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23rd September 2009
The brachial plexus is a complex collection of interconnected nerves which is placed on both sides of the neck and runs down towards the armpit where it splits into a series of nerves which run down the arm. Like all nerves this plexus is vulnerable to tr... Read >
Author: David Ravech23rd September 2009
Corticosteroid injections by epidural or root blocks are commonly used to treat leg and back pain and may indicate that in some cases there may be an inflammatory contribution to the pain. In disc material removed from humans during operation has been fou... Read >
Author: David Ravech22nd September 2009
A bulging disk is a condition that manifests in the spine. Bulging disks usually occur in the lower part of the back or the lumbar region. The condition involves a disk that bulges through an opening in the spine. Occasionally bulging disks can affect t... Read >
Author: The Schafer Law Office21st September 2009
When standing up becomes a great difficulty and causes excruciating pain, or a mere sitting down can make the pain unbearably worse, chances are, it's sciatica. Most likely, a person is suffering from sciatica when he or she experiences tremendous pain e... Read >
Author: wbdoyle16th September 2009
Assuming that the type of pain involved is suitable for it, Atlanta pain management can be achieved by using chiropractics. Although Georgia chiropractors in general are qualified to use the techniques available to them in the management of pain, for Atl... Read >
Author: Margaret07th September 2009
Remedies and Divya Dant Manjan Tooth Powder for Teeth Whitening
A great white smile is what everyone wants. Yes we see Celebes have it but it’s a little more then that. For better or worse how our teeth look helps to define us. When you meet someone ... Read >
Author: herbalcure3021st August 2009
The clinical diagnosis for the painful symptoms used to describe sciatica is radiculopathy. The excruciating pain is at times very debilitating. Suffers are severely limited in what that can do and feel like life is passing by them while they sit on the... Read >
Author: Lorenzo Robertson20th August 2009
The heat retaining properties of the foam makes pain more bearable for a patient suffering from back injuries. Thus memory foam is also used in medical treatments of patients developing "bed sores" and for people suffering from postural problems. Besides ... Read >
Author: mary mattress18th August 2009
Since a lot of people have this bol u ledjma (back pain) it is due to many factors ad happens at various stages of life and ages. One has to understand the human body is very delicate and also very robust, God has created the human tissue and bones to mee... Read >
Author: Azeem18th August 2009
Pain in the lower part of the back is a common phenomenon affecting people all over the world. Even though it is not a specific illness, when encountered it is one of the worst form of symptoms that might come up due to a wide range of reasons. Medical ch... Read >
Author: Azeem11th August 2009
Ankylosing spondylitis is a rheumatic disease that mostly affects joints in the spine and the sacroilium in the pelvis. It can also affect other joints such as the hips, knees, shoulders and even the feet. Sometimes, this disease can start by affecting th... Read >
Author: Mercy19th July 2009
If you observe someone who is dealing with sciatica, you may feel somewhat helpless as the pain just will not go away for someone who is experiencing the painful sciatica nerve condition.
If you are experiencing the agonizing pain that runs down your l... Read >
Author: Cecilia11th June 2009
It's already 3:10 in the morning. I haven't sleep and yet still feeling so lucky.
One of my patients died yesterday. My wife of 31 years is asleep next to me. How lucky am I?
Judy came to me about 10 weeks ago with acute sciatica, and lower back pa... Read >
Author: John Hayes Jr27th April 2009
If you are involved in a car accident, you may suffer neck-related pain, including: neck, shoulder, arm or hand pain, headache, reduce neck range of motion, numb or weak arms and hands or spasms in your neck
Most Common Types of Car Accident Neck Inju... Read >
Author: Auger Hollingsworth Law Firm10th April 2009
Sciatica is the Latin word for "Pain down the back of the leg". It is a referred pain usually caused by trapping the sciatic nerve in the lower back. Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis for what is irritating the root of the nerve, causi... Read >
Author: Johnemman10th April 2009
Sciatica is the Latin word for "Pain down the back of the leg". It is a referred pain usually caused by trapping the sciatic nerve in the lower back. Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis for what is irritating the root of the nerve, causi... Read >
Author: Johnemman18th February 2009
BBC Health carries an article about a review of six trials covering 1800 patients which concluded that MRI scanning does not help in the management of normal low back pain and should be reserved for specific conditions such as nerve root lesions, infectio... Read >
Author: David Ravech12th September 2008
Chronic back pain is defined as pain in the back region that lasts from more than three months. It is also the most common ailment among inhabitants of the UK, as some 60-80 percent of residents say that they experience significant chronic back pain.
As ... Read >
Author: painrelief05th September 2008
A toothache is a pain anywhere in the area of jaw, mouth or in and around the tooth. Toothache is also caused in the condition when a nerve root of tooth is irritated or a tooth is going to lose its place.
In most of the cases toothaches are caused by... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne01st September 2008
Needless to say, if you happen to be having severe back pain you need to treat the condition as gently and fast as possible. For patients of severe back pain, it is the fact that there is a pressing need to consult a professional regarding the most approp... Read >
Author: Franklin Simanjuntak24th July 2008
Sciatica or sciatic nerve pain is a term often used to describe all sorts of back pain. In fact, less than 5% of people who suffer from lower back pain will have sciatica.
