Is low back surgery the right call?
There has been an alarming increase in the amount of new patients I’ve seen that have had low back surgery.
Even more concerning are the amount that have had multiple surgeries! Through the first 4 months of 2022 about 25% (8 out of 33) of our new patients fit one of those 2 categories.
That's 1 out of every 4 people that come to us for chronic low back pain!
Read MoreYou’ll be sore anytime you start something new, so expect that. That should last 24-48 hours. Anything longer than that you've done too much. Next workout scale it back about 25%.
Outside of general soreness, your exercise shouldn’t create pain. This can be sharp pain in your hip with squats, elbow pain with pullups, shoulder pain with pushups, etc.
Read MoreBe an advocate for yourself and your future health. If you decide to see someone for your pain, ask questions where you feel uneasy or uncertain. It’s ok to question a provider if you don’t understand something or things aren’t making sense. Make sure they provide you with an accurate diagnosis and then explain how their treatment will affect the diagnosis. If they don’t provide you with a diagnosis, then ask them.
Read MoreWhat are Modic changes? Modic changes are inflammatory disruptions in the vertebrae (bones) of our spine. This is part of a process that happens after a disc has been damaged for a long time (6+ months). Imagine the discs in the low back to be like the soft, white of an Oreo and the vertebra (bone) to be the hard, black cookie. What happens with Modic changes is the disc will infiltrate the bone. The Oreo is cracked and the soft, white center is pushing through the cookie. This creates swelling, inflammation, and even fracturing in the bone.
Read MoreBack pain is extremely common, everyone knows someone who has had back pain for years. Low back pain accounts for over $100 billion in health care costs each year! How can that number be so high?
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