can adhesions in the thoracolumbar fascia drive sciatica? how common are entrapments of the superior cluneal nerve?
THORACOLUMBAR-DRIVEN LEG PAIN / SCIATICA: IS IT A REAL THING? LET’S ASK THE SUPERIOR CLUNEAL NERVE Almost two decades ago I realized that low back pain was often times the result of problems in the Thoracolumbar Fascia (HERE, HERE and HERE). Not long after, I learned that as much as a third or more of […]
new study on chronic low back pain as related to the thoracolumbar fascia
CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN, STRETCHING, AND THE THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA I’ve written several very cool posts concerning the Thoracolumbar Fascia (HERE, HERE, and probably the best one — HERE), but this one is different yet. Co-authored by endocrinologist / neurologist / fascia researcher, DR. HELENE LANGEVIN, the January 2016 edition of PLoS One carried a study […]
low back pain and its relationship to your messed up neck
YOUR LOW BACK PAIN AND SCIATICA MIGHT BE RELATED TO YOUR NECK PAIN Although it is certainly not discussed in public school today, ask the older generation who grew up being told to sit up straight —- POSTURE IS IMPORTANT! In the April issue of JMPT (The Effect of Adding Forward Head Posture Corrective Exercises […]
piriformis syndrome; yesterday and today
IMAGING THE PIRIFORMIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME Scar Tissue Regular muscle fibers run parallel to each other in a neat, orderly route. When scar tissue forms, it is a knotty, tangled and twisted mess, which is where pain may occur. When connective tissue is injured, the nerve tissue in […]
chronic low back pain and the thoracolumbar fascia
Top-Ten Solutions for Chronic Low Back Pain Right now in America, there are tens of millions of people struggling with Low Back Pain (LBP). Proof? Allow me hit you with the mind-blowing statistics. For instance, the American Academy of Pain Medicine says that one hundred million citizens live with Chronic Pain. Numerous studies show that […]