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Treatments could include:
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Change Position Frequently
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Ultrasound Therapy
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Application of Back Brace
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Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
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Injection of Local Anesthetic into Joint
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Therapeutic Stretching
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Reconstruction of Intervertebral Disc
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Facetectomy of Vertebra
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Many people will feel better within one week after the start of back pain. After another 4-6 weeks, the back pain will likely be completely gone.
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A thorough differential diagnosis is important before any treatment is considered. There are times when alternative therapies may be most beneficial, and other times when more invasive treatments are needed.
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All forms of treatment of low back pain are aimed either at symptom relief or to prevent interference with the processes of healing. None of these methods appear to speed up healing.
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Heat treatments are therapeutic applications of superficial or deep-heating agents to areas of the body.decrease muscle tightness and increase flexibility.increase local blood flow to the area, thus promoting tissue healing.Therapeutic heat treatm...
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Heat treatments are applications of therapeutic thermal agents to specific body areas experiencing injury or dysfunction.The general purpose of a heat treatment is to increase the extensibility of soft tissues, remove toxins from cells, enhance bl...
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Cryotherapy is a technique that uses an extremely cold liquid or instruments to freeze and destroy abnormal or cancerous skin cells that require removal. The technique has been in use since the turn of the century, but modern techniques have made ...
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Cryotherapy is a technique that uses an extremely cold liquid or instrument to freeze and destroy abnormal skin cells that require removal. The technique has been in use since the turn of the century, but modern techniques have made it widely avai...
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Cryotherapy is a technique that uses an extremely cold liquid or instrument to freeze and destroy abnormal skin cells that require removal. The technique has been in use since the turn of the century, but modern techniques have made it widely avai...
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Physical therapists provide services to restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities among those suffering from injuries, disabilities, or disease.Organized physical therapy began during Wo...
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Physical therapists teach people recovering from surgery or with injuries, sprains or arthritis how to perform exercises that will help them gain strength and mobility and prevent recurring injury. Here are suggestions to help you get the most from physical therapy.
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Coworkers may include physical therapists, other health care and rehabilitation professionals. Physical therapy aides also work with PTAs; aides perform a more limited range of functions, albeit similar, along with clerical, maintenance, and other...
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Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory system.The purpose of chest phys...
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I was in a car accident four weeks ago. I have had physical therapy for the last three weeks and it seems to hurt more than it helps. I am still feeling pain and spasms. Can you suggest another option?
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Traction is the use of a pulling force to treat muscle and skeleton disorders.Traction is usually applied to the arms and legs, the neck, the backbone, or the pelvis. It is used to treat fractures, dislocations, and long-duration muscle spasms, an...
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Lateral traction is a technique in which tension is used to move a body part to the side or away from its original location.Traction can be used to treat a hip dislocation by applying tension to the leg with weights and pulleys to realign the bone...
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Traction is force applied by weights or other devices to treat bone or muscle disorders or injuries.Traction treats fractures, dislocations, or muscle spasms in an effort to correct deformities and promote healing.Traction is referred to as a pull...
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Spinal traction is the process of applying force through body weight, weights, and/or pulleys to draw apart the vertebrae of the spine.Spinal traction may be indicated when a patient complains of cervical, low back, or radiating pain that is likel...
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Pioneers in the development of cognitive behavior therapy include Albert Ellis(1929-), who developed rational-emotive therapy(RET) in the 1950s, and Aaron Beck(1921—), whose cognitive therapy has been widely.used for depression and anxiety. ...
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Cognitive-behavioral therapy is an action-oriented form of psychosocial therapy that assumes that maladaptive, or faulty, thinking patterns cause maladaptive behavior and"negative" emotions.(Maladaptive behavior is behavior that is counter-product...
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Cognitive therapy is a psychosocial(both psychological and social) therapy that assumes that faulty thought patterns(called cognitive patterns) cause maladaptive behavior and emotional responses. The treatment focuses on changing thoughts in order...
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Behavioral therapy can help ease panic disorder, whether in conjunction with medication or alone.
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What's the difference between a can-do and a won't-try person? It's usually a matter of bravery.
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Electrical nerve stimulation, also called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS), is a noninvasive, drug-free pain management technique. By sending electrical signals to underlying nerves, the battery-powered TENS device can relieve a w...
