Dealing with Back Pain Between SSI Visits
Back pain is often uncomfortable and even debilitating. So when your options for regular treatment become limited, you may reach your wit’s end. Similarly, if you have to wait a couple of weeks for your next appointment for a pain management treatment, your pain can make your life unmanageable. Your doctors at the Southeastern Spine […]
How Your Shoulders Affect Your Back
Hunching over computers and other electronic devices is one of the main causes of upper back and shoulder pain. Your shoulders and your back are intricately connected through bones, ligaments and tendons. When something is out of alignment or damaged, your pain tends to radiate. The doctors at the Southeastern Spine Institute (SSI) can help. […]
Stretches for Seniors
George Bernard Shaw once said that “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” There’s a lot of truth to that statement, and it has an application to your body. The older you get, if you’re like many people, the less likely you are to engage in physical […]
The Types of Knee Pain and What It May Signal
Do any of these scenarios sound familiar: You jump out of bed to shut off the alarm and wince as soon as you hit the floor. You may have been overzealous in that pickup basketball game with the guys after work, and now you feel a distinct pain on the outside of your left knee. […]
TENS and Your Back
With more and more doctors reluctant to prescribe opiates for pain, a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit (TENS) has become an attractive option. TENS treatments also continue the trend toward healthier alternatives than opiates, which have proven addictive. At the Southeastern Spine Institute (SSI), your spine physician may recommend this pain-free alternative to pain medications […]
Shoulder Injuries Don’t Happen Just to Athletes
The shoulder is the most flexible joint in your body, but that freedom of movement makes it susceptible to injuries. Injuries to the shoulder usually involve tendons, ligaments and muscles, rather than bone. Shoulder injuries are common, even in people who don’t participate in any kind of athletics, and they can affect other areas of […]
How to Get out of Bed without Pain
Morning stiffness and discomfort may seem like a normal part of the aging process, but it doesn’t have to be. You can ease those early aches when heavy workouts or recovery from a procedure make getting out of bed a bit difficult. When arthritis or back, leg or shoulder pain hinder your morning routine, the […]