Month: October 2022

Happy Halloween! From the Pittsburgh North Hills chiropractic office of Dr. James J Schofield.

Sciatic nerve pain can affect our ability to work, take care of our homes, inhibit our social lives  and hinder our relations with others. Sciatica pain can range from mildly nagging to excruciating and disabling. In looking for pain relief most people want to try something that is simple, uncomplicated, and inexpensive. This article will discuss sciatic nerve pain and offer drug free, nonsurgical treatment options to gain sciatica pain relief.

The sciatic nerve is formed by branches of nerves exiting openings between the bones on either side of the lower part of the spine. These branches combine at the buttock area and form one large nerve, about the size of a person’s thumb, that gives off smaller branches as it travels down the leg. When that nerve is pinched and causes pain we call it sciatica, sciatic pain or sciatic nerve pain. The majority of sciatic nerve pain problems occur due to misalignments of joints of the spinal bones of the lower back and low back disc problems, causing, a pinched and irritated nerve. As a practicing chiropractor of 38 years, I have seen thousands of patients whose sciatic pain results from this cause.

Two aspects of treating and eliminating sciatic pain need to be considered. The first is through safe, effective treatment. Chiropractic care is very helpful and successful in aligning the joints of the lower back. Chiropractors perform gentle, conservative spinal manipulation, which is sometimes called a chiropractic adjustment. Mild traction to the lower back by various types of equipment can help injure discs to be treated. Patients tend to respond to this care and find a great deal of relief of their sciatic nerve discomfort.

The second aspect of helping a patient to obtain sciatica pain relief are the home remedies and obligations that patients themselves can perform. I will list several tips in this article.

Since a disc problem causing sciatica is usually worse in the morning it is important that patients begin their day slowly with a very gentle warm-up routine. Those suffering from sciatica find that allowing their back to warm-up makes the rest of the day go a lot easier.

Another conservative treatment may involve the use of cold packs to decrease inflammation. Several applications of a comfortable cold pack per day can be of great assistance and giving sciatic nerve pain relief.

There are many more home remedies that chiropractors, like me, recommend in helping people gain sciatic nerve pain relief. Seeing a chiropractor maybe one of the most effective actions one can take to find a simple, cost-effective approach to finally live a life free of sciatic pain.

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Headaches can be one of the most painful and disruptive conditions a person can experience. Headache pain can affect our actions with others, our disposition, our ability to work and hinder our ability to take care of our homes. Headaches can range from mildly annoying to all consuming and disabling. When searching for pain relief of headaches most people want to try something that is simple, easy and not costly. This article will discuss headache pain and offer a non-surgical, drug free treatment option to gain headache pain relief.

Although there are many things that can trigger a headache one of the most common contributary causes of headaches is misalignment of the joints of the spinal bones of the upper neck, causing pinched and irritated nerves. As a chiropractor who has been in practice for 38 years, I have seen thousands of patients whose headache pain resulted from this cause.

I have found that there are two aspects of treating and eliminating headaches. The first is through gentle, conservative treatment. Chiropractic care is very helpful and successful in aligning the joints of the upper neck spinal bones. Chiropractors perform safe, effective spinal manipulation, which is sometimes called a chiropractic adjustment. This care, typically, quickly helps reduce and eliminate headache pain.

The second aspect of helping a patient to obtain headache pain relief are the home remedies and obligations that patients themselves must perform. I will list a couple tips in this article.

A cold pack to the back of the neck for 10 minutes can be incredibly effective in helping to reduce the pain of a headache. It should not be too cold and should be comfortable for the entire 10-minute time period. Several cold pack applications per day is usually the best approach for pain relief.

Another important idea one can utilize to help reduce and eliminate headaches is to improve one’s upper body posture. This is especially important with people who are subjected to prolonged periods of sitting and doing desk and computer work.

To counteract the effects of sitting we should get up for several minutes every half hour to move about. It is also very helpful to go for regular walks. These can range from several 10-minute walks at convenient times or consist of one longer walk of up to 45 minutes or more.

There are many more home remedies that chiropractors, like me, recommend in helping people gain headache pain relief. Seeing a chiropractor is the most effective action one can take to find a simple, cost-effective approach to finally live a life free of headache pain.

Visit here to learn more about  pain relief. See this site for information about a pain relief chiropractor near me.

