by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Sep 6, 2022 | Back Pain, Healthcare, Physical Therapy
In most cases, lower back pain after playing soccer is related to a muscle strain which can often feel like aching, burning, or a muscle spasm. What causes lower back pain after playing soccer? Similar to other explosive sports, back pain after soccer is generally...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Sep 6, 2022 | Back Pain, Exercise/Fitness
You can play tennis with degenerative disc disease (DDD). This is completely safe and as long as symptoms don’t get aggravated you are clear to play. DDD is arthritis of the spine. Some people will experience pain with this, and others will not. It is...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Aug 29, 2022 | Back Pain, Healthcare
Degenerative disc disease may sound scary, but it’s largely a normal aging process that is not closely related to pain or disability. You may develop symptoms however there is a lot that can be done to improve symptoms. To prevent DDD from getting worse,...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Jul 8, 2022 | Back Pain
These exercises are some of the most common that I give to my patients. They are simple to do, safe, and effective when done correctly and with the right dosage. The good news is that you only need to avoid activities that make your lower back symptoms significantly...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | May 31, 2022 | Back Pain, Fitness
I’ve been lifting weights for over 15 years, am a competitive powerlifter, and am a doctor of physical therapy. Clean and jerks, snatches, deadlifts, and squats are all a part of my normal routine and these are all movements that I coach people on, routinely....
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | May 31, 2022 | Back Pain
It is highly unlikely to become paralyzed from degenerative disc disease. In order for paralysis to happen, you would need to have such severe stenosis that there is no space for either the spinal nerve roots to exit or complete compression of the spinal cord...
