by Chris Schlenger | May 22, 2026 | Blog and Events
Acute back pain — the kind that hits you after lifting something wrong or sleeping at a bad angle — usually resolves within a few weeks. Chronic back pain is different. It hangs on for months or years, gets quieter and louder in cycles, and starts to feel like part of...
by Chris Schlenger | May 22, 2026 | Blog and Events
Back surgery has a place. For specific problems in specific patients, it is the right tool. But back surgery is also one of the most overprescribed procedures in American medicine, and many patients end up worse off than they started. Here is how to think about it....
by Chris Schlenger | May 22, 2026 | Blog and Events
When patients hear the words “herniated disc” from an MRI report, they often assume surgery is next. The data tells a different story. Most disc herniations heal on their own with the right support, and a well-designed conservative care plan resolves the...
by Chris Schlenger | May 22, 2026 | Blog and Events
Peripheral neuropathy is one of the more frustrating conditions we treat because the symptoms feel like they have no source. Numbness, burning, tingling, and weakness in the hands or feet seem to come from nowhere. In reality there is almost always a cause, and...
by Chris Schlenger | May 22, 2026 | Blog and Events
Non-surgical spinal decompression is one of the most useful tools in modern chiropractic care for disc-related back and neck pain. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Here is how it actually works and who it tends to help most. What spinal decompression does A...
by Chris Schlenger | May 22, 2026 | Blog and Events
Sciatica is one of the most misunderstood diagnoses we see. Patients come in saying “I have sciatica” the way they might say “I have a headache” — but sciatica is not actually a condition. It is a symptom, and figuring out what is causing it is...
