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    How to treat back pain using Osteopathy There are various reasons for back pain and for osteopathy treatment to be as successful as possible, it is important to have a clear understanding of what causes back pains. Back pains are extremely popular, and can become severe and incapacitating either in acute attacks or as chronic pain experienced over a long duration, that is both painful and uncomfortable. Pain attacks may be caused by actions such as physical exertion, sicknesses, and emotional…

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    her low back and right buttocks when she tried to stop a bin from falling. Per OMNI, she was diagnosed with lumbar sprain. Patient was declared at Maximum Medical Improvement on 5/13/2015 by Dr. Korsh. Per primary treating physician’s Permanent and Stationary report dated 5/13/2015, future medical care includes open additional physician visits, over-the-counter or prescription medications with drug testing, PT, chiropractic care, and/or other pain modalities for significant flare-ups of pain.…

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    DOI: 09/09/1993. Patient is a 60-year-old male supervisor who sustained a low back injury when he was rear-ended while driving to a job site. Patient is diagnosed with lumbar disc degeneration. He has a lumbar surgical history of fusion L5 to S1 and 3 back surgeries in 1994, 1997, and 2003. CT scan of the lumbar spine with contrast done on 07/07/2014 reveals post surgical changes. There is mild central canal stenosis at L2 to L3 and L3 to L4 secondary to 3.0 mm disc protrusions and short…

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    DOI: 9/1/2014. The patient is a 38 -year-old female licensed vocational nurse who sustained a work-related injury to her low back while working with patient. The patient is subsequently diagnosed with sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine, initial encounter; low back pain; and strain of muscle, fascia and tendon of lower back, initial encounter. As per office notes dated 7/14/16, the patient states that she has completed 5 sessions of physical therapy. It has helped her reduce her symptoms. She…

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    11/2/2014. Patient is a 43-year old male field technician who sustained injury to his back when he was moving an object. Per OMNI, he was initially diagnosed with lower back strain. Per medical report dated 11/12/14, the patient was referred to massage therapy and advised to use heat and to continue Flexeril. Based on progress report dated 06/04/15, the patient presents with constant and sharp low back pain, which radiates down the right leg posteriorly to his foot with numbness and tingling…

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    DOI: 9/20/2015. Patient is a 33-year-old female certified nursing assistant who sustained a work-related injury when she felt pain in her left knee while transferring a patient. As per OMNI entry, she was initially diagnosed with mild left lateral disc protrusion. Electrodiagnostic study done on 03/31/16 showed no clear evidence of all acute lumbar radiculopathy. The patient was unable to provide active muscular contraction during the needle EMG evaluation of the left extensor hallucis…

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    Chiropractic services are a means of mending misaligned body structures and postures. Your spines are a very fragile part of your body and are prone to any damages as you grow old and when undergo extensive activities. Impervious back aches and stiffness are not normal and should be examined and relieved immediately. Chiropractic Services works to heal the spine from any stress and irritation that causes the unpleasant feeling. As your spine develops, it is affected by the other systems in your…

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    Radiculopathy Case Study

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    Patient is a 70-year-old female registered nurse who sustained a work-related injury to her right knee, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine when she tripped over a computer cord and landed on her right knee. As per OMNI, the patient developed pain into her right low back and buttocks that travels down her right leg. Per OMNI entry, patient was diagnosed with L4-5 listhesis, L3-4 retrolisthesis with herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) and lumbar strain. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 10/27/16 revealed …

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    work-related injury to her low back when she reached down to adjust wheelchair brakes and he felt low back pain. Patient is diagnosed with lumbar spine sprain with radiculopathy, right knee lateral meniscal tear, cervical spine sprain, right shoulder sprain, and right wrist and hand sprain. She is status post right knee arthroscopic sub-total lateral meniscectomy, chondroplasty of lateral femoral condyle, limited synovectomy, and diagnostic arthroscopy with placement of pain pump and application…

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    housekeeper who sustained a work-related injury to her knee and low back when she slipped and fell on furniture polish that was spilled by a co-worker. Per OMNI, she is diagnosed with lumbar sprain/strain. Per the medical report dated 1/20/16, it was noted that the patient has completed 6/6 PT sessions on 12/17/15, and has had 2/8 acupuncture sessions. Based on the progress report dated 08/15/16 by Dr. Fernandez, the patient rates her pain with medications as 3/10, and without medications as…

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