Sometimes reading doesn't give you the entire picture. Why not hear from the Doctors themselves or actually see the science behind a pain condition?
Spine-Health’s video library contains a series of informative and useful videos on a variety of pain, wellness, and treatment topics. All of the videos collected here have been written and peer-reviewed by certified physicians to ensure accuracy and excellence. With that said, we hope you enjoy!
Dr. Richard Guyer talks about medications and home treatments for back pain, specific reasons and symptoms that indicate a need to visit a doctor, and useful statistics to help you decide whether or not you should see a doctor for back pain.
Osteoporosis, a treatable and largely preventable disease, is defined as thinning of bones, or loss of bone mass, that causes them to become porous and brittle. The fragility caused by osteoporosis is often to blame for compression fractures of the spine, especially in post-menopausal women.
Dr. Stephen Hochschuler outlines sciatica, the possible causes of the condition, immediate treatment options such as ice and heat, and medications. He then goes into more advanced treatments such as exercise, pool therapy, surgery, and epidural steroid injections.
