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    light touch, pin prick, vibration, and position sensation with decreased sensation of right leg along L5. The reflexes include DTRs 2+ in upper and lower extremities. The heel-to-toe walking is steady. Assessment The patient is suffering from Sciatica whose…

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    Back Pain Research Paper

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    called lumbago. If there are any particular underlying reason people talk of "common back pain" as a designation of the vast majority of back problems. If a radiating pain in the leg to the foot, called the symptoms of lumbago-sciatica. It's pretty common. If you have sciatica symptoms can sometimes have less force in a part of the leg muscles and sensation in the leg may be affected. The word lumbago usually used when one suddenly or gradually gets aches especially in the lumbar region, ie in…

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    central canal stenosis, with disc bulge causing mild bilateral neuroforaminal. IW was diagnosed with other lumbar region intervertebral disc disorders, right sided sciatica, other muscle spasms and spondylosis without myelopathy or radiculopathy, lumbosacral region. EMG/nerve conduction study will be ordered to quantify the extent of the sciatica down the lower extremity. This may help identify the extent of right L5 radiculopathy that she is currently suffering from. Epidural injection will…

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    injury while he was walking and cleaning hand rails when he slipped and fell. He had a lumbar strain. The patient is subsequently diagnosed with lumbar Discogenic pain syndrome; lumbar radiculitis; numbness, chronic bilateral low back pain with sciatica, sciatica laterality unspecified; and myalgia. MRI of the cervical spine dated 1/28/16 (no official report) revealed that C3-4 and C4-5 mild broad-based posterior disc bulge. MRI of the thoracic spine dated 1/28/16 (no official report) revealed…

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    The medical professionals at Icon Medical Centers near North Miami Beach, Fl. are dedicated to finding and treating the issues that are causing an individual to have a decreased range of motion, and pain. The treatments we offer include chiropractic care, physical therapy and massage therapy. An Accurate Diagnosis Ensures Proper Treatment Our physicians, physical therapist, massage therapists and chiropractors know the importance of an accurate diagnosis: If a patient is not diagnosed…

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    Chronic Back Pain

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    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 treatment plan for you. Ultimately, the decision is up to you. What are some Treatment Options Depending on the condition of your spine, your back specialist…

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    Chiropractic treatments for reducing pains and other health problems Several people today face pains, headaches, sports injuries, fatigue and movement problems which result in severe consequences. A chiropractic clinic mainly aims at solving them with non-surgery techniques for improving the overall health conditions to a greater extent. People who want to avoid medications and other treatment services can approach a leading clinic in their location for ensuring the best results. With the…

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    Waking up with or going to bed with lower back pain is the worst. You can't get comfortable in your work chair, you can't get comfortable on the couch, and you might as well forget finding a bed that's the perfect amount of firm and soft. According to Eat Local Grown, as many as eight out of 10 Americans suffer from back pain, and it's so widespread that it is one of the leading contributors to prescription drug addiction. Instead of turning to painkillers to solve your sciatic or lower back…

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    At Icon Medical Centers, we concentrate on finding the issues that are causing an individual to experience pain and/or decreased mobility. An accurate diagnosis allows our chiropractors, physicians and physical therapists to work together to create a personalized treatment plan for each, individual patient. Every treatment plan is designed to provide the patient with the most effective solutions for reducing his or her pain, as quickly as possible. Experienced Medical Professionals Near North…

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    horse, but his condition progressed to the point where he could not walk and eventually was completely confined to his tent (Riley 497). Lee's doctors attributed his pains to lumbago, which is simply mild to severe pain confined to the lower back; sciatica, which is pain along the sciatic nerve running from the lower back down each leg caused most often by compression of spinal nerves; or rheumatism, the inflammation and pain in joints associated with arthritis, but did not deliver a definite…

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