Neck and upper back pain can affect our disposition, actions with others, ability take care of our homes and hinder our ability to work. Neck pain can range from mildly uncomfortable to disabling. In looking for pain relief most people want to try something that is uncomplicated, easy and inexpensive. This article will discuss neck and upper back pain and offer drug free, nonsurgical treatment options to gain neck and upper back pain relief.

The majority of neck and upper back pain problems occur due to misalignments of joints of the spinal bones of the upper back and neck, causing pinched and irritated nerves. As a practicing chiropractor of 38 years, I have seen thousands of patients whose neck pain results from this cause.

 Two aspects of treating and eliminating neck and upper back pain need to be considered. The first is through safe, effective treatment. Chiropractic care is very helpful and successful in aligning the joints of the neck and upper back. Chiropractors perform gentle, conservative spinal manipulation, which is sometimes called a chiropractic adjustment. Most patients respond quickly to this care and find a great deal of relief of their neck and upper back pain discomfort.

The second aspect of helping a patient to obtain neck pain relief are the home remedies and obligations that patients themselves can perform. I will list several tips in this article.

Prolonged sitting is by far the most prominent reason that people develop neck and upper back pain. The human body is designed for movement, not being sedentary and stationary.

Unfortunately, the humans begins sitting for long periods of time in childhood. Preschool, elementary, and high school years require years of sitting at a desk and computer. Higher education and office jobs necessitate even more sedentary posture.

Years and even decades of sitting affects the alignment of the spine, joints and nerves. It is crucial that we take simple steps to mitigate the effects of prolong sedentary posture. We must get up from the desk and computer often and regularly. I believe that office workers, students and people using handheld devices should get up and move about for a minute for every 30 minutes of sitting.

Standing and variable desks should be used and made available. Even if one can stand 10 to 25% more, during the course of their day, versus sitting, harmful effects to the neck and upper back can be decreased.

Perhaps the most important neck and upper back pain relief strategy one can undertake is to go for walks often. This can range from a 45-minute walk once a day to several 10 minute walks spaced at convenient times.

There are many more home remedies that I recommend in helping people gain neck and upper pain relief. Seeing a chiropractor is the most effective action one can take to find a simple, cost-effective approach to finally live a life free of neck pain.

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Lower back pain can affect one’s mood, interaction with others, ability to move about freely and hinder the ability to work. Back pain can range from annoying to all consuming. In looking for solutions most people want to try something that is simple, easy and not costly. This article will discuss mechanical lower back pain and offer nonsurgical, nonpharmacologic treatment options to gain back pain relief.

The majority of lower back pain problems occur due to misalignments of joints of the lower back and pelvis, causing pinched and irritated nerves. At times, lower back disc problems also contribute to lower back pain. As a practicing chiropractor of 38 years, I have seen thousands of patients whose back pain results from these causes.

I have found that there are two aspects of treating and eliminating lower back pain. The first is through gentle, conservative treatment. Chiropractic care is very helpful and successful in aligning the joints of the lower spine and the pelvis. Chiropractors perform safe, effective spinal manipulation, which is sometimes called a chiropractic adjustment. This care, typically, quickly helps reduce and eliminate lower back pain. If a lower back disc problem is present a chiropractor can utilize gentle traction to decompress an irritated disc, again helping the patient to gain pain relief as quickly as possible.

The second aspect of helping a patient to obtain lower back pain relief are the home remedies and obligations that patients themselves must perform. I will list one tip in this article.

An important piece of knowledge to realize is that the lower back is very fragile when we first get up in the morning. This makes sense because we’ve been sedentary while sleeping all night.

It is extremely helpful to do some gentle stretching, move about and walk to warm up our back in the morning.

With more people working from home, I have found that sometimes people get out of bed and immediately sit down at their computer and start working. They mistakenly think that since they are not doing hard physical labor, they are not hurting their backs. However, sitting for long periods of time is every bit as deleterious to the lower back as is a manual labor occupation.

Taking 15 minutes in the morning to do proper stretches and some gentle walking would help to prevent many people from having back pain in the first place. For those suffering from back pain this prescription will help them eliminate back pain.

There are many more home remedies that chiropractors, like me, recommend to help people gain back pain relief. Seeing a chiropractor is the most effective action one can take to find a simple, cost-effective approach to finally live a life free of back pain.

Visit here to learn more about  pain relief. See this site for information about a pain relief chiropractor near me.