Pain in My Lower Back and Legs: Is It Sciatica?
Sciatica is nerve pain that starts in the lower spine and travels down the sciatic nerve into the buttock and leg. It usually happens when a herniated disc, bone spur,…
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What to Do if You Have Headaches After a Car Accident
Headaches after a car accident are one of the most common crash injuries, and they often show up hours or even days later. Most of them are not coming from…
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Why Does My Neck Still Hurt After a Car Crash?
Whiplash is an injury to the soft tissues of the neck caused when your head is thrown rapidly forward and back, most often in a rear-end collision. The force stretches…
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Why Does My Lower Right Back Hurt?
Pain on one side of your lower back is a symptom, not a diagnosis, and the side it lands on is a real clue. The lower back contains muscles, ligaments,…
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How Soon Can You Walk After a Microdiscectomy?
A microdiscectomy is a minimally invasive spine surgery that removes a small piece of a herniated disc pressing on a nerve in your lower back. When a disc bulges or…
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Still Having Back Pain Weeks After a Car Accident?
Back pain that lingers for weeks after a car accident is more common than many people expect. In the hours and days right after a crash, adrenaline and swelling can…
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Why Does My Knee Lock or Give Out?
A meniscus tear is one of the most common knee injuries, and it often shows up in ways you might not expect. The meniscus is a piece of rubbery cartilage…
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How Long Does It Take To Recover From ACL Surgery?
ACL reconstruction is one of the most common knee surgeries, and recovery is a gradual process that unfolds over several months. The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is a band…
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Can a Pinched Nerve Heal on Its Own?
A pinched nerve happens when too much pressure is placed on a nerve by the surrounding tissue. That tissue might be bone, cartilage, muscle, or tendons, and the pressure can…
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Why Does Back Pain Shoot Down My Leg?
Radiating leg pain that starts in the lower back is one of the most common complaints people bring to a spine specialist. This type of pain can feel like a…
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Why Do I Feel Tingling or Numbness in My Legs?
Tingling or numbness in your legs is not something most people expect to deal with, but it is more common than you might think. You may experience a “pins and…
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What’s Causing Pain Between My Shoulder Blades?
That stubborn ache right between your shoulder blades is easy to write off. Maybe you slept funny. Maybe you spent too many hours hunched over your laptop. You rub it,…
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