Did you know that laser treatments have been proven effective to treat pain? Recently, technologies have advanced in laser treatments that can bring much needed relief to your pain. One of the new treatments is cold laser therapy. A low level light is applied to areas with pain. The light is absorbed by the surrounding […]
Back Pain
Dr Perna Reveals Why Ergonomic Chairs are Essential for Pain Prevention
We hope everybody is as well and functioning during these tough times. We are well aware of the many challenges all of us are facing as we adapt to counter this virus threat. Many of course have moved their working lives to their own homes in order to distance from others while helping […]
Little League Elbow Treatments
Although we’re still in the midst of winter, preparations are already being put in place for the new baseball season that is already round the corner. The pros are already training, but for the Little League players, thoughts and excitement of the new season ahead are also being made. While Little League is the first […]
Four Steps to Restoring Proper Movement
We are committed to helping patients return to fitness and function while alleviating pain. At our Springfield practice, Back and Body Pain Relief not only helps alleviate pain, but we have a gym where we can rehab you properly. If you’ve been injured, we are here to help you back on to your feet, and […]
Why Sleep Position Matters for Certain Injuries
Why Sleep Position Matters for Certain Injuries Why sleep position matters is an often overlooked problem. We hear about proper posture when at work, walking, standing, at the desk and so on, but the posture you have when you sleep, particularly if you are healing from an injury is extremely important. Today, we will be […]
Lumbar Support Belt Information
There are many different types of medical support equipment types. From knee braces to wrist braces to back braces, they all have the same aim and that’s to provide support and relief to the patient. Back braces are perhaps the most common type of support brace available given that back pain is so common place. […]
What to do with Back Pain if We’re Closed
While we are open for the majority of the holiday season (in fact we’re only closed Christmas and New Years day with early closing the days before each), there is nothing more frustrating than a bout of back pain when we are not open to help you. So this post is about how to get […]
What Can Traction Do for Back Pain?
We at Back and Body Pain Relief NJ have written before about mechanical traction for patients suffering from neck pain, but we’ve never talked about the possibility of traction helping low back pain (lbp). Let’s take a look at what scientific literature has to say about traction for low back pain in particular. A 2018 […]
Can Spinal Decompression Actually Work?
Spinal decompression therapy is another treatment we offer at Back & Body Pain Relief here in Springfield. It is a very powerful therapy with a high success rate that combats the effects of herniated discs, bulging discs, sciatica, pinched nerves and more. We often get asked about it so have decided to answer a few […]
5 Back Pain Relieving Tips
So, it’s Friday at 6.30. You’ve just got home from work and somehow as you got out of the car, you twisted your back. You’re in pain, but it doesn’t warrant going to urgent care, it’s a niggley pain. You’ve no time to get to us at Back & Body Springfield so what else can […]