When patients present with low back pain, it is not uncommon for pain to arise from areas other than the low back, such as the hip. There are many tissues in the low back and hip region that are susceptible to injury with have overlapping pain pathways that often make it challenging to isolate the truly injured area. Hip pain can present in many different ways. When considering the anatomy of the low back (lumbar spine) and hip, and the nerves that innervate the hip come from

Headaches are a very common problem that can have multiple causes ranging from stress to trauma. To make matters worse, there are MANY different types of headaches. One such type is the “cervicogenic headache” (others include migraines, cluster headaches, etc.). The main distinction between the symptoms associated with cervicogenic headaches and those associated with migraine headaches are a lack of nausea, vomiting, aura (a pre-headache warning that a headache is about to st

Your plantar fascia is a ligament that connects the front of the foot to the heel and supports the arch of the foot. This ligament absorbs much of the stress that you place on your feet; however, when too much stress is placed on the feet, the plantar fascia can tear or become damaged. This is called plantar fasciitis. When damage occurs in the body, the immune system causes the damaged area to become inflamed as an added layer of protection while the body heals. Unfortunatel

Lower back pain and sciatica can be painful and debilitating and is one of the main reasons for doctor visits in the US. Those suffering from sciatica in particular report pain and tingling in their legs and feet that is unrelenting and diminishes their ability to properly live their life. From golfing and hiking to simply sitting in a chair or picking up their kids, sciatica is a very painful and life altering condition. So what is sciatica anyway? Sciatica (pronounced sigh-

Low back pain (LBP) is considered one of the most common symptoms people deal with in a lifetime. The numbers show that 80% of people will suffer from episodes of low back pain at some point in their life with most that will resolve on its own. However, some cases tend to become chronic (lasting more than 3 months) and can debilitate the individual for long periods of time and sometimes permanently. LBP is the second most common cause of disability in US adults and a common r

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) has traditionally been defined as an entrapment of the median nerve inside the carpal tunnel of your wrist. The floor of the carpal tunnel is made of eight carpals or wrist bones. The roof of the tunnel is a ligament (the transverse carpal ligament) that stretches from one side of the tunnel to the other. The space that is formed between the carpal bones and the transverse carpal ligament is about the size of your pinky. Nine flexor tendons (tend

The best response for  shoulder  and  most joint injuries, is to re-establish proper motion of the joint as quickly as possible. This means