Tag Archives: Spinal stenosis

Are Imaging Tests Really Necessary For Low Back Pain?

Published on August 29, 2016 in Blog, UncategorizedDDS, dds300, dds500, ddsbelt, disc disease solutions, disc herniation, herniated disc, low back pain, LowBackPain, Spinal stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, spondylosis

Cynthia Smith, MD, Medical associate for content development in the medical education division of the American College of Physicians, along with Patrick Alguire, MD, found that, after studying a 38-year old man with complaints of low back pain, with such a vague set of symptoms, imaging tests like radiography, computer tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) likely would not prove beneficial and may expose him to unnecessarily to radiation and the anxiety of findings that are clinically insignificant. Continue reading »

Types of Spinal Diseases, Injuries and Back Pain

Published on February 25, 2016 in Blog, Uncategorizedback brace, back pain, back problems, back support, dds300, dds500, ddsbelt, disc disease solutions, disc herniation, herniated disc, low back pain, lumbago, Spinal stenosis

Part 3

*Spinal Stenosis

Spinal Stenosis is a type of degenerative disease where there is a loss of moisture in the disc primarily due to aging. Continue reading »