Category: Back Problems

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, May 2022 – Whiplash? Just put a collar around it, right? Not necessarily, according to Interventional Pain Management Specialist Dr. Kaliq Chang with Atlantic Spine Center.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, April 27, 2022 – The words may not roll readily off the tongue, but endoscopic foraminotomy has rapidly become a successful, minimally invasive approach for relieving pressure on compressed nerves in a patient’s neck or back….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, April 14, 2022 – Almost any kind of exercise is healthy for the body, but when strenuous exercise is undertaken only sporadically with little preparation, then “watch your back,” warns Kaliq Chang MD, an interventional pain specialist with Atlantic Spine Center.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, January 2022 – Skiers and snowboarders hitting the slopes without proper preparation and warm-up exercises, protective gear, training, and good judgment may find their winter fun quickly going downhill

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, December 2021 – The word degeneration, meaning decline or deterioration, becomes particularly worrisome when it’s paired with the discs of your spine.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, November 10, 2021 – Every day, millions of women dress according to the dictates of fashion – right down to their toes – and complete their outfits with high-heeled shoes in every possible color, fabric, and style.

(HealthNewsDigest.com – ROCHESTER, Minn. — When back or neck pain strikes, normal activity is disrupted. Seeking relief for back or neck pain is one of the most common reasons people go to their health care provider or miss work.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, August 20, 2021 – More than twenty years ago, federal health officials warned that a growing obesity epidemic was threatening the health of millions of Americans.

(HealthNewsDigest,com) – Cardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Cardiomyopathy (kahr-dee-o-my-OP-uh-thee) is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body. Cardiomyopathy can lead to heart failure.

(HealthNewsDigestcom) – West Orange, NJ, May 2021 – Think you can prevent another “back attack” by staying in your comfy chair? Think again:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, 14, May 2021 – Hope for relief may seem elusive when chronic back or neck pain doesn’t respond to conservative measures such as medication or physical therapy.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – When Maria Reynoso developed low-back pain, she thought it was not serious and would quickly go away.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A team of Chula doctoral students has created a smart “DynaSeat” to adjust sitting behavior to prevent neck pain and promote fast recovery after office syndrome.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, February 24, 2021 – Backache? Crick or numbness in the neck? Could be a herniated spinal disc – “a common problem and one we likely share with other animals, including the dinosaurs,” ….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, February 5, 2021 – Yoga is a 5,000-year-old discipline whose popularity has grown dramatically in the last few years, by as much as 50% in the United States according to some estimates.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, January 28, 2021 – Snow and ice present many dangers – to those on the road, to those enjoying skiing, skating and other winter sports, and to those exposed to severe weather.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Being a mother to a new baby means you have a lot going on, whether you are a first time mom or you’ve been down that road before, the 4th trimester is a time to slow down, settle into a new routine….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, November 6, 2020 – If your Grandpa, Uncle Bob or Sister Sue dealt with lower back pain – especially as they got older – you may feel powerless to prevent the highly common problem in yourself.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – West Orange, NJ, October 8, 2020 – Among the wide array of treatments available for chronic back pain, one is emerging that’s distinct because it uses your body’s own cells to help you heal. It’s called PRP, or platelet-rich plasma.