Precision Spinal & Wellness Centre

09/30/2025

Nerve Pain & Your Back

What Are Spinal Nerves?

- Communication cables between your back and your legs.
- Carry signals for movement, sensation, and reflexes.

What Can Go Wrong?

- Nerves can get pinched or irritated by discs, joints, or swelling.
- Inflammation can cause pain even without compression.
- Sometimes pain travels into the leg — often called sciatica.

Typical Symptoms

- Sharp, shooting, or burning pain down the leg.
- Tingling, numbness, or pins and needles in the foot or thigh.
- Possible weakness in the leg or foot muscles.
- Pain worse with sitting, bending, or coughing.

What Helps?

- Keep moving — short walks are better than long sitting.
- Gentle core and posture exercises.
- Nerve gliding (“flossing”) stretches guided by your provider.
- Good posture and workstation setup.
- NUCCA care, soft tissue therapy, and gentle mobilization can help nerves calm down.

Long-Term Prevention

- Build strong core and hip muscles.
- Keep hips and upper back flexible to offload the lower back.
- Stay active with walking, swimming, or cycling.
- Manage sleep, stress, and body weight.

Remember: Most nerve pain improves with time and the right care. Movement, posture, and gentle treatment help nerves settle and restore confidence in activity.

09/30/2025

What Are Discs?

- Shock absorbers between the bones of your spine.
- Made of a tough outer layer (annulus) and a gel-like core (nucleus).

What Can Go Wrong?

- Tears or bulges in the disc can irritate nerves.
- Inflammation inside the disc can cause pain.
- Sometimes pain spreads into the leg (sciatica).

Typical Symptoms

- Aching or sharp low back pain.
- Pain worse with sitting, bending, or coughing.
- Relief with standing or walking in some cases.
- Possible tingling, numbness, or shooting pain in the leg.

What Helps?

- Keep moving — avoid long bed rest.
- Gentle exercises: core stability, walking, light stretching.
- Heat/ice for comfort.
- Good posture and workstation setup.
- NUCCA adjustments and soft tissue therapy to restore balance.

Long-Term Prevention

- Build spinal and hip strength.
- Stay active with walking, swimming, or cycling.
- Sleep, stress management, and healthy weight matter.

09/30/2025

Precision Spinal & Wellness Centre Canmore Alberta
Over the next several weeks we will go through this list of lower back pain causes.
The main reason for wanting to share this is to show people how many components can go into causing lower back issues. It's rarely a single issue. Follow us over the next while to see if you can figure which of the above may play a part in your back pain.
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09/18/2025

09/15/2025

Post 1: Sensorimotor Control & Neck Health

Caption:
Neck pain isn’t just about tight muscles — it’s also about how your body senses and controls movement.
👉 Research shows people with neck pain often lose accuracy in head positioning, balance, and muscle coordination. This creates a cycle of strain and discomfort.

The good news?
✅ Sensorimotor training (like balance drills & joint repositioning) helps.
✅ NUCCA chiropractic care can restore head-neck alignment, improving how your nervous system controls posture and movement.

💡 Alignment = better control = less strain.

08/15/2025

Stuart McGill developed the big 3 exercises for lower back pain. Try these daily if you are struggling with unstable lower back

1. Curl-Up

Purpose: Strengthens the re**us abdominis without excessive spine flexion.

Benefit for Back Pain: Reduces disc stress by keeping the lumbar spine neutral while still activating the abdominal wall, which improves anterior core endurance.

2. Side Plank

Purpose: Targets the oblique muscles and quadratus lumborum for lateral stability.

Benefit for Back Pain: Improves side-to-side spinal stability, which helps resist unwanted lateral bending and shear forces that can aggravate the spine.

3. Bird-Dog

Purpose: Strengthens the erector spinae, glutes, and core while training cross-body coordination.

Benefit for Back Pain: Enhances posterior chain and rotational stability, reducing the risk of twisting-related flare-ups.

08/15/2025

Stuart McGill developed the big 3 for back pain. Try these everyday if you have back pain and see if they help

1. Curl-Up

Purpose: Strengthens the re**us abdominis without excessive spine flexion.

Benefit for Back Pain: Reduces disc stress by keeping the lumbar spine neutral while still activating the abdominal wall, which improves anterior core endurance.

2. Side Plank

Purpose: Targets the oblique muscles and quadratus lumborum for lateral stability.

Benefit for Back Pain: Improves side-to-side spinal stability, which helps resist unwanted lateral bending and shear forces that can aggravate the spine.

3. Bird-Dog

Purpose: Strengthens the erector spinae, glutes, and core while training cross-body coordination.

Benefit for Back Pain: Enhances posterior chain and rotational stability, reducing the risk of twisting-related flare-ups.

08/12/2025

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08/12/2025

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