Pain in the Neck and Lower Back

Pain in the Neck and Lower Back

Since there are many potential causes of neck and back pain, it’s important you seek medical attention. This is especially true if you have experienced any sort of injury or trauma to your neck that is causing your pain, your pain is severe and not improving...
Suffering From a Herniated Disc?

Suffering From a Herniated Disc?

Photo courtesy of Teeter Lumbar disc herniation, or herniated disc, is when a piece of the disc – soft cartilage cushion that is between the vertebra or bones in the spine – bulges out of its disc space and into the spinal canal. Because of the limited...
Using Marijuana for Pain

Using Marijuana for Pain

Using Marijuana for Pain Pain is the primary complaint of most of the patients that present to the Huffman clinic. I have written about pain and the use of opioids to control pain as well as about natural ways to decrease pain through diet and exercise. One of the...
The Opioid Crisis & Why It Matters

The Opioid Crisis & Why It Matters

The Opioid Crisis & Why It Matters What is all the fuss about narcotics, specifically, about opioids? It all starts with pain. Back pain, neck pain, any pain. On the surface pain seems like a simple sensation. It is the brain’s way of interpreting nerve signals...