Spinal decompression is a new type of traction that is used in the treatment of disc protrusions and degeneration in the lumbar and cervical spine. Spinal decompression has had quite a bit of controversy surrounding it since it first started gaining popularity in the United States. Some of the controversy is related to overzealous and [...]

Why are we so down on Spine Surgery San Antonio? As our San Antonio office is named South Texas Non-Surgical Spinal Center, we probably are somewhat biased, but we’re biased for good reason.
Back surgery is simply overused in San Antonio and throughout the United States.  If surgery produced consistently produced good results, the risks and [...]

The most commonly utilized treatments for chronic back pain have a poor success rate statisitically, but new treatment methods are now providing relief for even back pain sufferers who have suffered for many years.

Back Pain San Antonio - Treatment Insanity

It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting to get a different result.  This definition could also apply to standard back pain treatment.
If you go to a doctor for the treatment of back pain, chances are good [...]

We’ve been treating back pain in our San Antonio spine clinic for several years now, and one thing is for certain:  chronic back pain is incredibly common and due to the failure of the typical treatments, a large number of people are living in pain needlessly.
While the most commonly-used back pain treatments have a high [...]

Back Pain

 One of the most common mistakes people make when they have back pain is to lie or sit around trying not to move.  Although there are rare instances when moving around is completely intolerable, the vast majority of the time, just being upright and moving around is one of the best things you can [...]

Many people have some fundamental misunderstandings about back pain treatment options.  Today we’ll discuss some of the more common misconceptions and explain how these treatments really work.
Epidural Injections:
Many people are under the mistaken impression that epidural injections suck fluid out of bulging discs to reduce pressure on spinal nerves.  In fact, epidural injections place [...]

One class of drugs-opiate painkillers, has become much too popular. How do pain medications cause even more pain? What happens when a person becomes dependent on these drugs?

A story from CBS news about spinal decompression.

By paying attention to your body, you will be better able to judge what your hydration status is, and you can take steps to avoid the problems of chronic dehydration, including back pain.