The Tennessee Back Pain Center Blog 

If you have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), you may know firsthand how frustrating it can be to deal with chronic pain, joint instability, muscle tightness, and recurring injuries. You may feel like your body is constantly fighting against you. One day your neck hurts, the next your hips feel unstable, and seemingly simple activities can leave you feeling sore or exhausted. At Tennessee Back Pain Center, we believe that people with EDS deserve an individualized approach to musc

If you have ever noticed circular marks on someone's back after a massage or chiropractic appointment, you may have wondered what they were and why they were there. Those marks are often the result of a treatment called cupping therapy. At Tennessee Back Pain Center, we use a variety of techniques to help patients manage pain, improve mobility, and get back to the activities they love. Cupping is one of the tools we may incorporate into a patient's treatment plan to help addr

The Vertebral Team Your spine is made up of 26 vertebrae. These vertebrae create joints that must work together to distribute load evenly across muscles, ligaments, and cartilage of the spine. What happens when one of those joints gets restricted and isn’t working properly? A restricted joint is similar to a lazy teammate. One of your teammates (let’s call him Allen) shows up late to practice, runs instead of sprints during games, and just doesn’t have his head in the game. W

🦴 Expecting years of pain to disappear in one visit 👻 Scheduling an appointment and not showing up 💀 Not doing your prescribed exercises 🎃 Adding heat to sciatica pain 🦴 Cracking your back 20x per day 👻 Not drinking water 💀 The Y-Strap 🎃 Refusing to schedule a follow-up and then needing a same-day appointment 🦴 Sitting all day without movement breaks Okay, we might be a little dramatic… 😂 But seriously, taking care of your body is a team effort! We're here to help y

If you don’t have back pain, you’re one lucky duck. If you do, then you know how debilitating back pain can be. Back Pain can include: 🔹 Pain with lifting and bending 🔹 Shooting pain down the leg 🔹 Stiffness in the morning 🔹 Increased discomfort with sitting 🔹 Burning pain into the buttock Globally, $635 billion dollars is spent annually on back pain. With such a prevalence of back pain, it is important to keep your backs healthy. Here’s some tips and tricks to lower you

Imagine going to the gym for the first time, doing a few exercises, and then looking in the mirror the next morning wondering why you don’t have a six-pack yet. Sounds a little ridiculous, right? But that’s sometimes how people approach chiropractic care. They experience back pain, neck pain, or stiffness, get one chiropractic adjustment, and expect all their symptoms to disappear immediately. When they don't feel completely better after that first visit, they conclude that c

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why should I go to the chiropractor?”, you’re not alone. Many people think chiropractic care is only for someone with severe back pain or that going to a chiropractor simply means getting your spine “cracked.” The truth is, chiropractic care can be much more comprehensive. At Tennessee Back Pain Center, we look at the bigger picture. Our goal is not simply to provide an adjustment and send you on your way. We want to understand why you are hurting, h

Neck and shoulder pain are incredibly common—and they often go hand in hand. Maybe you wake up with a stiff neck that makes it difficult to turn your head. Maybe your shoulders feel tight after sitting at a computer all day. Or perhaps you have an aching pain between your shoulder blades that just never seems to completely go away. While reaching for pain medication or simply trying to “stretch it out” may provide temporary relief, persistent neck and shoulder pain often requ

BIG BELLIES ARE IN!!! No, we are not advocating obesity as a fix for low back pain. What we are talking about here is CORE ABDOMINAL STABILITY! By learning to correctly use your diaphragm in coordination with your abdominal musculature, you can take control of your low back pain. We see weightlifters with absurd amounts of weight do this all the time with weight belts. They take deep belly breaths in and press out against the weight belt before picking up enormous amounts of

Many people enjoy the feeling of a good “pop.” You may twist your back in a chair, turn your neck until it cracks, or stretch your shoulders after sitting for a long time. Sometimes the movement creates a satisfying release and leaves you feeling less stiff. But is it safe to adjust yourself? The answer depends on how often you are doing it, how much force you are using, and whether you are repeatedly trying to pop the same area. Is It Okay to Get Some Pops During Range of Mo

