Upper back pain

Getting Relief From Plantar Fasciitis When you get out of bed in the morning, you have severe pain in the heel of your foot. It's possible you've developed plantar fasciitis (fashee-EYE-tiss). This is an overuse injury. Plantar fasciitis affects the sole of a person's foot. If you are diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, it means the tough band of tissue that connects your heel to the base of your toe is inflamed. Some people develop it from being overweight. If you have flat feet, you'll have an…

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…

at a higher risk of bursitis due to an increased risk of high impact trauma. If one assumes that Williams and Cohen (2009) were correct in saying that only 8% of those with greater trochanteric pain have trochanteric bursitis, and that the studies listed above included the other greater trochanteric pain syndromes, it could be assume that the incidence of trochanteric bursitis as a lone condition may be 0.114-0.448 per 1000 people. However, this is not a strong source of evidence and more…

34-year-old female shift manager who sustained a work-related injury to her back and bilateral upper extremities when she slipped and fell on wet floor. Patient is diagnosed with cervical sprain, right shoulder sprain, and lumbosacral disc disease at L3 to L4, L4 to L5, and L5 to S1 levels. She is status post lumbar laminectomy and fusion. Per medical report dated 2/24/16 by Dr. Quesada, the patient reports pain along the low back, accompanied by occasional weakness of both legs with numbness…

discogenic pain/bilateral cervical facet pain C2-# and C5-C6/ cervical sprain/strain. 2. Bilateral cervical radicular pain C5-C6 L>R 3. Cervicogenic neck pain with cervicogenic headaches/bilateral occipital neuralgia. 4. Bilateral shoulder sprain/strain. 5. Bilateral wrist sprain/strain/bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. 6. Bilateral hand/ first metacarpal joint pain. 7. Lumbar discogenic pain/ bilateral lumbar facet pain L4-L5 and L5-S1/ lumbar sprain/strain. 8. Bilateral lumbosacral…

Pain and tenderness in the upper lateral aspect of the right forearm, following the 17-year-old male’s practice, can be diagnosed as Lateral Epicondylitis, otherwise known as Tennis elbow. Specific actions causing lateral epicondylitis in this patient include the repetitive actions of a backhand stroke in tennis as well as the bending back of the wrist against the resistance of the tennis racket and ball in which causes a repetitive strain (Jariwala A. et al 2012). Pain and discomfort is felt…

Cowboys…..What’s With the Stretcher?? With the recent head/neck injuries that were sustained this weekend by Washington Redskins players, Dashaun Phillips and Kyshoen Jarrett (a fellow Hokie!), after helmet-to-helmet hits with the Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden I’ve decided to elaborate on what a “cervical stinger” is and how it can potentially be prevented. (Image from Maguzz.com) What is a “Cervical Stinger?” A “burner” or “stinger” occurs after an acute traumatic event,…

A little background information on Gary who came to the clinic with right shoulder pain. Gary is a 40 year old self-employed painter. He has had a cortisone injection that proved to be helpful for about five months. However, the pain returned and is a 5/10. Gary has been taking ibuprofen which hasn’t helped and using ice for some relief. There are several possible causes for Gary’s shoulder pain. For example, Gary could have Adhesive Capsulitis, Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis, Bicep Tendonitis,…

Snapping Hip Syndrome Pain and Pain Management Snapping hip syndrome is often seen in dancers, since dancers are constantly standing perfectly straight and resisting the natural posture of their body. It is a condition in which the dancer or athlete hears/ feels a snapping or popping sensation in the hip joint. For the majority of the population, snapping hip syndrome does not cause pain or discomfort, but in a sport where the athlete is constantly manipulating the hip joint, such as in dance,…

history of the patient. The pattern of the symptoms can provide a big clue for the physician to verify whether it's actually the carpel tunnel syndrome or not. The doctor also checks with the situations when the pain or numbness arises strikes the patient. The common situations when the pain actually comes to the patients when the person is actually suffering from the carpel tunnel syndrome are while holding a cup of tea or newspaper, holding the steering wheel or mobile. The doctor also…