Upper back pain

DOI: 2/11/2014. Patient is a 35-year-old male installation technician who sustained injury when he slipped and fell on staircase. Per OMNI, he sustained contusion to right elbow/back. He had a lumbar caudal epidural steroid injection on 6/28/2014. MRI of the lumbar spine obtained on 3/27/2014 revealed L5/S1 broad right paramedian posterior disc herniation impressing and posteriorly displacing the right S1 nerve root after it exits the thecal sac flattening the contour of the ventral margin of…

DOI: 8/19/2010. Patient is a 35-year-old right hand dominant female enrollment specialist who sustained injury to her right upper extremity due to regular job duties. Per OMNI, she was diagnosed with right carpal tunnel syndrome. Electrodiagnostic evaluation dated 11/29/10 revealed mild right carpal tunnel syndrome; mild chronic right C6-C7 radiculopathy; no clear evidence of right C5 or C8 radiculopathy; or of right ulnar neuropathy. Per the acupuncture progress report dated 08/20/15, the…

treatment for co-occurring disorders. These medical conditions may be a result of many situations producing chronic pain to traumatic events that have left physical consequences affecting the physiological aspects of the client’s life. Relapse or risk factors can be found in physiological variables such as post-acute withdrawal symptoms; intense cravings for substances; physical pain and illness; serious medical problems or changes in health status; ingestion of medications for medical, dental,…

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,…

facet joint pain. Facet joints are where the bones of the spine (vertebrae) meet and they allow your back to be flexible and enable you to bend and twist. Nerves exit the spinal cord through the facet joints to serve the rest of the body. When injury or age causes the cartilage of facet joints to deteriorate, the nerves can become compressed and the vertebrae can start to grind on one another. This causes pain. A rhizotomy procedure works by disrupting a nerve’s ability to transmit pain…

symptomatic primary OA of the elbow and manual labor as well as the prolonged use of industrial tools. The pattern of pain in patients with primary OA is quite different than that of patients with RA. OA patients classically…

A BACK SPECIALIST CAN HELP WITH CHRONIC BACK PAIN What is chronic back pain The majority of people will experience some back pain in their lifetime and will usually get better on its own within three months. Chronic pain is described as pain that last for more than three months. There is nothing more discouraging than to realize you may be in pain for the rest of your life, relying of pain medications just to get through the day. Today, there are many treatment options available, but before…

testing report indicates negative results for the prescribed opioids that the patient has been inconsistent with Hydrocodone and Tramadol. 8/25/15 progress report described that the patient presented with ongoing left knee pain despite conservative treatments including PT and pain medications. She experienced swelling, clicking and popping in the left knee. The exam revealed mild effusion and lateral joint line tenderness. McMurray test was positive. Motion was full and…

Neck pains, if left without treatment could become worse by impacting other physical body components such as shoulders, head as well as rear of the eyes. This might likewise lead to unbearable frustrations and also severe discomfort. Commonly, the mechanical changes that take place to the neck could lead to discomfort. Radicular discomfort takes place when a nerve is pinched. These pinched nerves trigger signs and symptoms like pins and needles, pain, tightness and weakness in the arms. If this…

Alternate therapies are a good way to find effective cures to common as well as unusual ailments that might plague us. People resort top alternate therapies when chemicals and medicines prove ineffective is alleviating their pain and illness. While there are several alternate therapies that are practiced by professional therapists all across the world, magnetic therapy is known to be the most scientific and popular form of alternate healing. Magnetic therapy is a natural and non-evasive therapy…