Why Your Back Pain Keeps Coming Back in the Same Spot If your back pain always seems to come back in the exact same place, that is not random. One of the most common questions people ask is, “Why does it always hurt right here?” It may move a little above or below...
Why Some Back Pain Goes Away Quickly — And Some Doesn’t One of the most common questions I hear is this: “Why did my back pain go away quickly last time… but this time it’s lingering?” Or even: “Why did my friend recover in a couple days, but I’ve been dealing with...
Tight Muscles or a Spinal Problem? How to Tell the Difference One of the most common things people say when they find out I am a chiropractor is this: “I get this tight muscle, but I do not think it is actually a spinal problem.” That question comes up all the time....
Why Your Back Hurts More at Work (Even When You’re Careful) One of the most common things patients say is: “I didn’t do anything. I was being careful. I didn’t lift anything heavy — my back just tightened up.” But back pain at work is rarely caused by one bad...
Back Pain After Sleeping? It’s Not Just Your Mattress Many people notice their back hurts most when they wake up in the morning. Naturally, they assume the problem is their mattress or their pillow. So they replace the bed, try different sleep positions, or buy...
