Have you recently had surgery, or are you planning to have an operation soon? Are you wondering how to manage your post-surgery pain? Sore muscles, swelling, and nerve pain are just a few of the things you might experience after an operation. Believe it or not, you...
Epidural steroid injections for sciatica are often a great way to reduce or even completely block sciatica pain. This helps you go back to your daily activities. The biggest question most patients have is how long do these injections last? Before going through with...
Sciatica is a specific kind of back pain that can be debilitating in severe instances. It’s also one of the most common complaints treated by the team at Wesley Chapel Spine and Sports Medicine. It’s caused by the sciatic nerve, the biggest nerve in the body. This...
We all know and hate that achy feeling we get. The stiffness in our shoulders or the crick in our neck. We try to take it easier, stretch, and avoid overexertion, all to no avail. If you’ve gotten to where the pain affects your daily life, a chiropractor might be what...
Back pain is a common complaint as people age. All people have spinal discs, which act as shock absorbers. As we age, these discs dry out, degenerate and wear down over time. In these cases, the discs can be pushed out from their normal positions. This causes pain....
It’s no question that children are being exposed to technology at younger and younger ages. With the ease of keeping your child’s favorite shows, movies and games on smart devices, it’s no longer uncommon to find children even as young as toddlers with iPhones and...