Risk Factors For Low Back Pain
A study performed at Waseda University in Japan, published in the September/October, 2008 issue of The Spine Journal, suggested that high levels of LDL were associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. LDL is known as bad cholesterol. More...
The Sacroiliac Joint and Back Pain
One of the most common, but underdiagnosed, causes of back pain is a painful sacroiliac joint. The term used to describe this is Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction. In fact, in my practice, a lot of patients are referred to me for spinal injections when, in fact, the cause of their low back pain is Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction. More...