Category Archives: Low Back Pain

October Newsletter

October Newsletter A recent study by the Chinese reveals that the usage of Methylene Blue, which is a common dye, when injected into the intervertebral discs may result in significant and permanent reduction of low back pain. The exact method of how this interaction occurs is unknown but the results reveal a 50% reduction in […]

Discogenic Low Back Pain

Believe it or not, up until the late 1980’s, it was thought that the discs themselves didn’t cause pain. It was known that a herniated disc could press on a nerve and cause pain but it was assumed that the disc didn’t have any innervation and thus couldn’t cause pain in and of itself. Studies […]

Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain or LBP is probably the most common complaint in our society. Some say that over 50% of all people will have some degree of severe LBP at some point in their lives. Most of these cases resolve on their own but a small group of around 5 to 10% develop chronic pain […]

Welcome To Emerald Coast Pain Blog

Welcome to the emerald coast pain blog. We’re just starting this up but let’s see what happens.