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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 10-Mar-2021 | No of views: 2537 An appointment with your doctor to discuss your sciatica symptoms and treatment options can often feel like a race against time. With many consultations lasting 15 minutes or less, here are 6 insights and tips on how to make the most of your time with your doctor:
1. Write Down Your Symptom History to Save Time During the Appointment - Your doctor is going to ask you several questions about your symptom history, so writing it down in advance will save time during your appointment and ensure you don’t leave out any important information. When you have a well-maintained pain diary, you will likely provide more precise and complete information, and avoid missing important symptoms or factors that can be crucial in your diagnosis.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 08-Mar-2021 | No of views: 2526 When you suffer from chronic back pain, finding a treatment that helps you get relief from your discomfort can be trying. In some cases, if conservative treatments fail to reduce your pain or help you regain some of your normal function, surgery may be recommended. But surgery isn’t always the best choice for chronic back pain, due to the long recovery period and the possibility that it may not resolve your pain; or worse, lead to other back problems.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 05-Mar-2021 | No of views: 12146 A pulled muscle in your lower back can send intense flareups of pain, spasm, and stiffness, causing many people to end up in the emergency room. When this injury happens, it’s smart to know what you can do to immediately and effectively bring down the pain to a tolerable level while also helping your body heal. As a general guideline, rest during the initial day or two after your injury, moving slowly and gently to allow your muscle tissue to recover and begin the regeneration process. You may use a back brace intermittently for additional stability.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 01-Mar-2021 | No of views: 2243 Long-term (chronic) back pain can greatly interfere with your life by making it difficult to perform even the simplest task. But successful relief from the pain is often elusive. Invasive surgery, pain medications, and other therapies can worsen the initial issue or bring on troubles of their own. Narcotic pain medications, for instance, can lead to dependence that endangers your social, emotional, and physical health.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 24-Feb-2021 | No of views: 2613 Treatment for Stiff, Painful Muscles - When a muscle becomes stiff, torn, or bruised, the point of origin for the injury is known as the “trigger point”. A trigger point injection contains a mixture of medications that helps the muscle relax and reduce inflammation. As the medication does its work, blood flow will improve and the body will start to heal itself. Pain from an injured muscle can cause headaches and aches in other areas of the pain such as the arms, legs, or lower back. Treating the pain at the trigger point is one of the most effective means of remedying these problems.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 17-Feb-2021 | No of views: 2333 An Innovative Alternative for Unrelieved Chronic Pain - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an innovative technology that addresses some of the most difficult pain problems experienced. Identified as an effective treatment option for many chronic sufferers, SCS is most often used for neuropathic pain, including diabetic neuropathy, post-laminectomy syndrome (residual pain after back surgery), and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). If you suffer from chronic neuropathic pain, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may enable you to control and relieve your pain. The board-certified pain specialists can determine if this is an option for you and help stop pain from interfering with your life.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 12-Feb-2021 | No of views: 24273 There are several potential troubling symptoms that accompany lower right back pain and these symptoms, while rare, may indicate a serious medical condition and must be treated on an urgent basis. Specific red-flag symptoms related to lower right back pain include: 1. Retention of Urine or Complete Loss of Bowel and/or Bladder Control - If you experience any changes in your bowel and/or bladder control, it can indicate damage to your spinal cord or cauda equina (nerves that descend from the spinal cord).
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 10-Feb-2021 | No of views: 2998 The sacroiliac (SI) joints are located at the base of the spine and connect it to the pelvis. Inflammation in the SI joint is a common source of lower back pain. It can also cause pain in the buttocks, groin, and legs. Unfortunately, these symptoms are very common and can be caused by other things. SI joint dysfunction does not respond well to generalized pain treatments, so it is crucial that your doctor confirms this as the source of your pain in order to start an appropriate treatment plan.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 05-Feb-2021 | No of views: 2488 The marvelous strength and flexibility that's engineered into your lower back also make it susceptible to developing lots of problems. And because of the many nerves that run throughout your spine and into the rest of your body, a problem in the lower back can lead to leg pain, hip problems, and more. Protecting your lower back involves taking measures to avoid direct injury, prevent indirect trauma, and control the progression of a problem that may have already occurred. Here are 7 proven tips that can go a long way in protecting and stabilizing your lower back.
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Tags: Back Pain | Posted on: 03-Feb-2021 | No of views: 2405 Selected Nerve Root Injection Facts & Information - Selected Nerve Root Injections (SNRI) deliver medication directly into an inflamed nerve root that exits the spinal cord. Spinal nerve roots are positioned along the length of the spinal column. They are responsible for sending and receiving sensory (feeling) and motor (motion) signals throughout the body. Nerve roots extend off the spinal cord and branch out in a complicated infrastructure of nerves.
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