Non-surgical spinal decompression is treatment using a computerized machine that is designed to decompress the intervertebral discs of the spine to provide pain relief and facilitate healing in the spine for those who have been afflicted with chronic back and neck pain.

The technology behind spinal decompression represents the next generation of the old traction machines,...

The back is a funny thing. Not so much funny as in, “ha, ha!” but funny as in, “you’ve gotta be kidding me!” This is not because of the spine’s remarkable sense of humor, but because back pain often manifests itself somewhere else in the body, thus tricking the unsuspecting sufferer into attempting to treat something that, technically, does not exist.

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Successful, permanent weight loss requires you to make some significant lifestyle changes. Yes, I know, it sounds hard, but it’s true. Unfortunately, gaining weight is super easy to do. Weight loss is going to take some work. And, if you don’t want all of that hard work to go down the drain, you’ll have to make some kind of commitment to a permanent...

Spinal Decompression therapy provides a non-surgical treatment option for those who have been suffering with the pain of a herniated disc or other back problems. Spinal decompression machines are the next generation of the traditional traction that has been used for years to treat various back ailments.

Decompression: the Next Generation of Back Pain...

Not only is back pain tricky, in that an insult to the back muscles or spine will often manifest as pain in the legs, arms, neck or elsewhere, thus delaying treatment, it also seems to be against being remedied in other ways as well.

The old chestnut: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this.” “So, don’t do that.” has a certain level of validity, but at the same,...

No one actually can say for sure what causes headaches. Not in the really technical sense. Reasons abound for what makes that stabbing pain in your skull happen, but what makes that stabbing pain a stabbing pain is more complicated.

There Are Headaches and Then There Are Headaches -

The physiological actions that actually result in the pain are more complicated due to the range and...

Neck pain can occur as a result of an injury, but more commonly it is caused by stress and strain, poor posture habits and holding the neck in stressful positions for too long. The neck is a complex structure that must be both strong enough to hold up your eight to ten pound head, but also be supple and flexible enough to turn in every direction.

The kind of neck pain that is caused...

There are many different types of injuries that a person may have to endure. Some of them are minor – all the body needs is rest and you can get right back to your life. Others are more severe, and require months of recovery.

The body was never meant to sit still. After a few months of being unable to move, you may find that your unused muscles...

Back pain during pregnancy can steal some of the joy and excitement that comes with this special time in a woman’s life. When the pain is intense, you want to find some relief quickly, but there are so many restrictions about what over the counter medicines you can safely take when you are pregnant. This is where holistic medicines and treatments can be used to provide...

I used to be a coffee junkie. I always used skim milk, but I dumped in the sugar. After all, sugar doesn’t have fat in it; how could it make you fat? I gained about twenty pounds in college, but I wasn’t really looking for weight loss; I just figured it was a normal progression and resigned myself.

The Sore Throat -

About six months out of college, I...