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Fatigue and Chronic Pain Connection
Do you have chronic pain- the kind that seems to subside but then return again and again? If so, chances are you’re also in a daily battle with fatigue- the type of exhaustion that disrupts your daily life and doesn’t get better after solid rest. ...
Tailbone and Pain Relief
Have you fallen and now fear you've broken your tailbone? While it is common to think you have fractured something in your “south side” often you are actually dealing with nothing more than a bruise. However, breaks in this area do happen and getting help ...
Bike Like a Boss- Pain Free
Are you coming back with more fatigue and new aches and pains each time you climb on your bike? You may have developed an overuse injury that is keeping your body from adapting and recovering from the normal stress of cycling. Soft-tissue injuries and joint ...
Heat or Ice? Pain Relief Can be Tricky
Whether you’re on the playing field or in the house, the occasional bump, bruise, sprain or pang is inevitable. These injuries may be sudden or the result of overuse and gradual wear and tear. As we all know, many common injuries can be effectively treated ...
Heel Spurs and Our Solutions
The average American takes more than 5,000 steps every single day and some of us who make the effort, many more than that. Over the course of our lifetimes, these small steps add up to tens of thousands of miles, and this mileage can wear ...
Hip Stress Fractures and Potential Permanent Damage
A stress fracture usually occurs when a bone is subjected to repetitive strain or impact, often as a result of sports or exercise. For example, when a runner's foot strikes concrete or other hard surfaces, the vibration from that impact travels up the leg to ...
Tennis Elbow? Are you Sure?
At Chattanooga Non-Surgical Orthopedics we see a lot of “tennis elbow” cases that have not responded to traditional treatment methods. The classic symptoms are sharp pain around the lateral portion of the elbow with use- particularly grabbing, lifting, holding, carrying or pulling. The pain can ...
Could Your Core Training Be Causing Your Low Back Pain?
Increasing core strength is an extremely effective way to reduce low back pain and injury risk as you set out to work or play. But did you know that there are right ways and wrong ways to train your core? The biggest misconception in core ...
Suffering Through Neck Tightness
Working on computers and staring down at our smartphones for hours each day has left over 20% of us experiencing neck and back pain over the past ten years. A stiff neck is usually the result of postural issues that have tired the neck muscles ...