The latest clinical practice guidelines published in the prestigious medical journal Spine confirm that non-surgical approaches should be used first when treating patients with lumbar disc herniation.  The authors of the guidelines found that [...]

One of the most common soft tissue injuries is a tear of one of the rotator cuff muscles.  This set of muscles helps to stabilize the shoulder by keeping the ball part of the joint firmly in the shallow socket part of the joint.  These muscles [...]

Fibromyalgia is a common cause of chronic pain in North American adults.  While this condition has been known for years, the exact cause remains a mystery.  Viruses, auto-immune disorders and thyroid issues have all been proposed as causes but [...]

Recently, a parent on my daughter’s basketball team asked for some advice regarding injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident.  She was involved in a collision three weeks earlier and was continuing to have headaches and neck pain [...]

With winter in full swing, we are seeing a big increase in the number of patients injured in car accidents.  Neck pain and headaches are by far the most common types of complaints, but lower back pain can also be caused by the sudden impact of a [...]