Backaches and Sciatica Articles

Each month, Dr. Frank Farkas publishes a new article related to backaches and sciatica.  Here are some links to the current article and to previous months' articles.

Month
Article
May 2012
Scoliosis Facts
April 2012
Darn Gravity!
March 2012
Osteoporosis Strikes Men!
February 2012
Posture Police!
January 2012
Do You Know How to Sit?
December 2011
Cold Feet? Check Your Back!
November 2011
Is Your Job a Pain in the Back?
October 2011
Lifting Lessons
September 2011
Insidious NSAIDs
August 2011
Brace Yourself?
July 2011
Back Pain... From Your Feet?
June 2011
Is Your Job a Pain?
May 2011
Get Your Back Back!
April 2011
Sit Up Straight!
March 2011
Getting On Your Nerves
February 2011
Fore!
January 2011
Lumbar Control Panel
December 2010
Back Surgery Odds? 50/50
November 2010
Osteroporosis in Men
October 2010
Lift Right!
September 2010
Pinched Nerve? Probably Not!
August 2010
River of Nerves
July 2010
Laugh at Low Back Pain!

Dr. Farkas Asks some important questions of interest to St. Petersburg residents - Chiropractor St. Petersburg Dr. Farkas Asks...

Why is a "slipped disc" unlikely?
Separating each spinal vertebra is a disc. Its fibrous outer ring holds in a jelly-like material. Because of the way a disc attaches to the spinal bones above and below it, it can't actually "slip." However, a disc can bulge, tear, herniate, thin and collapse. But it can't slip.
How long does it take to form a bone spur?
Many who begin chiropractic care think their problem happened "last week when you bent over funny." But pictures of the spine tell a different story. Chiropractors know it can take your body years to deposit the calcium necessary to form a bone spur. It's your body's response to stress due to gravity or joint malfunction. And chiropractic care can help.