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Dr. Bellinger discusses low back pain relief from disc bulge, herniated disc, sciatica, leg pain, slipped disc and degenerated disc disease. His clinic, CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in non surgical Spinal decompression and Chiropractic Care.
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"What Kind of Arthritis Do I Have?"
When degeneration is found in the spine or other joints, we often simply are told it’s arthritis. When we are a little more stiff in the morning, we call that arthritis. When we have back pain from years of wear and tear on our body, we refer to ...
“I Squat Down When I Lift, But I Still Get Back Pain!”
There are a few reasons for this. First, bending your knees and squatting helps, but you still may not be maintaining your normal lumbar lordosis. To do this, it’s recommended to hold your stomach in tight and keep your head up. Next, avoid lifti...
Can A Disc in the Lower Back Just Go Bad?
Yes and no. Over time we will get some degeneration in our spine no matter what. Just from work, sports, physical activities, slips and falls etc . . . your body will have some wear and tear. However, that degeneration should be minimal and not cause...
Oh, My Aching…Leg?
Certain low back conditions give rise to more than just low back pain. For example, leg pain can be more intense than low back pain, even though the cause of the leg pain is coming from the low back. When this happens, many patients comp...
Getting Proper Rest...Another Key Element To Staying Healthy And Pain Free!
A few blog posts ago I talked about the 5 things you must do to improve and maintain your health. Here they are again: 1) Eat right 2) Exercise 3) manage their stress level 4) Get proper rest 5) maximize their nervous system potential by getting thei...
The Common Answers To Solving Back Pain From a Herniated Or Bulging Disc...And Why They Almost Never Really Work!
Until recently, the only advice for many of you suffering with back pain was to try the following:-Try Exercises-Try Physical Therapy -Try These Pain Medications-Try Muscle Relaxers -Try Pain Shots Or An Epidural-Try Risky/Dangerous Back Surgery-Try ...
My Doctor Told Me To Lose Weight...Then Come Back And See Him!
Definitely more weight added on to an already unstable or degenerated spine and discs doesn't help but it's rarely the actual cause of your back pain.Most often, the patient's that are really hurting from back pain or leg pain can't exercise!Since Th...
Your Back Pain May Not Only Be Hurting You!
At our office in Glastonbury we’ve seen hundreds of patients who were suffering some form of back pain. Nearly every one of them has told us how their back pain has stopped them from doing the things they used too do and enjoy doing.Some have put...
Medical Advisory Board Doing More Research And Testing With The DRX9000!!
Axion Worldwide, the maker of the DRX9000, now has a medical advisory board continually doing research with the DRX9000. The DRX9000 has had a superb success record for back pain and sciatica sufferers. Because of the success of this non-surgical, ...
Does Your Back Pain Control Your Life?
For many, their back pain has taken over their lives. It’s the first thing they think about when they wake up, it’s the last thing they are thinking about when they go to bed and it also might be what they’re thinking about at 3am when they wa...
