Low back pain

Dr. Tarasenko indicates request for Tramadol and Butrans. The Diagnosis is lumbar facet arthropathy. 10/11/15 progress report by Dr. Kofoed indicated that the patient complains of significant anterior left knee pain. The pain is 7-8/10 on pain scale. She describes pain in the lower back and right knee. There is difficulty with walking. PE of the left knee was within normal limits. MRI does not demonstrate any significant pathology with no evidence of meniscal tears. Treatment plan includes…

Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pain Management Kevin Cates Hypothesis: TCM is an effective choice in pain management, specifically chronic pain and psychogenic pain of the lower back area. Chronic Pain and Pain Management: Chronic pain is a major health issue in our modern day society. It causes immense suffering for patients and their families, drains public health care resources and is a major detriment to society due to lost work productivity. Current western medical treatments are…

injuries to her back, right hip and neck when she fell back over a hand dolly. As per OMNI, she is diagnosed with lumbar spine spondylosis at L5-S1 and minimal bulge at L4-5. Per medical report dated 03/28/2016, patient’s medications include Celebrex, tramadol hydrochloride, pantoprazole sodium, venlafaxine, lisinopril, pravastatin sodium, levothyroxine sodium, cyclobenzaphrine and Questran light. Based on the progress report dated 05/31/16, the patient is still having lower back pain, rated…

04/02/13 by Dr. Hall, the left shoulder was injured. Per the AME report dated 03/11/16 by Dr. Hall, IW was diagnosed with left shoulder pain with chronic left shoulder impingement. IW remains P & S. Based on the medical report dated 12/07/16, the patient continues to experience pain in his left wrist and low back but has experienced modest attenuation of the pain and stiffness involving his left shoulder on his recent injection. A course of physical therapy has been requested today, which…

complains of severe neck pain and upper extremity…

2015). Massage therapy is known for alleviating symptoms such as: arthritis, discomfort, low back pain, and balance. Each of these symptoms affect a patient with cerebral palsy. A session typically consists of a massage therapist kneading out the pain in the child’s joints and limbs. This is beneficial because certain patients’ muscles can start curling up due to cerebral palsy, thus causing severe pain and stiffness. Alongside chiropractic intervention,…

CLINICAL SUMMARY: DOI: 5/11/2012. Patient is a 48-year old male truck driver who sustained a work-related injury to his back when he was rear ended by another party. Patient is status post bilateral L3-L4 and L4-L5 left-sided and sublaminar laminotomy with neuroforaminotomy; and synovial facet cyst resection at left L4-L5 per the operative report dated 04/20/15. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 02/03/16 revealed transitional lumbosacral junction, sacralized L5 and rudimentary L5-S1 disc;…

daily physical chronic pain is something that is not uncommon in older adults. Contrary to popularly belief, pain is not a normal part of the aging process but somehow a large portion of the elderly population continues to live with daily pain. Chronic pain can result in negativity in multiple aspects of the sufferer’s life including increased rates of depression, poor appetite and sleep and an overall lesser quality of life (Wang & Feinstein, 2011). Although chronic pain is highly prevalent,…

surgery? Regardless of your age, a severe pain in your knees may limit your daily activities such as walking, getting up from a chair or climbing stairs. However, these problems grow often over a period of time, but you don’t have to restrict your routine activities due to such pain or decreased range of motion. The major breakthroughs in orthopedic medical care have made the total knee joint replacement a feasible option for those suffering from knee joint pain. This surgery has significantly…

All Pain Occurs in the Brain Pain is the body’s way of warning you about an injury that needs to be taken care of. With chronic pain, pain persists long after the injury has healed. Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years. The experience of pain involves multiple interactive neural pathways that influence pain signals at several levels at once: Pain pathways become stimulated by painful stimuli and, with repeated stimulation, these pathways can become…