Southwest Spine and Pain's blog

Back pain often can be nipped in the bud if quickly treated. Your pain due to poor posture or a sedentary lifestyle may be eliminated solely through lifestyle changes or exercises. However, a “slipped disc” or nerve impingement may involve more physician-involved treatment (such as minimally-invasive surgery). According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), 25 percent of all US adults reported within the last three months to their physicians an episode of low back pain.

Functioning at home or work can be impeded by chronic headaches and migraines. They can also be symptoms of a health disorder, and differ in terms of their underlying causes. According to the American Migraine Foundation, chronic migraine headaches affect 12 percent of the population. Notably, high blood pressure (BP) has been linked as a causal factor for some headaches. Yet, one in every five people with high BP are unaware that they have this debilitating disorder (per the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).