Healthcare News
The Surprising Connection Between Neck Pain and Migraine Attacks
Source: SELF Magazine
Neck pain is really common in people who have migraine. But there’s also another type of neck-triggered problem, known as a cervicogenic headache, which is a different beast altogether. To correctly treat your symptoms, it helps to figure out exactly what’s going on.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Improving bone health before spinal surgery
Source: Mayo Clinic
Making sure a patient's bones are as healthy as possible before undergoing spinal surgery has been shown to lower the rate of complications.
What to Know About Scoliosis
Source: NewYork-Presbyterian - Health Matters
A leading spine expert shares 10 things parents and caregivers should know about this common, treatable condition.
Your Osteoporosis is Treatable
Source: National Spine Health Foundation
Fortunately, over the past two decades there has been great progress with numerous new medications developed that have dramatically improved the ability of health care professionals to successfully treat osteoporosis, resulting in a decreased chance of suffering an osteoporotic bone fracture.
Walking brings huge benefits for low back pain, study finds
Source: Medical Xpress
Adults with a history of low back pain went nearly twice as long without a recurrence of their back pain if they walked regularly, a new study has found. The work appears in The Lancet.