Back Pain Information Resources
Resources
Simple rules that you can follow throughout the course of you day to avoid back pain injuries.
Information about the various types of lower back pain that can affect you. You will find symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and available treatments for most lower back pain here.
A compilation of painful back conditions that can affect just about anybody that does not keep their back in shape.
Explanation of a herniated disk, its cause, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
depending on the condition spinal decompression can be useful in treating some forms of back pain.
Treatments
Advantages for having a Foraminotomy; Outpatient procedure - no hospitalization, no general anesthesia, no arthrodesis (fusion), minimally invasive, very successful, short recuperation - quickly return to normal activities, minimal scar tissue formation
Percutaneous Discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc/bulging disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord.
Through a laminotomy, the ligament can be removed, therefore opening up the spinal canal and releasing the nerve(s).
The function of the facet joint is to provide support, stability, and mobility to the vertebrae (spine). There are two facet joints between each vertebrae. They are located on each side of the vertebrae. Facet disease can occur at any level of the spine, but are most common in the lumbar region.
About 25% of all grafts do not take and it is necessary for another fusion to be performed and less than 50% of conventional surgeries, including fusions, do not alleviate the pain and symptoms
Symptoms
In case of spinal arthritis, stiffness and a reduction in motion will often be two of the most common symptoms. Pain in the area is almost always present.
Depending on the nerve that is affected, weakness can be felt in the muscle the longer it is deprived of oxygen and nutrients, sometimes leading to permanent damage if not corrected soon enough.
In the case of a back condition that pinches a nerve, tingling can be felt into the extremity that the nerve works in conjunction with.
If you suffer from sciatica one of the most common symptoms is pain that radiates into the hips and buttocks traveling further down the legs and into the feet.
Pain felt in the back can be related to a multitude of back conditions. Having general back pain is such a common symptom of a back condition that more information would be needed for a correct diagnosis.