Prescribed Exercises / Ergonomics are the basis for rehabilitation. Ligaments cannot be tightened (but can be loosened with stretching if that is part of the disorder) and degenerative discs don’t heal. The only spine structures [...]
Cold and hot therapies can be effective for a short duration in the relief of pain. Cold therapy is effective in inflammation- when the neck or back was initially injured and inflammation is expected. Hot [...]
Chiropractic is generally thought to be high velocity low amplitude manipulation of the spine by a Doctor of Chiropractic. A Chiropractor is generally much more than that, using manipulation along with therapy, education, ergonomics, [...]
Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese art of needling “energy flow pathways” to create “balance” in these pathways. It can be effective for treatment of spine pain but it normally is only temporarily effective. There are [...]
The injection into the spinal area contains two medications, a numbing agent like Novocaine and a corticosteroid. Whether you know it or not, you may have had a diagnostic type numbing injection before. When [...]
Facet blocks and rhizotomies are treatment options for back pain. Facets can cause neck or lower back pain. In the neck, facets can cause up to 30% of global neck pain and in the lumbar [...]
Injections in the cervical and lumbar spines have long been used to both diagnose and treat nerve irritation, canal stenosis and disc pain. These injections can be very helpful even in the long term [...]
EMGs and NCVs are electrical tests to help diagnose problems that can occur in the peripheral nervous system. There are some basic problems that can be easily diagnosed and some disorders that these tests [...]
What is the Cervical Disc? The cervical disc is a contained structure. On the outside, the walls of the annulus are the outer boarders of the disc. These walls are made out of collagen, [...]
There are situations that call for necessary cervical (neck) surgery, circumstances when surgery depends upon specific situations and times when surgery is not indicated. Identification of these temporal states is not that difficult when certain [...]
