back injury

Back pain is the primary cause of disability not just in the U.S., but in the world, so let's get a handle on it.

Chronic pain can be a serious inhibitor of a healthy sex life, but a simple surgery may be the solution.

Travelers, mothers, and gym goers will rave at this functional, durable, all-in-one bag that is essential to an active lifestyle.

If a surfer is not continuously re-balancing their body, they will end up with posture imbalances.

If you want to keep healthy joints through your training, address the body you're bringing to the box.

An injury can be a devastating setback, or a springboard to greater things. It's up to you.

Dr. Perry Nickelston dropped by our podcast to chat about common athletic injuries, anatomy, and the importance of individual movement assessment.

Yoga is all about balance, and if you have chronic back pain that's exactly what your body needs.

Doctors don’t want you to understand your problem for fear they will lose money and your relatives that they told you to bring to them. Here's what you need to know to educate yourself on the matter.

Let me shine a light for you in the darkness of the back pain night. Disc bulges and injuries are not forever, but there are some important things to know about treatment.

Recovery shouldn't just become important to us when we're injured. It should be part of our permanent game. If you did "rehab" on a continuous basis, what would your life and performance look like?

Reality is most of us are messed up in some way and there are just some things we shouldn’t do. But there’s always a way to work around a problem, avoid injury, and keep edging our way forward.

Here are two MRI scans that show the clear, undeniable proof of the failure of long-term Pilates training and the success of functional strength rehabilitation methods to cure low back pain.

It can be advantageous to round your back when lifting heavy in your training. Because life doesn't always conveniently look like a barbell and sometimes we can't help but round our backs.

As an athlete, our activities are prone to causing tension in our lower backs. For relief from this pain and tension, do the following poses daily or at least after your workout.

You've injured your lower back and you want to get back to training. What is the best way to proceed? What will help you heal up well so you can continue training? Here's my advice as a doctor.

When I was faced with back surgery, I used swimming instead to rehabilitate myself. I made a full recovery and research shows swimming is a great tool for back/spine injury rehab.