Hit the links without hurting—why does golf cause back pain? The familiar motions of a golf swing in the spring sunshine can be a powerful mood lifter—there’s a reason golf is so popular here in the Twin Cities. But with that positivity can come an unwelcome side...
Joint Mobilization Therapy
What are Joint Mobilization Techniques? Joint Mobilization techniques are hands-on treatment methods for pain management and mobility therapy. The primary goal of a joint mobilization is to improve the range of motion of the joint and surrounding tissues. The...
Cognitive Behavioral Training
Pain in the Brain: How does pain work? It is common to think that pain is a result of tissue injury. You scrape your knee and it hurts. As the tissues heal, the pain goes away. But did you know, that how intense the pain is, how long it lasts, if it starts to spread,...
iSpine Clinics Builds Resiliency to Pain
Pain is complicated. Many factors affect how a person feels and functions. iSpine Rehab Clinics provides patients an opportunity to explore their contributors to pain, learn new skills, and build new habits so they may be more resilient to pain and function better....
Lower Back Pain Treatment (part 3)
Relief is on the horizon – Different options for treatment of lower back pain We’ve reached the final portion of our low back pain blog series! In previous blogs, we discussed the potential causes of lower back pain, as well as the symptoms, both obvious and...
Assessing Lower Back Pain (part 2)
I can't feel my leg, and other unexpected lower back pain symptoms In the first part of our lower back pain blog series, we discussed the myriad potential causes of lower back pain. In this article, we’ll discuss the symptoms, both obvious and unexpected, that come...
Anti-Inflammatory Diets Part 4: Is garlic good for you?
As announced in our recent post, we’re embarking on a blog series exploring different dietary factors that contribute to an anti-inflammatory diet. This article will focus on the benefits of alliums—how this family of vegetables reduces inflammation and offers other...
Chronic Pain Myths
Let's bust the top 5 chronic pain myths No matter who you ask, everyone has an opinion these days about chronic pain, and how you should be dealing with it. If you’re in pain, it’s natural that you want to do as much research as possible on what you’re dealing with...
Anti-Inflammatory Diets Part 3: The benefits of Zingiberaceae
As announced in our recent post, we’re embarking on a blog series exploring different dietary factors that contribute to an anti-inflammatory diet. This article will focus on the benefits of Zingiberaceae (Zin·gi·ber·a·ce·ae )—how this family of spices reduces...
Don’t worry, it only hurts when I’m awake—What’s the cause of lower back pain?
Lower back pain is one of the most common medical complaints, and according to the World Health Organization, it’s the leading cause of disability worldwide. At iSpine Clinics where we serve patients across the Twin Cities suburbs of Minnesota and western Wisconsin,...