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Nearly 80% of people experience back pain at some point in their lives. Some individuals may experience only fleeting pain but for others, the condition can result in lost wages, costly medical bills and a reduced ability to participate in regular activities. However, safe, effective treatments — such as spinal decompression therapy — can relieve […]

Around a third of adults experience back pain annually, with low-income individuals, seniors and women having a higher likelihood of back pain than the general population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls acute low back pain a “very common condition” and reports that around a quarter of all adults in the United States […]

Acupuncture was originally developed in China as a system of diagnosis and treatment based on meridians, a set of channels connecting the internal organs with the body’s surface. Although it was outlawed briefly, it was eventually added to the set of practices known as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Eventually, acupuncture made its way to the […]

Neurosurgery is a type of surgery performed on the nervous system, which is made up of the brain, spinal cord and nerves. People undergo neurosurgery for a variety of reasons, such as the removal of brain tumors and the treatment of chronic back pain caused by herniated disks and other medical problems. If you’re scheduled […]