Sciatica is caused by a sciatic nerve irritation. This is most commonly caused b... Read >
Author: Paula Fitzpatrick21st July 2008
A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth. In most cases toothaches are caused by problems in the tooth or jaw, such as cavities, gum disease, the emergence of wisdom teeth, a cracked t... Read >
Author: peterhutch29th April 2008
The neck (cervical spine) is composed of vertebrae that begin in the upper torso and end at the base of the skull. The bony vertebrae along with the ligaments (which are comparable to thick rubber bands) provide stability to the spine. The muscles allow f... Read >
Author: peterhutch19th February 2008
What do doctors call this condition?
Osteitis deformans
What is this condition?
Paget's disease is a slow-paced metabolic bone disease characterized by replacement of sound bone with excessive amounts of abnormal bone. The altered bone is frag... Read >
Author: David Jones11th February 2008
On average, symptoms will only happen on one side of the body.
This is a very common form of back pain, however the term sciatica actually applies to a set of symptoms rather than the diagnosis of what is irritating the nerve.
Causes
The cause of sci... Read >
Author: webnox07th November 2007
Scar tissue forms mostly in muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and joints. These dead fibrotic tissues can also be called an adhesion.Repetitive motion, injury and surgery can result in the formation of scar tissue. The bodies healing process occurs in... Read >
Author: Robert Langard07th November 2007
When dealing with the word heal in this article we will think of that word in relation to scar tissue is loaded up on the location of a traumatic injury. The scar tissue known as fibrosis usually decreases the natural movement of the injured area and giv... Read >
Author: Robert Langard07th November 2007
Effects of scar tissue on back pain and leg painWhen scar tissue forms near the nerve root, it’s called epidural fibrosis. Epidural fibrosis is a common occurrence after back surgeries. This is so common that it often occurs in patients with both succ... Read >
Author: Robert Langard07th November 2007
Scar tissue forming near the nerve root is called epidural fibrosis. This epidural fibrosis is a common occurrence after back surgery has been preformed. The formation of scar tissue is part of a normal healing process the body goes through after spine ... Read >
Author: Robert Langard02nd November 2007
There are two main types of low back pain, mechanical type pain and compressive type pain.The result of inflammation caused by irritation or injury to the disc, the facet joints, the ligaments or the muscles of the back is mechanical type back pain. Disc... Read >
Author: Robert Langard09th October 2007
Before we look at a few exercises for sciatica it is important to understand what sciatica is. Often misused and not clearly defined, sciatica is not a diagnosis in itself but in actuality sciatica is a set of symptoms being caused by another medical iss... Read >
Author: Robert Langard25th September 2007
These signs are crucial since they will allow you to recognize when you require to look for attention for your back pain and who you should seek treatment from.Firstly, you had better recognize that the most common area for a disc herniation is the low b... Read >
Author: rikich0n02nd September 2007
Spine decompression is a type of surgery performed to remove pressure applied on the spine or nerve root. This surgery works by removing the lamina to widen the spaces in the spine or nerve roots, to relieve all symptoms that are related to spinal cord ir... Read >
Author: Adam28th August 2007
Baby Boomers, the “Born to be Wild” generation, are living nearly twice as long as previous generations and they are remaining active. As Boomers are remaining active – they are dealing with the pain from an active lifestyle.
It is impossible to ... Read >
Author: McKerns Development22nd August 2007
Sciatica or leg pain due to a herniated or ruptured disc is typically caused by the disc’s soft, gel-like internal substance protruding into its outer covering called annulus fibrosus. As the disc bulges, it compresses on a nerve root along the sciatic... Read >
Author: Adam22nd August 2007
by Leslie McKerns--McKerns Development
Love the sport, but hate the pain?
For pain and the sports enthusiast, you are not alone. According to the National Institute of Health, in a two year period adults age 25 and over sustained nearly 2.3 million... Read >
Author: McKerns Development06th August 2007
Read this article to know the top user recommended Home Remedies for Toothache. First of all we will discuss what is Toothache and what are the possible causes of Toothache?
Toothache generally means pain around the teeth or jaws. The severity of a too... Read >
Author: Tom alter06th May 2007
Any problem in your neck is potentially serious because it connects your head to your body, and the structures within it are necessary for life. Cervical stenosis occurs when the spinal cord or spinal nerves are compressed due to narrowing in the seven v... Read >
Author: Egalthan06th May 2007
Spinal stenosis is narrowing of any of the vertebral openings that nerves go through. The narrowing compresses the nerve, and symptoms appear due to impaired nerve function. The spine is composed of approximately 33 interlocking bones, called vertebrae.... Read >
Author: Egalthan01st May 2007
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on the spinal cord and/or on spinal nerves as they leave the spine. Compression of the nerve interferes with communication between the brain and the body, and results in sensory problem... Read >
Author: Egalthan25th April 2006
Sciatica is not a specific disease, instead it is a condition characteristic of several different diseases. Simply put, it is a mild to intense pain in the left or right leg. Sciatica is caused by a compression of one or more of the five sets of nerve roo... Read >
Author: Liana Mirkin09th November 2005
Everyone experiences back pain at some time in their life. In fact, it is in the top three complaints that people bring to the doctor's office.
In most cases there is soft tissue inflammation, muscle spasms, or degenerative arthritis. These respond w... Read >
Author: Michelle Garcia27th August 2005
The term "sciatica" refers to pain along a specific nerve the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back down through each leg. It usually caused by a wayward vertebral disc, more commonly referred to as a pinched nerve or a herniated, ruptured, o... Read >
Author: Eddie Tobey
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