; one of the major causes of back pain and neck pain. Spinal Decompression Therapy is a non-invasive, non-surgical treatment performed ...
Views: 1453 - Walking is the Best Medicine (Part II) - a Double Dose of Benefit - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallIn Part I we discussed that when you exercise you're essentially burning away the bad hormones plus promoting the release of good hormones into the blood stream so you get a double dose of benefit. There is no part of your body that doesn't benefit from moderate exercise. Clearly, there are the ...
Views: 1198(1 vote) - Walking is the Best Medicine (Part I) - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallTo say that something as simple and as fundamental as walking is the best medicine seems to be a very broad and sweeping statement. Why is it true? What is the secret to good health? Diet and exercise, of course. Not much of a secret if everyone already knows the answer, but how and why do ...
Views: 997 - Risks of Epidural Steroid Injections - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallModern medical science has finally developed an effective alternative to endless injections or simply living with the pain - Spinal Decompression Therapy. Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are a common treatment option for many forms of low back pain especially when accompanied by radicular ...
Views: 1555 - Exercises For Your Bulging Disc - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallA generation ago it was expected that you would spend your golden years in a rocking chair on the porch. Now we demand more. Half of your friends, family, and co-workers are telling you to do less. If it hurts to sit, then you should sit less. If it hurts to stand or walk, then you should ...
Views: 1459 - Protandim and Oxidative Stress - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallOur bodies already contain the information on how to effectively combat oxidative stress and chronic inflammation. That information is stored in our genes. The secret lies in being able to instruct cells regarding the implementation of that information. Protandim does just that. Your body ...
Views: 2648 - What About An Inversion Table? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallAttempts to counter the effects of gravity to relieve back pain and neck pain is not a new thing. Traction in one form or another has been employed for centuries to achieve just that. As a back specialist I'm asked this question almost weekly, or "right regular" as they say in the country ...
Views: 1621 - Acute Injuries To The Neck And Back Sometimes Result In Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallIf you have chronic lower back pain or neck pain, you are not alone. Nearly everyone at some point in their life will experience a lifting, twisting, or falling injury that will result in acute pain severe enough to interfere with work, play, and other activities of daily living. Some of these ...
Views: 1544 - Should You Learn to Live With Back Pain? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallOf course you can live with the pain, it's the effects of the stress you can't live with. How many times have you heard that stress causes health problems? Modern medical science finally has an answer. I'm not going to argue that you can't live with back pain. Of course you can. For proof ...
Views: 1499 - How Serious is Neck and Back Pain? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2012 from Dr. Michael L. HallAccording to the CDC back or spine problems are the second most common reason for disability in America affecting 7.6 million people. Modern medical science finally has an answer to help alleviate the suffering. Almost as common as the common cold, back pain and neck pain is thankfully not at ...
Views: 1713(1 vote) - Spinal Stenosis - Spinal Decompression Can Help - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Dr. Michael L. HallWhat is Stenosis? Spinal Stenosis is a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and/or exiting nerve roots. Stenosis is from the Greek word meaning "a narrowing". Central canal stenosis is a narrowing of the channel in the center of each vertebra ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Back Pain - No drugs. No needles. No surgery. - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Dr. Michael L. HallSpinal Decompression Therapy, first approved by the FDA in 2001, has since evolved into a cost-effective treatment for herniated and degenerative spinal discs; one of the major causes of back pain. Millions of Americans suffer from severe back pain or neck pain as a result of bulging or ...
Views: 1293 - Degenerative Disc Disease - Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Can Help - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2011 from Dr. Michael L. HallMillions of Americans suffer from severe back and neck pain as a result Degenerative Disc Disease. DDD as it is often referred to in the literature is not really a "disease" in the common sense of the word, but rather a term used to describe a process or condition that develops gradually and ...
Views: 1243 - Why Your Back Hurts - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Dr. Michael L. HallHundreds of Raleigh residents experience low back pain or neck pain at any given time. When your back hurts bad enough for long enough a normal life becomes impossible. In the past, a patient suffering with a bad back was usually given pain medications or injections, instructed to refrain from ...
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