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Low Back Pain

     
 

Back Pain
Low Back Pain
Vertebral Column (Backbone or Spine)

DRX9000TM Non-surgical Spinal Decompression
Our patients with serious back pain are enjoying the relief they are getting from our new spinal decompression machine, the DRX9000TM, one of the few in the area. And, especially for patients that have been told they are a candidate for for back surgery, The DRX9000TM is the perfect solution, making back surgery unnecessary in many cases. This cutting edge, Health Canada and FDA cleared equipment allows us to pinpoint the disc and gently decompress it, relieving pressure on the nerves that are producing all that pain.

Conditions Treated Using The DRX9000TM
  Herniated and/or Bulging Discs
  Degenerative Disc Disease
  Sciatica
 A Relapse or Failure Following Surgery
  Facet Syndrome


Click here to visit our DRX9000 web site to learn how it can help you.

 
     

Low back pain can be either an acute or chronic disabling condition. For many, it may be an ongoing condition that flares up occasionally for a few days or weeks, then becomes more manageable again. It will affect most adults at some stage in their life and accounts for more sick leave taken than any other single condition.

An acute lower back injury may be caused by a traumatic event, like a car accident or a fall. It occurs suddenly and its victims will usually be able to pinpoint exactly when it happened. In acute cases, the structures damaged will more than likely be soft tissue like muscles, ligaments and tendons. With a serious accident, vertebral fractures in the lumbar spine may also occur. At the lowest end of the spine, some patients may have tailbone pain (also called coccyx pain or coccydynia).

Chronic lower back pain usually has a more insidious onset, occurring over a long period of time. Physical causes may include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, degeneration of the discs between the vertebrae, or a spinal disc herniation, a vertebral fracture (such as from osteoporosis), or rarely, a tumor (including cancer) or infection. The cause may also be psychological or emotional, and can be diagnosed as TMS or tension myositis syndrome.

Causes

Possible causes of low back pain:

Mechanical:

Apophyseal osteoarthritis
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Degenerative Discs
Scheuermann's kyphosis
Spinal disc herniation
Spinal stenosis
Spondylolisthesis and other congenital abnormalities
Fractures
Non-specific muscular or ligamentous strains or sprains
Leg Length Difference
Restricted hip motion
Misaligned pelvis

Inflammatory:

Seronegative spondylarthritides (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis)
Rheumatoid arthritis
Infection

Neoplastic:

Bone tumors (primary or metastatic)
Intradural Spinal tumors

Metabolic:

Osteoporotic fractures
Osteomalacia
Ochronosis
Chondrocalcinosis
Paget's disease

Referred Pain:

Pelvic/abdominal disease
Posture
Tension myositis syndrome
Depression

Diagnosis

Diagnosing the underlying cause of low back pain is usually done by a medical doctor or by a chiropractor. Often, getting a diagnosis of the underlying cause of low back pain and/or related symptoms, such as sciatica, is quite complex. A complete diagnosis is usually made through a combination of a patient's medical history, physical examination, and, when necessary, diagnostic testing, such as an MRI scan or x-ray.

Treatments

The course of treatment for low back pain will usually be dictated by the diagnosis of the underlying cause of the pain. For the vast majority of patients, low back pain can be treated with non-surgical care.

 

Because You Haven't Got Time For The Pain!

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Friendship, Bonanza Hills and surrounding areas.


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Salama Chiropractic Oak Ridge Office
1692 Nc Highway 68 N Ste. E
Oak Ridge, North Carolina 27310
Phone: 336-644-6446
Fax: 336-644-6442


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