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more serious in the cervical region. It is very important to get a proper diagnosis from your back specialist. How is a Diagnosis Made? Your back specialist will want to do some tests before a treatment plan is initiated which may include spinal x-rays, CT scans, and MRI’s. These tests will check the condition of the spine, the vertebrae and will show if there is any misalignment, arthritis, stenosis, sciatica, or any other problems that may exist. Your back specialist will then recommend a…

swimming two events when I normally swam four or five, and that was still painful; I could not physically put up with the pain anymore. I made an appointment to see an orthopedic doctor in Hutchinson. Dr. Nelson, the orthopedic doctor, took numerous x-rays and could not find anything alarming. He suggested physical therapy. He thought I had strained my back and needed exercise and guidance to get myself back into uniform. I did twenty-one weeks of therapy, three times, twice a week. My back…

Sitting at a desk or performing repetitive tasks for 40 or more hours a week is common in most workplaces. Compared to standing, “sitting decreases lumbar lordosis, and increases low back muscle activity, disc pressure, and pressure on ischium.” (p1) These musculoskeletal changes are all associated with occupational low back pain. It was reported that at some point in their life about 80 percent of adults experienced low back pain.2 Low back pain is the most common job-related disability and is…

1. Introduction 1.1. Background and Epidemiology Low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of disability affecting one’s performance at work and quality of life (Duthey 2013). LBP prevails in all ages especially the adult working population and approximately 80% of adults will experience an episode of LBP during their lifetime (Rubin 2007). Of which, the prevalence of chronic low back pain (CLBP) is 23% and 11-12% of the population are disabled by it (Airaksinen et al. 2006). 62% of people who…

Low back pain (LBP) is cited as the second most common musculoskeletal problems for which treatment is sought by individuals. An estimated 90% of LBP reported in clinical practice is categorized as idiopathic or nonspecific, meaning that the underlying pathoanatomy is unclear (Walker, 2000). Spinal manipulation (SM) has been identified as efficacious treatment methods, especially for patients with nonspecific LBP (Slater, 2012). Early use of thrust manipulation among patients with LBP has been…

is another sign and symptom. Muscles by the effect nerves are most likely going to become weak. This can make you stumble, or effect your lift or hold things. You can have a herniated disk without knowing you actually have it. It come show up on x-rays without you having signs and symptoms. This can also be genetic, which makes you more likely to get herniated disk. Sometimes people who have factory jobs with constant lifting, pulling, pushing, bending side to side can cause herniated disk.…

truck driver. He had an injury on 08/28/2017 while he was tying down loads, he suddenly felt low back pain. He was unable to perform his work the following morning. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 09/13/2017 showed desiccation of disc at the L4-L5 level with circumferential disc bulge and mild degenerative change facets. There was a mild bilateral bony neural foraminal narrowing at the L4-L5 level with possible but not definite L4 nerve root impingement. The tip of the conus was located at L1. A…

1. I diagnosis Eleanor with pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) based on her history and examination. Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to control the pelvic floor muscles and failure to function properly is due to old age, obesity, pregnancy, menopause, and a vaginal delivery (Bartling, 2016). Its symptoms include urinary problems, constipation, a heavy feeling or bulge in the pelvis, and pain. Eleanor presents a majority of the risks factors and symptoms. She is more likely to have PFD…

In the short essays “On Being a Cripple,” by Nancy Mairs, and “Living Under Circe’s Spell,” by Matthew Soyster, two different authors expose what their life was like after being diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis). The first essay is a piece that discusses years of dealing with this chronic degenerative disease, reflecting on what it has taught the author, how it has made her a better person, and also talks a lot about how society should treat the disabled as normal people. The second is a…

Each year, 50% of Americans over the age of 18 develop a musculoskeletal injury that lasts longer than 3 months. Most of these injuries can be healed naturally through physical therapy even though some people don’t know that. In some cases surgery can even make the condition worse and often hinder the patient’s mobility even more than before the surgery causing the recovery time from the accident to increase, even more surgeries as a cause of the first, or leaving them with physical impairments…