Pain Relief
Archive for November, 2009
Back Pain Los Angeles
Herniated Disc, Sciatica
Pinched Nerve, Pain Relief
Upper Back Pain, Back Surgery
Back Pain Los Angeles information, tips, secrets, services and products.
Steps to opening a chiropractic or medical office?
Nov 29th
I am a 1st year chiropractic student, and want to begin early on planning out my practice. Does anyone have a STEP-BY-STEP outline of everything I need to get done to open up a partnership or sole-proprietorship chiropractic (or medical – as the steps will likely be close) practice?
Also, can I have a sole proprietorship with two people, or would that legally require a partnership?
Thanks for your help!
Picking the right location
Selecting your advisory team
What is this going to cost?
Will Latham suggests the following budget categories:
capital expenditures for leasehold improvements, furnishing, and equipment
staffing
rent
utilities
clinical supplies
office supplies
business insurance
malpractice premiums
meetings/professional dues
advisers’ fees
11 to 12 months before opening
Check off as completed
Decide on a practice location
Select a practice management consultant
Select an attorney
Select an accountant
Develop a start-up budget
Check the deadline for submitting Yellow Pages advertisements
Decide on a business structure
Partnership: Putting it in writing
How to relieve pain in the sides and back of ankle?
Nov 29th
Whenever I walk there is a sharp pain in the sides of my ankle and the back. It hurts especially in the morning and when i sit down for long periods of time. I probably injured it skateboarding, but is there anything to do to relieve the pain because it has been like this for a couple days. Thanks.
QUIT SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME! consider your shoes, maybe get some foot supports to put in your shoes. make sure your shoes have good foot support. Massage your feet, not to hard but it can help. STRECH your feet! do a warm up(not a warm up on your feet, prolly a laying down warm up) for 5min until u break a sweat, then strech your body, exspecially your feet, for 15mins. dont do any jumping or running or anything that causes your feet to hurt more. AND Dont sit for long times, maybe your in school..but get up during each class and do what ya gotta do if it makes you feel better. u prolly ddid injure that ankle, just be real easy with it, so it can heal,keep ice on it 24-7 duck tape ice on it over clothes all day and night, if u think its broke then get a x ray.
How To Deal With The Pain Of Sciatica
Nov 27th
If you’ve been around anyone with sciatica, you know it’s a painful form of back pain.
Sciatica is a pain in the leg arising from compression of the sciatic nerve which runs from the spine down the legs to the feet and is often caused by a herniated disc. If you’ve ever gone to the doctor with a sore back, the first thing they will ask you is if you have and pain or numbness in your leg.
Fortunately, between 80 to 90 percent of people with sciatica get better without having to have surgery.
What are the symptoms of sciatica?
Sciatica has been described as having a burning or tingling feeling or like having a small electrical shock. The pain can run from your buttock, down the back of your thighs. Everyday activities like sitting or even coughing can be very painful.
Pay close attention to the numbness in your legs. If it persists or if you lose control of your bowels, then go and see a doctor. This could be a sign of a rare condition called cauda equine which needs immediate surgery.
The good news is that sciatica is mainly an inflammation that eventually dies down. Recovery can be in as little as two week but it could also take a few months. Paralysis is not a factor with sciatica.
The causes of sciatica
Sciatica is usually not the result of any accident or fall. Instead, it’s normally just caused by wear and tear on our back. That’s why 30-50 year olds are the ones for whom it is most common.
As we get older, the intervertebral discs of our spine experience degeneration and from that a herniated disc can occur. With a herniated disc, the disk protrudes pushing against the nerve in the lower back. There is a misperception that sciatica is a deadened nerve but it is simply the compression of the nerve.
How can sciatica be treated?
The first priority is to alleviate the pain. Your doctor may prescribe anti-inflammatory medicine such as ibuprofen to help calm the inflammation, but full pain relief could take a few days and may involve bed rest.
Treatment for sciatica can be surgical or non-surgical. Non-surgical treatment involves stretching and exercising. Be sure to keep as active as possible since this helps the recovery but be careful about what exercises you do. Walking and jogging have been cited as sports that may cause sciatica.
Sciatica surgery is common and the objective is to remove the source of the nerve irritation. Over 90% of sciatica operations are successful.
Frank Thornton
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/how-to-deal-with-the-pain-of-sciatica-119611.html
Oh What a Pain This Is. Cause of Lower Back Pain
Nov 27th
If the pain in your back worsens, or you can’t find relief through moderate exercise and over the counter medications, it’s time to see a doctor to find the cause of lower back pain. There can be many reasons why you’re having back pain and they can extend beyond simple muscle sprains. Finding the cause can be tricky though, because many times the problem won’t show up on an x-ray or MRI. For example, a spine slightly out of alignment with your body may not be very noticeable, yet it causes d8aily pain.
The doctor will do many tests to begin eliminating each possible cause of lower back pain. For example, he or she will manipulate the leg through various moves to determine if the pain increases or results in pain elsewhere in the body. Some tests you will be familiar with such as the reflex test. Other tests may be unfamiliar but they are very simple. If the doctor determines the basic moves indicate further testing is necessary to find the cause of lower back pain, the next steps will be taken.
Some of the tests the doctor will perform entail the use of very high tech medical equipment. Each test can provide a higher level of detail of your spine and surrounding muscle and ligaments. Most people have had an x-ray in their life, but an x-ray will only show bones. If the cause of lower back pain is muscle, tendon, ligament or nerve damage, the x-ray is pretty much a useless test.
The MRI, on the other hand, gives a lot more information about your back. It can show the doctor the condition of every part of the structure of your back including the nerves and discs. There are so many possible causes of lower back pain, that when pain won’t subside, the MRI is a great tool for diagnostic testing. Other testing methods include a CAT scan or a discogram. A discogram involves injecting dye into the spinal discs to pinpoint the source of pain.
So what can be the cause of lower back pain? There are numerous conditions that can result in ongoing back pain.
* Herniated disc
* Pinched nerve
* Strained muscle
* Spinal tumor
* Degenerative disease
* Infection
* Arthritis
* Osteoporosis
* Fractures
With all these potential causes of back pain, it’s no wonder it can take several months and lots of testing to determine the problem. The lower back is particularly susceptible to pain, because it has a lot of pressure put on it while sitting. People who sit at desks all day frequently end up with lower back pain. In that case, strengthening the lower back muscles can work wonders. There are even special chairs made that take the strain and pressure off the lower back while sitting.
The good news is that most of the time the cause of lower back pain is quite simple, and can be corrected with moderate exercise.
Ben Thompson
http://www.articlesbase.com/diseases-and-conditions-articles/oh-what-a-pain-this-is-cause-of-lower-back-pain-330018.html
