Back Pain

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

5 ways to get rid of low back pain without drugs or surgery

Most people looking for relief from back pain believe they only have two options: surgery and addictive pain medication. At least that’s all their doctor offers. Low back pain can bring you to your knees but you don’t have to crawl in for surgery or pop that pain pill. Natural pain relief can be found…

Dr. Michael Cutler

Seeking sciatica pain relief

Sciatica pain is unfortunately too common. If you don’t suffer it, try to make changes to avoid it now. Buttock and posterior thigh pain from sciatic nerve irritation can be persistent and debilitating. Let’s look at causes and also the best ways to treat this condition. 

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The secret to safe, effective, non-addictive back pain relief

The U.S. is facing an addiction crisis like no other in its history. While it’s easy to sit back and say those people were simply opioid addicts, many of them started as patients in pain. That’s why more people need to know about this method shown to reduce drug dependency and pain at the same time…

Jenny Smiechowski

The bad food behind your bad back

There are a lot of causes behind back problems. Stress, poor posture, injuries, obesity, arthritis… all increase the odds of your back hurting. But what about diet? Could certain foods aggravate your back too? You’ll be shocked at how…

Dr. Mark Wiley

The best exercise for lower back pain

There are many causes for low back pain. Often we feel it after bending “wrong” or trying to lift something too heavy, but the root cause is likely lack of strength and tone in the lower back and supporting muscles of the hips and buttocks. So let’s strengthen and sculpt them…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

7 sources of sciatica relief (slideshow)

You don’t have to turn to dangerous drugs. And, you don’t have to live in pain. There are a few simple, natural things you can do to get the sciatica relief you’ve been looking for.