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5 Exercises to Avoid When You Have Spinal Stenosis

5 Exercises to Avoid When You Have Spinal Stenosis

If you suffer from spinal stenosis, you are likely familiar with pain. Often, exercise can help the condition. But some exercises should be avoided. In fact, some exercises can worsen your condition and exacerbate your symptoms. The following types of exercise...

Conservative Hip Labral Tear Tests

Conservative Hip Labral Tear Tests

Do you think you suffer from a hip labral tear? Do you want to find out for sure? You’ve got a few options: There are a number of conservative tests to detect hip labral tears. The most common include the Hip Impingement Test, The Straight Leg Raise Test, The FABER...

8 Signs of a Pulled Back Muscle

8 Signs of a Pulled Back Muscle

Back pain could indicate a pulled back muscle, or something worse. Know the signs of a pulled muscle so you can seek the proper treatment. There are a number of different signs of a pulled back muscle. Common ones include: pain, tenderness, spasms, soreness,...

Natural Ways To Fix Spinal Stenosis - Without Surgery!

Natural Ways To Fix Spinal Stenosis – Without Surgery!

Have you been diagnosed with spinal stenosis? If so, don’t rush into surgery unless you have to. There are conservative treatments that may help. Although there is no cure for spinal stenosis, a number of conservative therapies exist which can help you manage your...

Massage Away Your Occipital Neuralgia Pain

Massage Away Your Occipital Neuralgia Pain

Occipital Neuralgia is a painful, problematic type of headache. Treatment usually begins with a combination of conservative therapies incorporating various types of massage. Occipital Neuralgia (ON) is somewhat mysterious. It is not fully understood beyond the fact...

avoid deadlifts when you have herniated disc

Avoid These Exercises If You Have L5-S1 Disc Problems

If you are suffering from a bulging or herniated disc in the L5-S1 spinal level, there are specific exercises you should avoid. Generally, you want to avoid exercises that bend your L5-S1 joint forward or twist it out of alignment. The following exercises are not...

How Long Does It Take a Bulging Disc To Heal

How Long Does It Take an L5-S1 Bulging Disc To Heal?

If you suffer from a kind of electric shock and sharp pain in your lower back, you may have a bulging disc in your back. If you’ve been diagnosed with a bulging disc, you can expect the disc to take roughly four weeks to heal. This initial time to heal will be...

Find Relief from Labral Tear Hip Pain at Night

Find Relief from Labral Tear Hip Pain at Night

If you suffer from labral tear hip pain at night, you may fear that there is no option for relief. But that’s not true. The pain caused by a hip labral tear at night often can be successfully managed with a variety of conservative techniques and tips. These include...

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