| When dealing with back and neck pain, it
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| | anerve, creating irritation or
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| is important to have your painevaluated
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| | inflammation. Radiculopathy can
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| by a professional. Simply dismissing
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| | resultfrom a herniated disc, bone spur,
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| back or neck pain astypical and
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| | tumor growing into the nerves,
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| unimportant can be a very harmful
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| | andvertebral fracture, and many other
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| mistake.
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| | conditions.
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| Overuse or under use of the back muscles
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| | Sciatica is a certain type of
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| is by far the most commoncause of back
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| | radiculopathy that involves
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| pain that manifests as tightening or
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| | inflammationof the sciatic nerve. Pain is
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| spasm of the musclesthat connect to the
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| | experienced along the large sciaticnerve,
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| spine. Inflammation and swelling often
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| | from the lower back down through the
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| occur in thejoints and ligaments,
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| | buttocks and along the back ofthe leg.
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| especially in the cervical and lumbar
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| | A spinal tumor that originates in the
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| regions, aspeople age.
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| | spine (primary tumor) or spreadsto the
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| Many conditions can cause back and neck
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| | spine from another part of the body
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| pain, ranging from injury toinfection to
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| | (metastatic tumor) cancompress the spine
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| simply twisting the wrong way.
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| | or nerve roots and cause significant
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| Traumatic injuries such asthose sustained
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| | pain.
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| in an automobile accident or other type
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| | Infections of the vertebrae (e.g.,
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| of accidents can damage muscles, joints,
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| | vertebral osteomyelitis), the discs,the
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| ligaments, andvertebrae.
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| | meninges (e.g., spinal meningitis), or
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| A herniated disc occurs when the nuclear
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| | the cerebrospinal fluid cancompress the
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| pulposus, the inner materialof the disc,
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| | spinal cord and result in serious
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| pushes through a tear in the annulus
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| | neurologicaldeterioration, if it is not
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| fibrosis, the outermaterial of the disc
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| | diagnosed and treated immediately.
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| causing nerve root compression. The
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| | Facet joints allow movement of the spine.
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| cervical andlumbar regions of the spine
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| | The facet joints are formedby two
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| have the most mobility and the discs
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| | adjacent vertebra and direct or guide
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| thereare more likely to wear down or be
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| | movement of the spine.
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| injured. Ninety percent of
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| | As facet joints degenerate, they may not
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| discherniations occur in the lower two
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| | align correctly, and thecartilage and
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| lumbar vertebrae.
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| | fluid that lubricates the joints may
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| Spinal stenosis, the narrowing of the
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| | deteriorate. Bone thenrubs against bone,
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| spinal canal, can cause spinalcord
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| | which can be very painful.
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| irritation and injury. Conditions that
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| | These are just a few of the conditions
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| cause spinal stenosis includeinfection,
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| | that can be responsible for backand neck
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| tumors, trauma, herniated disc,
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| | pain. Thankfully, most cases of back and
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| arthritis, thickening ofligaments, growth
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| | neck pains arerelated to mechanical
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| of bone spurs, and disc degeneration.
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| | causes and can be readily addressed by a
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| Spinal stenosismost commonly occurs in
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| | trainedchiropractor. The point is,
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| older individuals as a result of
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| | however, pain is a warning signal that
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| vertebraldegeneration.
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| | shouldnot be ignored. The best place to
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| A pinchednerve, or radiculopathy, occurs
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| | have your back and neck painevaluated is
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| when something rubs or presses against
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| | with a chiropractor.
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