Apparently it is …*head shaking in disbelief* If you do an online search of “sway back” you’ll see a bunch of links referring to “hyperlordosis” or even just “lordosis” with a variety of images of the spine from a side view showing the curves of the …
Pain
Do You Think Your Weight is Causing Your Back Pain? Not So Fast.
If you are carrying a little more weight than you would like or than is considered technically ideal for your frame, then you probably already have enough guilt and shame around this. If you’re overweight and you have back pain the last thing you …
Do You Think Your Weight is Causing Your Back Pain? Not So Fast.
“It’s Probably Just Muscle Pain, Right?”
This is something I hear patients say all the time when they come to see me. Almost as if to apologize for not having something more dramatic to show for their pain or look for reassurance that it's nothing too serious. Guess what? It probably is …
One Thing People Don’t Tell You About Peri-Menopause…
…is that it can be a highly inflammatory time for your body! All the things you used to be able to get away with like strange sleeping positions, eating the wrong thing, or taking on too much at work; suddenly you start to experience critical mass …
What do Bats and Sloths Have to Do With Osteoarthritis?
Just as much as the rest of us do apparently. There’s a myth out there (that I’ve been guilty of perpetuating myself in the past) about the fun idea that bats and sloths don’t show any evidence of osteoarthritis — the kind of degenerative changes in …
Are You a (Spinal) Crack Addict? Just Say No!
I fondly refer to you as a “crack” addict if you’re someone who can’t sit in front of me for even just a few minutes without tilting your head in an attempt to make your neck crack. Like with any addiction there’s a reason it started. It probably …
