What Is Musculoskeletal Pain? A Guide to Muscle, Joint and Bone Pain

Musculoskeletal pain is any pain that affects the muscles, joints, bones, tendons, ligaments or the nerves that supply them. It covers everything from a stiff neck after a long day at the desk to a sore knee on the stairs, a strained calf or a lower back that locks up when you bend. It is […]

Leg Pain: Common Causes and When to See a Chiropractor

Leg pain is one of the most common reasons people walk through our door, and it rarely has a single, obvious cause. The pain might come from a strained muscle, an irritated tendon, a stiff hip or knee, or the sciatic nerve being squeezed in your lower back, while a small number of cases are […]

Trapped Nerve in Neck: Symptoms, Causes and How It’s Treated

A trapped nerve in neck pain usually starts with stiffness on one side, then sends sharp pain, pins and needles or numbness down into the shoulder, arm or hand. It happens when a nerve root leaving the cervical spine is squeezed or inflamed by a disc, a worn joint or tight surrounding tissue. The good […]

What Causes Neuralgia? Nerve Pain Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

What causes neuralgia comes down to a nerve that has been compressed, irritated, inflamed or damaged and starts firing pain signals it should not. The trigger might be a trapped nerve in your neck, a disc pressing on a nerve root in your lower back, a blood vessel resting against a nerve in the skull, […]