Back Pain Treatment Center: Surgery, Exercise, Medication, and Conservative Care
While back pain can sometimes be a difficult and lifelong battle, there are many non-surgical treatments (conservative care) and surgical treatments (i.e. spinal fusion) that can help relieve the pain. This center provides information on different options for achieving back pain relief.
There are a variety of prescription and over-the-counter medications that exist for relieving back pain. But which ones should a patient take? And what effect do they have on the body? This article provides information on a variety of back pain medications, including acetaminophens, narcotics, NSAIDs, and relaxants.
Doctors of chiropractic (also known as chiropractors) treat low back pain and neck pain through hands-on chiropractic adjustments (spinal manipulation).
A lumbar epidural steroid injection delivers anti-inflammatory medicine directly to the affected area of the back to reduce inflammation that may be irritating the nerve root ...
With the McKenzie approach, physical therapy and exercise used to extend the spine can help "centralize" the patient’s pain by moving it away from the extremities (leg or ar...
Physical therapy can provide a great deal of pain relief for those suffering from back pain. A physical therapist can help patients learn and perform proper stretching, stren...
Motion of the lumbar spine can delay healing in fractures or in post-operative fusions. Limiting the motion of the spine enhances the healing process for bone in both conditio...