by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Mar 23, 2017 | Lifestyle
Low back pain is one of the most common types of chronic pain, and is the largest cause of disability among those under 45 worldwide. Since back pain affects every facet of life, it comes as no surprise that more than half of people with back pain regularly report a...
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Mar 16, 2017 | Pain Management
Unless chronic neck pain is caused by an injury, the chances are that it is caused by poor posture. Because of the neck’s placement on the body, neck strain can come from the curvature of the spine below, and/or the tilt of the head above. Poor posture not only causes...
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Feb 23, 2017 | Pain Management
Annually, millions of people are affected by an incredibly painful and sometimes debilitating set of neurological symptoms known as sciatica. Considered lower-back-pain’s ugly step-sister, sciatica typically appears after damage, injury, or trauma to the lower spine....
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Feb 15, 2017 | Blog, Pain Management
The Mayo Clinic states, “Food allergies affect an estimated 6 to 8 percent of children under age 3 and up to 3 percent of adults.” Many children eventually outgrow their food allergy, but that’s not always the case. Food allergies vs food intolerance A food allergy is...
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Jan 18, 2017 | Pain Management
It can be easy to take the advice “If it hurts, don’t do it” to the wrong extreme, especially when it comes to nursing tender joints. Many people think that the best tip for healing is rest followed by more rest, but as it turns out, keeping the body in motion and...
