BY DR. ARNAN SISSON// JULY 14, 2023
Today we’re going over a very important piece of knowledge for anyone out there that’s currently suffering with any sort of neck pain. It’s the single most cause of neck pain 90% of the time. By knowing this you can get yourself or a loved one further away from the mounds of Tylenol and the fear of having to have a painful neck fusion surgery.
The most common position I see in the clinic that causes neck pain is a forward head post...
Posted on 2023-07-14
DR. ARNAN SISSON July 3, 2023
I was thinking today about just how many folks I've been seeing the last few months with aches and pains that have come about from golfing. Sense it seems to be a common problem, today I want to share with all my readers the two most common golf injuries and simple ways to avoid them. This way the reader can continue to golf or their loved ones can keep playing the game they love.
The most common injury with golfing is back pain. Around 36. Other than this fol...
Posted on 2023-07-03
Dr. Sisson / March 24th, 2022
If your back went out recently, you know how painful it can be.
What DOESN'T Throwing Out Your Back Mean?
When you throw out your back, it doesn't mean that your back has gone out of place or that you've slipped a disc.
Discs don't actually "slip" out of place.
People use the term "slipped disc" to refer to a herniated disc. However, throwing out your back doesn't necessarily mean you've injured a disc.
Throwing out your back doesn't usually mean that ...
Posted on 2023-03-24
Dr. Sisson / March 17, 2023
Luckily, back spasms usually only last a few days, but those few days are agony.
Furthermore, there are people who go on to have chronic back spasms that last months or years.
What Causes Back Spasms?
There are a few different things that can cause a spasm or a tightening up of the muscle in your back.
It can be after an acute injury, like bending down to pick something up and throwing out your back.
Or, lower back spasms can be caused by something that c...
Posted on 2023-03-17
Dr. Arnan Sisson, PT / November 2, 2022
One of the most common questions I’ve gotten is, “I was told I should never lift more than 25 pounds again ever again or I might throw out my back. What can I do?”
And so here’s what happens all the time: people go to their MD, physical therapist, acupuncture, or chiropractor, etc., and that person tells you to stop doing the activity because it hurts. You should never do it again.
Maybe they don’t know to tell you to g...
Posted on 2022-11-02
