Pain Specialists of Charleston BLOG
Sleeping With Chronic Back Pain
Falling asleep can be hard for just about anyone but falling asleep when you suffer from back pain can makes it quit difficult. Those that live with chronic back pain tend to sleep in a much lighter state, making them susceptible to waking up more often throughout the night. Studies have shown at least 1/3 of back pain sufferers awake and get out bed at least once during the night. This can cause your body to not get the full "recharge" it needs to fully function the next day. Here are a few ...Read More
Tips to Reduce Low Back Pain
It is estimated that eight out of 10 adults will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. Common preventable causes include being overweight, improper lifting, excessive sitting or standing and overly tight or overly weak muscles.
Tips To Reduce The Risk Of Low Back Pain:
Avoid sudden, drastic changes in activity levels- such as sitting at a desk for hours on end then going straight into a high-intensity workout. ...Read More
Dealing With Arthritis
Many Americans deal with arthritis daily and since it is Pain Awareness Month, we would like to go over a few basic questions you may ask. What is arthritis? Acute or chronic inflammation of one or more joints, usually accompanied by pain and stiffness, resulting from infection, trauma, degenerative changes, autoimmune disease, or other causes. What causes arthritis? Is it an age-related disease? Arthritis can start suddenly without any obvious cause, and at any age. ...Read More
Chronic Pain is Nation Wide: Pain Awareness Month
September is Pain Awareness Month! What does that mean? It means we want to share with you information on how prevalent and wide spread chronic pain is. We will also be sharing tips and ways patients can help cope and treat their pain. Did you know about one in 10 Americans experience some form of pain regularly? According to a recent survey from the US National Institutes of Health, about 23.4 American adults experience a lot of pain. Other findings show: Women, older individuals and ...Read More
7 Surprising Causes of Back Pain
Does it often seem like you hear about people, including yourself, suffering from back pain? Around 80% of the US either suffers from or has had back pain at some point in their life, that is a large amount of people.
Most wonder where exactly all of the discomfort and pain comes from and depending on age, lifestyle and events that occur in life, there can be many different causes. Things like moving heavy furniture or sitting incorrectly in your chair can be ...
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