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Backaches and Sciatica Articles

Each month, Dr. Michelle Binkowski publishes a new article related to backaches and sciatica. Here are some links to the current article and to previous months' articles.

Month: Article
July 2010: Laugh at Low Back Pain!
June 2010: Is Your Job a Pain?
May 2010: Ask a Weightlifter
April 2010: Spinal Fusion: Just the Facts
March 2010: Bed Rest for Back Pain?
February 2010: Natural Healing for Bulging Discs
January 2010: 100 Types of Arthritis?
December 2009: Stress and Back Pain
November 2009: What Makes Muscles Tight?
October 2009: What Does the Pain Feel Like?
September 2009: Essentials of Good Posture
August 2009: What Are Muscle Spasms?
July 2009: What Is a “Pinched” Nerve?
June 2009: Snap, Crackle, Pop: Synovial Fluid!
May 2009: What is Sciatica?
April 2009: The Truth About Failed Back Surgery
March 2009: Heat or Ice?
February 2009: Your Feet and Your Aching Back
January 2009: Is Your Mattress at Fault?
December 2008: Attention Encinitas Sleepers!
November 2008: "But Doc, I Didn't Do Anything!"
October 2008: "That's Not Where it Hurts!"
September 2008: Back Support Reduces Pain!

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Dr. Michelle Asks...

What's the difference between chiropractic and medicine?

Medical treatment focuses on the disease or the symptom. Chiropractic focuses on the person with the disease or the symptom. Medical treatment usually involves changing blood chemistry. Chiropractic involves restoring nervous system integrity. Medical doctors prescribe medicine. Chiropractors adjust the spine—a common source of nervous system interference.

Are aches and pains good or bad?

While aches or pains may be unpleasant, they're merely warning signs. As a Encinitas chiropractor, I see this all the time. The pain is not the problem! It just means a limitation has been reached and something needs to change. That's when we get to work correcting the underlying cause.