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  • Donald Corenman, MD, DC
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    It is hard to determine what is causing your pain by your history.

    You need a workup to determine what your pain generators are. A very thorough history and physical examination are needed. A careful inspection of your images might be very helpful. Some patients have undiagnosed disorders like Scheuermann’s degenerative changes. Diagnostic injections will be necessary. This may include facet blocks, selective nerve root blocks and/or discograms. Without a doubt, pain diaries will be needed (see section on this in the website).

    There might possibly be another answer to control your pain. A spinal cord or peripheral nerve stimulator might be helpful to relieve some pain. I have just finished writing a section on this particular treatment that should be on the website next week.

    Dr. Corenman

    PLEASE REMEMBER, THIS FORUM IS MEANT TO PROVIDE GENERAL INFORMATION ON SPINE ANATOMY, CONDITIONS AND TREATMENTS. TO GET AN ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS, YOU MUST VISIT A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN PERSON.
     
    Donald Corenman, MD, DC is a highly-regarded spine surgeon, considered an expert in the area of neck and back pain. Trained as both a Medical Doctor and Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Corenman earned academic appointments as Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and his research on spine surgery and rehabilitation has resulted in the publication of multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books.
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