January 8, 2012 | Posted by David Greene
Despite the common public perception that spinal stenosis necessitates spinal surgery, there are nonoperative treatments which can effectively treat the condition. Some of these include steroid injections, activity modification, pain medications, or activity modification can help the patient successfully avoid surgery.
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January 7, 2012 | Posted by David Greene
Failed surgery of the low back happens way too often these days. Between 10 and 40% of individuals who undergo back surgery either have no improvement or end up with more problems afterwards. Due to those odds, it makes sense to try every possible nonoperative option before undergoing lumbar spine surgery.
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December 29, 2011 | Posted by David Greene
Many patients achieve pain relief through treatment with a car Proctor, and for those who need supplemental therapy than simply the rehab and the adjustments in the office, a manipulation of anesthesia may do the trick. This is utilized when patients are not responding to normal treatment protocols, or could be having pain due to their degenerative condition that is just not getting relief.
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December 26, 2011 | Posted by David Greene
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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December 26, 2011 | Posted by David Greene
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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December 26, 2011 | Posted by Suzy Weiss
When you are pregnant, you know that this can be a challenging time of your life. One of those challenges is having back pain. Not all women experience back pain – about two thirds of all pregnant women do feel this type of discomfort. Caring for your back during this time doesn’t mean you should avoid all activity. While you certainly don’t want to strain yourself or overdo it, some exercise is actually helpful. To help you minimize the back pain that you may feel during pregnancy, follow the strategies below.
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December 25, 2011 | Posted by David Greene
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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December 24, 2011 | Posted by David Greene
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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December 24, 2011 | Posted by David Greene
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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October 6, 2011 | Posted by Amy Jenkins
Back pain can be a serious problem. If you have an excruciating pain in your back that cannot be relieved by pain killers or inflammatory drugs, it could be a ’slipped’ disc. A ’slipped’ disc is a herniated or damaged and it can be serious and often will be extremely painful. Diagnosis and bulging disc treatment of this type of problem is very important as it can lead to severe symptoms.
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