http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog Back Pain And Physical Therapy Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:52:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The spine is made up of 3 sections and each section has so many vertebrae. If you’re going to talk about back pain then you should know which vertebrae numbers belong to which spine segment. Otherwise, it won’t mean a thing when the doctor tells you that vertebrae ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/meeting-your-spine A bulging disc is when the spongy material between vertebrae extends out.  It’s usually caused by too much pressure that’s been put on the spine causing excessive compression.  There are lots of nerves that run out from the disc, so when the disc bulges near one of the nerves, pain ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/can-you-have-a-herniated-disc-without-pain The doctor labels pain according to how long it lasts and how often it occurs.  They do this so they can determine which is the best diagnostic tool and the best treatment to use.  The categories can get a little blurry at times though.  For example, acute pain can be ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/i%e2%80%99m-in-pain-really Diagnosing the cause of a back problem can be very difficult.  The source of pain can be almost impossible to pinpoint in many cases.  A muscle strain won’t show up on a MRI or X-ray making it hard to say exactly what’s been injured.  But one of the most common ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/when-it-hurts-but-it%e2%80%99s-not-serious There’s a difference between a bulging disc and a herniated disc.  The disc, if you remember, is the cushion between vertebrae in your spine.  A bulging disc is a disc that pushes out but doesn’t actually rupture the wall of the disc.  A herniated disc is a disc that bulges ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/bulging-and-herniated-disc-the-difference There are many people these days who sit at a computer at work all day and then go home and sit back down again. Some do this five days a week.  Office workers at one time were called desk jockeys, but today its more like computer jockeys.  When you sit ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/computers-are-a-pain-in-the-back People all around the world go to chiropractors seeking relief from back pain.  What is it that a chiropractor does that can provide relief from pain.  Basically a chiropractor works to relieve the pressure, and hence a compression of the spine resulting from tension, strain or even injury.    Stress is ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/relief-from-a-pain-in-the-neck Whenever  you have back pain it does not matter what you do the pain signals that their is a major problem. You do not have to be doing back breaking labor, even small movements hurt. If you have determined that your back pain is not due to vertebrae ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/avoid-back-breaking-labor The erector spinae are muscles that run along each side of the spinal column. If you were to injure these muscles, it will really hurt. To control the pain in these muscles it is best to use exercises that target thes muscles. Many people forget the ... http://yourbackpainguide.com/back_pain_blog/what-are-erector-spinae