by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 17, 2022 | Back Pain
Degenerative disc disease is a bit of a misnomer and is not necessarily a ‘disease.” The long-term prognosis of DDD is quite favorable. Back pain is actually at its highest in people in their 50s, not in their older age, even though DDD is more...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Oct 23, 2022 | Back Pain
Degenerative disc disease (DDD), also known as spinal arthritis, is the breakdown, bulging, and loss of disc height over time of the intervertebral discs of the spine. Although it’s labeled as a disease, DDD is often asymptomatic (no symptoms) in most...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Oct 17, 2022 | Back Pain
If you’re having lower back pain after squats the most effective fix for this is to decrease the amount of weight on the bar and decrease your volume, temporarily, until symptoms reduce. Heavy weight is not inherently dangerous, however, if you keep...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Oct 17, 2022 | Back Pain
I live on the Monterey peninsula, home to Pebble Beach, and dozens of world renown golf courses. Since this is the case, I work with many golfers who are struggling with back pain for one reason or another. It’s really frustrating when you can’t do the...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Oct 13, 2022 | Back Pain
With low back pain, it’s best to get back to normal activities and moving as soon as possible. Sitting or lying down temporarily to reduce symptoms is fine, however, bed rest is not recommended to recover from back pain. Most people will recover in...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Oct 13, 2022 | Back Pain
Muscular-type back pain usually feels dull, achy, sharp, or like a spasm. Usually, you will feel this muscular pain on one or both sides of your lower back, not directly on the spine itself. Skeletal or joint-based low back pain can have the same types of...
