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What Is Sciatica? What exactly is sciatica and how do you know if you “have it?” Here’s what you need to know straight from a leading sciatica doctor of chiropractic in Georgetown, Ontario. Bottom Line: Nearly everyone will have back pain at some point in their life, but with sciatica — well, you’ll know something…

Shoulder Pain: How To Find Relief Your shoulder is the most unstable and moveable joint in your body. If you have shoulder pain, here is how you can find relief. Bottom Line: Did you know… your shoulder is the most unstable and moveable joint in your body. Its wide range of motion is facilitated by…

Opiates vs. Opioids: What’s the Difference? Bottom Line: If you haven’t heard about the problems that opioids have caused over the past decade, you must be living under a rock! Did you know that many of the people dying from opioids aren’t recreational drug users looking for the next high? In fact, they are people…

The Chronic Pain Crisis is the Opioid Crisis Bottom Line: What began as a chronic pain epidemic has evolved into our current opioid crisis. For decades, opioids were marketed as a “safer” alternative to treat chronic pain. However, as the number of people with chronic pain began to rise, so did the number of people…

The Opioid Crisis: How Did We End Up Here? Bottom Line: About 30 years ago, there was a fundamental shift in medicine as to how pain was understood and treated. The number of people with chronic pain seemed to be rising, and it was thought that the options to address the pain weren’t adequate. Why…

Preventing Degenerative Disc Disease Bottom Line: Degenerative disc disease is a condition that can affect your spinal discs as you age. Due to stress and injury throughout your life, your spinal discs may begin to deteriorate and cause pain. Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent degenerative disc disease, but researchers have discovered a few…

How to Fix a Slipped Disc Bottom Line: Slipped or herniated discs happen when the inside of your spinal disc pushes through the disc’s exterior. Believe it or not, most herniated discs don’t cause any pain or symptoms. However, if you’re struggling with sudden pain after lifting or twisting, a herniated disc certainly may be…

How to Tell If Your Back Pain Is Muscle or Disc Related Bottom Line: You’ve felt back pain. What’s causing it, and how can you tell if your back pain is muscle or disc related? Well, there are several common causes of back pain, and the first step on your road to recovery is identifying…

The Link Between Stress & Headaches Bottom Line: Are you feeling rushed? Are you dreading a big meeting at work? These events can all add up to the start of a headache. Often, it’s not the event itself that results in a headache, but rather, your body’s reaction to stress. If you cope by clenching…

What Type of Headache Do You Have? Bottom Line: Headaches are experienced a little bit differently by everyone. You may feel tired, have blurred vision, a stiff neck, or feel as if you’re unable to function for the day. But they do all have one thing in common – they are not “normal” to deal…