Neck & Back Pain

Sciatica: Why It Keeps Coming Back (And How to Finally Address It)

Sciatica has a way of making itself impossible to ignore. The electric shooting pain down the back of the leg, the numbness, the feeling that your hip or glute is somehow both painful and dead at the same time. It’s one of the most common reasons people come to see us, and one of the […]

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Your MRI Shows a Herniated Disc: But Is That What’s Causing Your Pain?

You hurt your back. Your doctor ordered an MRI. The report came back with words like herniated disc, disc bulge, foraminal narrowing, or moderate degenerative changes. The assumption is that one explains the other. Here’s the thing: that assumption is often wrong. I’m going to say that again because it’s so important: the assumption that

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Desk Workers in North County: Why Your Back and Neck Are Breaking Down

Working from home in Oceanside, Carlsbad, or anywhere in North County sounds ideal. But if you’re spending 6 to 8 hours a day sitting at a desk, your body is accumulating load in ways that eventually show up as neck pain, back pain, headaches, or all three. What prolonged sitting does to your spine The

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manual therapy to the lumbar spine

Sciatica: Why It Keeps Coming Back (And How to Finally Address It)

Sciatica has a way of making itself impossible to ignore. The electric shooting pain down the back of the leg, the numbness, the feeling that your hip or glute is somehow both painful and dead at the same time. It’s one of the most common reasons people come to see us, and one of the

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