Posts Tagged ‘Back Pain’
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
Back pain can be one of the most irritating things around. Regardless of whether you’re sitting or standing for the majority of your day, a pain in your back can seriously hinder getting your job done efficiently and effectively. There are many things that can cause back pain, including injuries, the way your spine sits, herniated disks, degenerative disks, spine changes and a variety of medical conditions including Osteoporosis.
Therefore, it’s important to take care of your back. Proper posture (especially if you’re sitting during the work day) is essential. In addition, it’s a good idea to stretch out your back every day. As with any sort of exercise or flexibility training, it’s always a good idea to contact your doctor and make sure the stretches are okay for you to perform each day. In just fifteen minutes each day, you can perform some simple exercises that will help strengthen your back and your back muscles. The Mayo Clinic has an excellent slideshow of back exercises you can perform that will help your day get off to a perfect start. In addition, if you’ve been at work all day and are weary of sitting, you can perform a lower back stretch in the comfort of your chair to help ease lumbar pain.
In particular, there has also been a link between sciatica and lower back pain. Sciatica is often caused by the compression of either lumbar nerves or sacral nerves – sometimes even the compression of the sciatic nerve. Spinal disk buldges, herniations and degenerative disks have been linked to this problem. This results in pain from the lower back to leg and foot pain. Typically with sciatica, numbness or a tingling feeling in the leg occurs as well. This is not a fun scenario to go through, and should be avoided if at all possible. Proper posture and fifteen minutes of back stretches may be a way to prevent back problems and the side effects associated with them.
While staying healthy is important and preventative measures can be taken, back pain can still occur in many individuals. Chronic lower back pain affects nearly 31 Million Americans and is the most common cause of disability for people less than 45 years old. Therefore, it’s imperative that you take the most care of your back daily. If you or someone you know suffers from chronic pain or lower back pain, we are here to help. Our trained staff of doctors and rehabilitation experts are no strangers to chronic back pain and can help make your life easier. Sometimes, it’s just as simple as healthy living, stretching and proper exercise. So take care of yourself and start each day off with proper stretches. If you’re at work and you start to experience back pain, stretch it out. Be sure to stretch on your breaks and get up and walk around regularly. If your symptoms persist or you find yourself experiencing chronic pain, then contact your physician immediately.
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Whether you are young and indestructible and think nothing can hurt you, or you are an adult in relatively good health and feel like you will never get old, I have news for you; pain isn’t just for the old. (more…)
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
When you’re injured at work, it not only affects you at work, but also at home as well. It’s extremely frustrating when you are limited from doing simple things such as holding a cell phone.
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
It is estimated that more than 80 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. The pain does not go away, but there are Doctors that can provide treatment and things that can be done at home to manage the pain.
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Monday, January 30th, 2012
Before I answer any questions, you should ask yourself a couple. Have you ever had pain that lasted so long that it never seemed to end? Are you unable to spend quality time with friends and family because of pain? Do your pain pills make it harder and harder to do the things you love? Do you feel depressed and anxious because of pain? Does it feel like you’ve tried everything but you’re still in pain? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions, you could benefit from Pain Management. Just because it can help doesn’t mean you want to rush out and get it without knowing what it is first. That’s where I step in and answer the question, “what is Pain Management and do I need it?”
Wikipedia says Pain Management (also called pain medicine by definition), “is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with pain.”
Doctors specializing in pain management know the complex nature of pain, and will approach the problem from several different directions. Treatment of long term pain may include pharmacologic measures, interventional procedures (epidural steroid injections), physical therapy, application of ice or heat, and psychological measures. Whatever method is used to treat your pain you can be assured that it’s always with your best interest and comfort in mind.
Now that you understand the benefits of Pain Management a little better, if you or a loved one lives in the DFW area and has answered yes to any of the questions above, contact WOLMED Back & Neck Pain Center and see how Pain Management can help you change your life.
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Monday, November 14th, 2011
With nearly 80 million people in the United States suffering from some form of Chronic Pain, it’s easy to assume that many people lose sleep due to pain. In fact the National Sleep Foundation says that two out of three people with chronic pain have trouble sleeping at night. Since an essential part of managing chronic pain is sleep, it starts a vicious cycle that makes recovering from chronic pain more difficult. Since there is no cure, aside from sleep, exercise, time and proper medication dosage that helps with chronic pain, we have decided to post what real patients are saying helped them sleep better when dealing with their pain. Listed below are real quotes pain sufferers have given on how they sleep better when dealing with chronic pain. (more…)
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
A study published by the American Pain Foundation reports that over 76 million Americans suffer from pain. The study found that pain actually affects about 1 1/2 times as many people as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer COMBINED. Adults age 45 to 64 are most likely to experience pain, with slightly more women than men experiencing pain. Most startling of all of the data is that 42% of people in pain report experiencing pain for more than one year.
20% of adults said that pain interrupted their sleep at least a few nights per week. The most common source of pain was low back pain, followed by severe headaches and migraines, and neck pain. Adults with low back pain were found to be more than 4 times more likely to experience serious psychological distress than those without low back pain.
The final part of the study describes the sad reality that so many people never get treated for their pain symptoms or wait until their symptoms are as bad as possible before seeing a doctor. This happens for lots of reasons, but none of them are good ones. If you’re experiencing pain, call your doctor. If pain is keeping you awake at night, call your doctor. If pain has made you feel depressed, call your doctor. If your pain won’t go away, call your doctor. Don’t let pain take control of your life – call your doctor.
WOL+MED CARF Pain Management has been a good solution for hundreds of other people who have suffered from persistent, chronic pain symptoms. Our medical doctors can help you TODAY. Don’t be one of those people who continue to suffer without getting help. Call your doctor. Call WOL+MED.
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For more information on this pain study, go to http://www.painfoundation.org/newsroom/reporter-resources/pain-facts-figures.html.
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