Conditions
Low Back Pain & Patient Education
Patient education is a very important aspect of caring for our patients. In fact, it can be one of the most important aspects of care. For example, when patients present with a brand new injury and pain levels are off the map, it’s quite common for that acute suffering patient to inappropriately think that, “I’m [...]
Low Back Pain: Spondylolisthesis
Low back pain can arise from many conditions, one of which is a mouthful: spondylolisthesis. The term was coined in 1854 from the Greek words, “spondylo” for vertebrae and “olisthesis” for slip. These “slips” most commonly occur in the low back, 90% at L5 and 9% at L4. According to www.spinehealth.com and others, the most [...]
Low Back Pain and Spinal Fusions
In my Rancho Cucamonga and Pasadena office, it is not uncommon for me to have a conversation with a patient regarding surgery and their desire to avoid it. I’ve been blessed to have used nonsurgical spinal decompression and chiropractic to achieve that goal with many patients. So, I figured today we would discuss in this [...]
Low Back Pain: Where Does The Pain Come From?
“Were does the pain come from?” is probably the most commonly asked question we hear as chiropractors and frequently, the patient is not told the answer to this simple question. The problem is, the question is not so simple. This is because there are many structures in the low back that share a common nerve [...]
Mental Health For Back Healing – Part 3
This will conclude the series on how to have the right mind set for healing your back condition. Part 1 – Part 2 Explore All Options You have to live knowing that you have tried everything. If you have not explored some of the things discussed on this website or in our book, those are [...]
Testimonials
Often is the case that what someone says about you is more powerful than what you say about yourself. Dr. Ian Porterfield and I would rather have someone else toot our horn, than we toot our own horn. So our staff compiled some video testimonials of patients and doctors and through them together. It warmed [...]
Mental Health For Back Healing – Part 2
Part 1 – Part 3 Be Hopeful, Be of Good Cheer If hope is lost, the battle is lost. If you are sad and depressed and if you feel the victim, then you behave as such. Defeated. And no one likes to hang out with sad and depressed people. Not your friends. Not your family. [...]
Mental State for Back Healing – Part 1
Starting with the end in mind Your severe back pain has been with you probably for some time – years may be. It has been our experience (and the observations of clinicians world wide) that patients with chronic low back pain change. How so? Well, recall your story. Let us share with you the mental [...]
Low Back Pain and Bone Density
So, what does bone density have to do with low back pain? The relationship between bone density and back pain is quite intimate. In fact, when the degree of bone density declines to the point of fracture, back pain becomes very real. The classic condition and cause of spinal pain associated with the loss of [...]
What is Sciatica? And What It Is NOT…
I’m sure you or someone you know thought they experienced something called SCIATICA (sy-atic-a). It is something I treat quite a bit… well, sort of… let me explain what I mean. You have pain that is in your back and in your butt or leg. You go to your medical doctor and they tell you [...]