by john@johnrgilbert.com | Jul 23, 2026 | Pain, Spinal Decompression
The name sounds worse than it usually is. “Degenerative disc disease” reads like a verdict, but it is closer to a description of normal wear on the spine’s discs as the years add up. Plenty of people have disc changes on imaging and feel completely...
by john@johnrgilbert.com | Jul 11, 2026 | Chiropractic, Pain
You might be surprised how often a headache starts in the neck. Not every headache, but a real share of them. If you have ever felt pain creep up the back of your skull after a long day hunched at a desk, you have met the neck-headache connection firsthand. So can...
by john@johnrgilbert.com | Jul 7, 2026 | Ergonomics, Pain
Look around any waiting room, sidewalk, or dinner table and you will see it. Heads tipped down, chins toward chests, eyes locked on a screen. We have a nickname for what it does to the neck over time, “text neck,” and the more clinical term behind it is...
by john@johnrgilbert.com | Jul 3, 2026 | Pain, Spinal Decompression
“Herniated” and “bulging” get used like they mean the same thing, and the imaging report you are squinting at probably does not help. They are related but not identical, and knowing which one you are dealing with takes some of the fear out of...
by john@johnrgilbert.com | May 15, 2026 | Chiropractic, Pain
If you are trying to figure out how to relieve lower back pain, you have plenty of company. Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people miss work, skip the gym, and end up scrolling their phone at 2 a.m. looking for answers. The honest version of the answer...
by john@johnrgilbert.com | Apr 15, 2026 | Chiropractic, Pain
Sciatica has a way of announcing itself. One minute you are fine, the next there is a hot line of pain running from your low back into your hip, down the back of your thigh, sometimes all the way to your foot. If you are trying to understand what causes sciatica and...
