Low Back Pain During Pregnancy and After Delivery
Pregnancy changes a woman’s body and low back pain is very common during pregnancy. Seeking treatment for problems that may arise as a result of pregnancy is important to reduce pain and dysfunction to enable you to be the healthiest mom you can be. A physiatrist is the medical specialist best suited to address these needs.
Tips for Pregnant Women to Prevent Low Back Pain
With that expanding tummy, a pregnant woman's posture will begin to shift forward, changing her balance and putting new strain on back muscles. She may not notice that she is gradually adjusting her movements with compensations that might actually cause pain. Some suggestions from Dr. Prather for expectant mothers.
Disc Replacement for Low Back Pain
The evolution of disc replacement surgery may help select patients who have chronic low back pain. However, choosing which type of patient this procedure will benefit is still being investigated. Also, several long-term concerns about the resiliency and longevity of these disc replacements have not been thoroughly examined. A physiatrist is a medical specialist who can provide you with a broad perspective on various surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for chronic low back pain.
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Almost everyone will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. A common cause of low back pain is lumbar spinal stenosis. As we age, our spines change. These normal wear-and-tear effects of aging can lead to narrowing of the spinal canal. This condition is called spinal stenosis.
Pregnancy changes a woman’s body and low back pain is very common during pregnancy. Seeking treatment for problems that may arise as a result of pregnancy is important to reduce pain and dysfunction to enable you to be the healthiest mom you can be. A physiatrist is the medical specialist best suited to address these needs.
Tips for Pregnant Women to Prevent Low Back Pain
With that expanding tummy, a pregnant woman's posture will begin to shift forward, changing her balance and putting new strain on back muscles. She may not notice that she is gradually adjusting her movements with compensations that might actually cause pain. Some suggestions from Dr. Prather for expectant mothers.
Disc Replacement for Low Back Pain
The evolution of disc replacement surgery may help select patients who have chronic low back pain. However, choosing which type of patient this procedure will benefit is still being investigated. Also, several long-term concerns about the resiliency and longevity of these disc replacements have not been thoroughly examined. A physiatrist is a medical specialist who can provide you with a broad perspective on various surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for chronic low back pain.
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Almost everyone will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. A common cause of low back pain is lumbar spinal stenosis. As we age, our spines change. These normal wear-and-tear effects of aging can lead to narrowing of the spinal canal. This condition is called spinal stenosis.
Spanish Articles
Lumbalgia (Low Back Pain in Spanish)
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00498
Casi todos experimentarán lumbalgia en algún momento de sus vidas. Este dolor puede variar de leve a severo y puede ser de corta o larga duración. Comoquiera que ocurra, la lumbalgia puede dificultar muchas de l actividades diarias.
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00498
Casi todos experimentarán lumbalgia en algún momento de sus vidas. Este dolor puede variar de leve a severo y puede ser de corta o larga duración. Comoquiera que ocurra, la lumbalgia puede dificultar muchas de l actividades diarias.
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Cutting-Edge Treatments (Without the Cutting)
As specialists in musculoskeletal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians treat many people looking for relief from their back pain. These people choose PM&R physicians for their expertise in back pain, but equally important to some is that fact that PM&R is a non-surgical specialty.
What a Pain in the Neck!
Good Habits to Remember to Prevent Neck Pain:
1. Take frequent breaks. Don't sit in one place for a long time, such as your car or at your desk. Arrange some of the items in your office so that they are inconvenient. This will force you to get up, stretch or walk around.
Click link above to read the rest of the tips!
Spondylosis and Spondylolisthesis
The most common cause of low back pain in adolescent athletes that can be seen on X-ray is a stress fracture in one of the bones that make up the spinal column (vertebrae). Technically, this condition is called spondylolysis (spon-dee-low-lye-sis). It usually affects the fifth lumbar vertebra in the lower back and, much less commonly, the fourth lumbar vertebra.
How Much Do You Know About Your Back? You probably take your back for granted—until it starts to hurt. Think about it—your back is a part of your body that's in nearly constant use. Whether you're sitting, standing, or moving, your back and its muscles are providing support all day, every day. Test your knowledge of the back by taking this quiz.
Take the Spine Health Quiz
Back pain is one of the most common nerve-related illnesses in the United States. Keeping your spine in good health is one way to avoid back pain. Learn more about your spine and back pain by taking this quiz, based on information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem? - What does this tool measure?
This interactive tool will not diagnose a back problem, but it will tell you whether surgery might help reduce or get rid of symptoms related to your low back problem. There are always risks with any surgery, so most people don't want to have surgery unless there is a very good chance it will help them. Although research shows that surgery is very likely to be effective for some problems, it rarely helps with others.
As specialists in musculoskeletal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians treat many people looking for relief from their back pain. These people choose PM&R physicians for their expertise in back pain, but equally important to some is that fact that PM&R is a non-surgical specialty.
What a Pain in the Neck!
Good Habits to Remember to Prevent Neck Pain:
1. Take frequent breaks. Don't sit in one place for a long time, such as your car or at your desk. Arrange some of the items in your office so that they are inconvenient. This will force you to get up, stretch or walk around.
Click link above to read the rest of the tips!
Spondylosis and Spondylolisthesis
The most common cause of low back pain in adolescent athletes that can be seen on X-ray is a stress fracture in one of the bones that make up the spinal column (vertebrae). Technically, this condition is called spondylolysis (spon-dee-low-lye-sis). It usually affects the fifth lumbar vertebra in the lower back and, much less commonly, the fourth lumbar vertebra.
How Much Do You Know About Your Back? You probably take your back for granted—until it starts to hurt. Think about it—your back is a part of your body that's in nearly constant use. Whether you're sitting, standing, or moving, your back and its muscles are providing support all day, every day. Test your knowledge of the back by taking this quiz.
Take the Spine Health QuizBack pain is one of the most common nerve-related illnesses in the United States. Keeping your spine in good health is one way to avoid back pain. Learn more about your spine and back pain by taking this quiz, based on information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Interactive Tool: Should I Consider Surgery for My Low Back Problem? - What does this tool measure?This interactive tool will not diagnose a back problem, but it will tell you whether surgery might help reduce or get rid of symptoms related to your low back problem. There are always risks with any surgery, so most people don't want to have surgery unless there is a very good chance it will help them. Although research shows that surgery is very likely to be effective for some problems, it rarely helps with others.
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