Backaches and Sciatica Articles

Each month, Dr. Frank Batson 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 Nashville Sleepers!
November 2008
"But Doc, I Didn't Do Anything!"
October 2008
"That's Not Where it Hurts!"
September 2008
Back Support Reduces Pain!

Dr. Frank  Asks some important questions of interest to Nashville residents - Chiropractor Nashville Dr. Frank Asks...

Can babies with colic be helped with chiropractic?
It's probably one of the times a parent feels the most helpless. But based on the research, chiropractic and colic relief appear to go hand in glove. With success rates in the mid-90% range, more and more Nashville parents are seeing a chiropractor. If you have a baby with colic learn how chiropractic may help.
Is a muscle spasm a cause or an effect?
With the knee-jerk use of muscle relaxers, you'd think it was a cause. But it's an effect. Chiropractors know that bones don't move unless muscles move them. And muscles don't contract unless commanded by the nervous system. That's why your nervous system is the focus of our Nashville chiropractic practice.