Anatomy 101: What is a Nerve Entrapment?
November 9, 2008 by Dr. Stephanie Gray
Filed under Columns, How To Be Healthy
A nerve entrapment occurs when a nerve is “stuck” to its adjacent structures or is not sliding properly along its course due to scar tissue adhesions. Symptoms of a nerve entrapment include numbness, tingling, pain, weakness and tightness. Sciatica and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are the most common nerve entrapments. These are familiar terms to people but most don’t know what causes a nerve entrapment and that there are new treatment methods that are effective in managing them. Read more
How Can You Prevent Low Back Pain?
August 21, 2008 by Dr. Stephanie Gray
Filed under Columns, How To Be Healthy
Patients often ask me what they can do to prevent future episodes of low back pain. My answer, almost always is physical exercise. While patients sometimes respond with a groan, frankly there is no good substitute for exercise. An anonymous physician was once quoted saying “if exercise could be capsulated in pill form, it would be the #1 prescribed drug.”
Are Sit-ups Hurting Your Back? A Better Way to Train the Core
August 5, 2008 by Dr. Stephanie Gray
Filed under Columns, How To Be Healthy
Many people do exercises like sit-ups, crunches and back extensions with the hope of strengthening the muscles of the back and stomach- a region commonly referred as the core. The problem is that these exercises may actually be doing you more harm than good by placing high levels of strain on the joints and discs of the spine.
