Recently, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finished its survey results on drug use in the US. The results showed some encouraging improvements along with some concerning statistics.
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There are certain times when chronic pain cannot be fixed with simply physical therapy or surgery. It may be that a previous surgery did not work or made things worse. It could also be that the patient is suffering from a condition such as diabetic neuropathy where there is no surgical option and the patient simply has to deal with the pain.
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About 1% of America at any one point in time has a herniated disc. About a 4th of these folks with back pain have a herniated disc and over 90% of these are situated in the lower back.
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Pain management is a medical field that involves continuously. While there is an epidemic in the United States with prescription medication and narcotic abuse, there are quite a few pain management aspects which continue to benefit patients markedly. Here are 5 of those evolutionary trends.
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Occasionally a lumbar disc herniation pushes on a nerve root causing sciatica. The sciatic nerve is a combination of multiple nerve roots including the 4th and 5th lumbar nerve and the 1st sacral nerve root coming together.
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The neck, also referred to as the “cervical spine”, is in charge of many very important tasks. It supports the entire weight of your head (which averages about twelve pounds), it allows you to move your head in a wide range of directions, and provides you with flexibility. It is precisely because of these functions and the location of the neck, that it can be quite prone to pain and injury. If for any reason a person begins to experience neck pain, daily activities begin to suffer, as does the overall quality of life.
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