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Improve Your Quality of Life Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a common condition that affects the spine and can cause pain, stiffness, and other symptoms. It occurs when the discs that cushion the vertebrae in your spine start to wear down…
3 Autumn Foods That Support Your Spine As the autumn season approaches, many of us are looking forward to cozy fires, pumpkin spice lattes, and Halloween candy. But did you know that autumn is also a great time to focus…
Recently we had a reader write in with the following question: “It feels like I have fireworks going off in my back – what could be causing this pain?” That’s our topic for this patient education article. We will talk…
Warding Off Spinal Pain in the New Year With the New Year upon us, what better time than now to take charge of your spinal health? The experts at Inspired Spine are here to share some tips to help you…
Enjoying the Holiday Season Pain-Free With the holidays just around the corner, the last thing you want is neck and back pain getting in the way of your seasonal festivities. The spinal health experts at Inspired Spine are here to…
Numbness in One Leg Numbness in one leg can be caused by several issues affecting just the one side of the lower back and may include the following: Sitting or standing in the same position for an extended period of…
Everything you need to know is right in the name. Osteo- is the medical word (prefix in this case) which refers to the bone. Myel refers to the spinal cord or anything to do with the spine whilst it is…
Facet joint pain occurs as a result of overuse of the facet joints due to age, injury or arthritis and then result in severe chronic back pain. Facet joint pain is felt in the back all along the spine and may be…
Thoracic or mid-level back pain isn’t as common a problem as lower back pain is in the general population. It’s not only a costly medical issue but it can be a debilitating problem that restricts the normal daily activities of…