Yes, a chiropractor can help with jaw pain. Your Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your jaw to your skull and can cause a variety of symptoms including: 🎈 Clicking or popping noises 😮 Difficulty opening or closing your mouth 🥴 Painful chewing 😨Headaches or Migraines Chiropractors can help with TMJ by adjusting your jaw and neck, decreasing tension in the muscles surrounding your jaw, improving resting jaw position, and improving the function of the jaw. If you are ex

Got pain? We all do. Pain is just part of life. But when the pain starts to interfere and impact how you live your life then it's time to get it checked out. Here is a simple checklist that everyone SHOULD be able to do WITHOUT pain. Are you unable to perform any of these in a pain-free fashion? Or perhaps you do okay with all these activities but there is another activity that elicits your pain and stops you from living out your everyday life. It’s time to see someone about

Dry needling versus acupuncture. What’s the difference? Most people have heard of acupuncture, but might not be as familiar with dry needling. Acupuncture and dry needling are similar in which they use the same type of needle. The difference is the reasoning and methodology behind them. Acupuncture is a form of Chinese Medicine that focuses on changing the energy or Chi of the people. It can also help relax the body and mind by stimulating the nervous system. With acupuncture

We love a good dad joke… but we love healthy hips even more. If your hips aren’t moving well, it can lead to Back pain Sciatica Knee pain poor posture Stiffness Increased risk of injury Balance issues Let’s restore your hips to their full function! Give us a call today or visit our website to schedule an appointment!

Gardening can be a great way to get exercise and fresh air, but it can also be hard on your back. If you have back pain, there are a few things you can do to make gardening easier and less painful. 1. Warm up before you start gardening. Take a few minutes to do some light stretching. This will help to loosen up your muscles and prepare them for activity. 2. Use the right tools. Make sure you have the right tools for the job. For example, use a kneeling pad instead of bending

We are not your typical Chiropractor. We are not like the Chiropractors you watch on YouTube, and we are not just another Chiropractor in town! We are different, innovative, and research-driven. Here’s how we stand-out: X-rays - The old fashion technique behind Chiropractic was to x-ray patients before any form of treatment - to make sure there are no red flags and to identify areas that need “alignment”. However, the current guidelines do not recommend this. It is more costl

Did you just have a baby or know someone who did? Read this !! Giving birth is like running a marathon that you haven’t trained for. Your hormones are all over the place, the anatomy of your body changes rapidly, your muscles are overworked and over-stretched, yet new moms rarely get the recovery care they need. Urinary leakages, constipation, low back pain (especially at the site of your epidural), painful intercourse, constipations, etc. following pregnancy is common, but N

Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a condition that occurs when the discs in your spine break down over time. These discs act as shock absorbers between the vertebrae, or bones, in your spine. DDD is a NORMAL condition. As you age, your discs lose fluidity and therefore decrease in height. Therefore, DDD can be compared to getting gray hairs. It is nothing to fret about, rather just a normal aging process. While DDD is normal, there are some ways to delay and conserve disc h

Pain, stiffness, headaches, numbness, fatigue—when symptoms show up, our first instinct is usually to make them stop as fast as possible. Take a pill. Push through. Ignore it. Silence the discomfort. Your body is incredibly intelligent. Symptoms are the way your nervous system communicates that something isn’t working the way it should. Pain is not random, and it’s not a personal failure—it’s information. Just like a check engine light on your car, symptoms don’t mean the sys

Elbow pain is more common than many people realize. Whether you’re typing all day, playing sports like tennis or golf, weight lifting, or just having an active lifestyle, the elbow joint takes a surprising amount of repetitive stress. This can lead to conditions like ▪ Tennis Elbow ▪ Golfers Elbow ▪ Bursitis ▪ Arthritis ▪ Pinched Nerve ▪ Sprain / Strain Luckily, Chiropractors can help with elbow pain! Chiropractors can evaluate the surrounding muscles, joints, nerves, tendons