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Lumbar Spondylosis- Xray Showing Straightening of Spine

August 20, 2009 By 47 Comments

Anteroposterior and Lateral Views of Lumbar Spine

Anteroposterior and Lateral Views of Lumbar Spine

Lumbar spondylosis is an important cause of back pain. It signifies the age related changes in the lumber spine that lead to chronic back pain. Low back pain is a common cause of morbidity.

A healthy lifestyle and fit body can produce a healthy back  and help to prevent the effect s of aging.

Straightening of lumbar spine is one of the early features of lumbar spondylosis.

The xray in the picture is of 36 years old lady who came with complaints of back pain. Her lateral view shows reduction in lordosis of lumbar spine or straightening of the spine.

Pain relieving medications and back exercises are mainstay of the treatment for this kind of back pain.

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Non Operative Management of Backpain – An Overview

July 15, 2009 By 2 Comments

With changing lifestyles, backpain is becoming more and more common. While there are many causes of back pain and when identifiable should  be treated accordingly, many a times no identifiable cause of back pain can be found.and  patients suffer from mechanical back pain.

Time heals a lot of low back pain problems. In fact most of the symptoms associated with lumbar disc diseases are self limiting and will go away spontaneously whether or not a doctor, physical therapist or a chiropractor is involved.

Therefore non operative measures to deal with back pain should be first line of treatment if there is no contraindication to it. Three are many considerations involved before initiating the treatment. [Read more...]

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Conditioning Exercises For Back Pain Relief

April 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Pelvic tilt:

The pelvic tilt is a posture that  reduces stress on the lower back caused due to sitting or standing.

Lie on your back with your knees bent and your head comfortably supported.

You would notice a space between your lower back and the surface on which you are lying. (You can find this by inserting yourfingers underneath your back.)

Squeeze your buttocks together, tighten your abdominal muscles, and raise your buttocks slightly off the floor until the small of back is pressing flat against the surface. This is the pelvic tilt position.

Hold this position for 10 seconds. Then relax completely.

The pelvic tilt rotates your pelvic bone and decreases the curve in the lower part of your spine. [Read more...]

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Bad Posture As A Cause Of Chronic Back Pain And Measures To Correct

January 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Beginning today we would also cover preventive aspects of musculoskeletal problems. This is first article in the categoty

Habitual poor posture or bad posture lead chronic aches and pains. If this goes uncorrected for a length of time, it perpetuates into a chronic pain syndrome.

Many backpain, neckpain, headache result from a bad or poor posture. Sometimes what may happen is that we adopt a posture to keep the pain away but continued bad posture results in other kinds of pains.h

Over a course of time uncorrected and habitual poor posture causes structural changes in the joints and wear and tear. [Read more...]

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A Short Guide To Physical Exercises For Spine

December 20, 2008 By 1 Comment

Exercises are very important way of keeping oneself fit for day to day physical stress. Exercises strengthen muscles so that they can cope with the injury or additional stress. The exercises used in rehabilitation of neck pain and back pain patients have been designed to increase the mobility and range of motion of the spine. Certain abnormal postures are a major culprit for back pain, these exercises counter those effects. [Read more...]

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Coccygodynia or Coccydynia or Tail Bone Pain- Causes and Treatment

August 26, 2008 By 12 Comments

The coccyx is the rudimentary tail bone of lower animal forms. It is a cone shape section of spine composed of four or five segments. These segments tend to fuse with growth. The sacrococcygeal junction remains movable throughout life.

The coccyx is in constant motion because of its muscular attachments, especially in the act of defecation. Coccyx moves forward and acts as shock absorber when pressure is exerted against posterior aspect of bone in sitting.

Pain about the coccyx results from local conditions and is widely known as coccygodynia.

A fall, hit or obstetric trauma can result in sprain of sacrococcygeal ligaments. The acts of sitting and defecation continually strain the already injured ligaments. This results in constant discomfort and increasing on sitting or defecation.

Subluxation of sacrococcygeal joint is another cause of pain. If untreated it leads to narrowing and sclerosis over years. On sitting on hard surface, a pressure point develops over the tip of the bone.

Fracture and dislocation of coccyx leads to a painful pseudoarthrosis or a degenerative arthritis with stiff sacrococcygeal joint.

Painful tender nodules and glomus tumor are other causes of coccygodynia.

The treatment of coccygodynia includes

  • Hot sitz baths
  • A rubber ring or pillow to be used while sitting
  • Injection of local anesthetic about the joint.
  • Manipulation of coccyx under anesthesia
  • Coccygectomy or removal of cocccyxin resistant cases.

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The Problem of Back Pain-Extent and Risk Factors

April 9, 2008 By 1 Comment

Back pain is a very common affliction that has a tremendous impact on society through lost productivity and increased healthcare costs.

The second leading cause of work absenteeism, back pain, leads to more productivity loss than any other medical condition.

Every year, in USA alone, more than $33 billion is spend on healthcare for back pain. When additional costs such as disability and loss of productivity are included, total costs for back pain in this country add up to more than $100 billion per year.

Approximately 80 percent of adults will at some point during their lives experience low-back pain that will affect their daily activities; 1 percent to 2 percent of these will require surgery. The first episode of low-back pain typically occurs in the third decade of life. [Read more...]

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