Scoliosis Awareness Month

August 20, 2008 · Filed Under Back Pain · Comment 

Scoliosis Awareness Month

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Back Out Of Whack When your back goes out, is a chiropractor’s office the place to go for help?

August 20, 2008 · Filed Under Back Pain · Comment 

Back Out Of Whack When your back goes out, is a chiropractor’s office the place to go for help?
Spring is here, and as a winter-weary nation resumes outdoor activities like golfing and gardening, a resounding cry can be heard throughout the land: Oh, my aching back!

New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock

Although touted as New Yorkers have been in the throes of sticker shock since this spring when the Big Apple became become the first city in the country to implement a law forcing chain restaurants to post calories.


Osteoporosis Study Results

August 19, 2008 · Filed Under Back Pain · Comment 

Osteoporosis Study Results

Women Underestimate Their Risk Of Spinal Fractures From Osteoporosis, Reveals a Spine-Health Study


Study by Spine-health reveals lack of spinal fracture awareness.

CHICAGO, IL. – May 15, 2008 – A study by Spine-health.com, the leading health website for people with back pain and other pain conditions, reveals that women with back pain underestimate their risk of spinal fractures.

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Sciatica Causes and Treatments
Dr. Stephen Hochschuler outlines sciatica, the possible causes of the condition, immediate treatment options such as ice and heat, and medications. He then goes into more advanced treatments such as exercise, pool therapy, surgery, and epidural steroid injections.

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Salmonella outbreak wanes; questions linger
A nationwide salmonella outbreak is winding down, but federal health officials can’t yet say how the few tainted Mexican peppers they’ve found could explain the widespread illness.

Spine-health launches new Web site design

August 19, 2008 · Filed Under Back Pain · Comment 

Spine-health launches new Web site design

Spine-health is very pleased to announce the release of our newly designed Web site. In February, we launched part one of our new site focusing heavily on the behind-the-scenes technology platform to enable dynamic content serving, increase site speed, and other enhancements. Today’s release marks the first wave of usability enhancements – new design, new functionality and enhanced navigation. Go ahead and take it for a test drive.

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Why Is It So Hard to Quit Smoking?

Did you know…Tobacco smoking is responsible for the deaths of approximately five million people each year (World Health Organization).

Despite educating people about the very serious health effects of smoking, approximately 22% of adults in the United States are smokers. Surveys have found that even though 80% of smokers would like to quit smoking, less than five percent are able to quit on their own due to the highly addictive properties of nicotine.

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Resources to Help Quit Smoking

We are providing a number of links to additional stop smoking resources because we think these are helpful. The links go to websites that are not a part of Spine-health.com and Spine-health.com is not responsible for the content on the following sites.

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Salmonella outbreak wanes; questions linger

August 18, 2008 · Filed Under Back Pain · Comment 

Salmonella outbreak wanes; questions linger
A nationwide salmonella outbreak is winding down, but federal health officials can’t yet say how the few tainted Mexican peppers they’ve found could explain the widespread illness.

New Yorkers try to swallow calorie sticker shock

Although touted as New Yorkers have been in the throes of sticker shock since this spring when the Big Apple became become the first city in the country to implement a law forcing chain restaurants to post calories.


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