Five Causes — and the Three That Matter Most Here’s something that will immediately make this more useful for you. There are actually lots of different causes of sciatica —…

It Doesn’t Feel the Same for Everyone In a previous article I explained what sciatica actually is — a symptom, irritation of the sciatic nerve, causing pain that travels down…

Kind Of — But the Nerve Doesn’t Actually Get “Pinched” Is sciatica a pinched nerve? It’s one of the questions I get asked most — and the answer is, kind…

The Question Everyone Asks — With a Twist Almost everyone who walks into my clinic with back pain asks the same thing: “Have I pulled a muscle? Is it a…

The Clever Nuance Most People Get Wrong “Should I use ice or heat on my lower back?” It’s one of those questions everyone has — and you get told a…

The Honest Answer Comes Down to One Thing “Should I rest, or should I keep moving with lower back pain?” It’s one of the most common questions there is. And…

The Honest Answer — With a Framework to Decide “Is it safe to exercise with lower back pain?” It’s a great question, and the honest answer is: it depends. But…

The Honest Answer — and the Two Traps “Will I always have back pain?” It’s one of the most common questions I get asked, and I understand why — when…