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Electrotherapy is the use of electrical stimulation for therapeutic purposes. Specifically, electrotherapy uses energy waves that are part of the electromagnetic spectrum to produce desired physiological and chemical effects in the body.Electrothe...
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Electrical stimulation of the brain(ESB) is a relatively new technique used to treat chronic pain and tremors associated with Parkinson disease. ESB is administered by passing an electrical current through an electrode implanted in the brain.While...
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Low back and leg pain is often due to damage to one or more of the disks between the vertebrae. Electrothermal therapy uses heat to change the structure of the tissue inside the disk. It doesn't relieve pain right away. Pain is reduced as the disk heals. After healing, the disk may also be stronger and more stable than before.
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Good warm-ups and cool-downs can keep you from getting hurt when you do more intense aerobic activities that last 30 minutes or longer.
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An adolescent athlete can never stretch too much, experts say. Stretching to stay flexible is vital -- particularly when a child reaches puberty and goes through a growth spurt.
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Spinal fusion is a procedure that promotes the fusing, or growing together, of two or more vertebrae in the spine.
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Spinal fusion is surgery to fuse spine bones(vertebrae) that cause you to have back problems.Fusing means two bones are permanently placed together so there is no longer movement between them. Spinal fusion is usually done along with other surgica...
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To fuse the spine, very small pieces of extra bone are needed. Called bone graft, this bone acts as the "cement” that fuses the vertebrae together. Bone graft comes from a bone bank or from your own body. Your surgeon will choose the type of graft that's best for you.
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Once at home, call your doctor if you have any of the symptoms below: Unusual redness, heat, or drainage at the incision site
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A laminectomy is a surgical procedure in which the surgeon removes a portion of the bony arch, or lamina, on the dorsal surface of a vertebra, which is one of the bones that make up the human spinal column. It is done to relieve back pain that has...
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Laminectomy is surgery to remove the lamina, two small bones that make up a vertebra, or bone spurs in your back. The procedure can take pressure off your spinal nerves or spinal column.Lumbar decompression; Decompressive laminectomy; Spine surger...
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Laminectomy is a surgical procedure that entails opening the spinal column to treat nerve compression in the spinal cord.Laminectomy may be performed when an abnormality causes spinal nerve root compression that causes leg or arm pain that limits ...
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During surgery, your surgeon may remove all or part of the disk (diskectomy). To reach the cervical spine, he or she may make an incision in the front (anterior) or the back (posterior) of your neck. With the anterior approach, the neck may be made more stable with a fusion (joining) of the vertebrae. With the posterior approach, bone may be removed to enable your surgeon to reach the disk.
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Disk removal is one of the most common types of back surgery. Diskectomy(also called discectomy) is the removal of an intervertebral disk, the flexible plate that connects any two adjacent vertebrae in the spine.
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Your disk problem may be corrected by a diskectomy, the surgical removal of a portion of a disk. Your surgeon may recommend a "classic” diskectomy, a microdiskectomy, or a percutaneous diskectomy. The basic differences among these disk surgeries are the size of the incision, how your surgeon reaches your disk, and how much of the disk is removed.
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One of the most common types of back surgery is disk removal(diskectomy), the removal of an intervertebral disk, the flexible plate that connects any two adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Intervertebral disks act as shock absorbers, protecting the ...
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Laminotomy is a surgery that removes a small amount of bone from the spine. This takes pressure off nerves in the low back, which greatly reduces symptoms. These surgeries are not cure-alls, but they are especially good at reducing leg pain.
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During a microdiskectomy, some disk is removed. In most cases, bone must first be removed to expose the damaged disk. The part of the disk outer wall and soft center that presses on the nerve can then be removed. There is usually enough disk remaining to cushion the vertebrae.
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Diskectomy is surgery to remove all or part of a cushion that helps protect your spinal column. These cushions, called disks, separate your spinal bones(vertebrae).When one of your disks herniates(moves out of place), the soft gel inside pushes th...
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Lumbar microsurgery is a way of doing low-back surgery through a small incision. There are two types of lumbar microsurgery. Microdecompression is removal of bone from the spine. Microdiskectomy is removal of disk. This removal takes pressure off nerves and reduces symptoms.
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