Do you feel aches and pains in your lower back? If so, you are not alone. Four out of every five Americans will suffer from back pain at some time in their lives. Without proper spine mobility, stability and alignment your back structures wear down over time, similar to tires that are out of alignment.
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Do you feel aches and pains in your lower back? If so, you are not alone. Four out of every five Americans will suffer from back pain at some time in their lives. Without proper spine mobility, stability and alignment your back structures wear down over time, similar to tires that are out of alignment.There are many different back conditions, but here are a few common ones: 1. Lumbar or sacral radiculopathy: The result of pressure on a nerve exiting the spine. Pain, numbness and tingling can be felt down in different parts of the leg. 2. Sciatica: Thiscomes fromcompression of thesciatic nerve by a muscle called the piriformis, deep in the buttock. Symptoms can radiate down the buttock and leg. 3.Spinalstenosis: This isanarrowingof thebonyspinal canal which causes rubbing or pressure on nerves. Central canal stenosis is quite serious as it presses upon the spinal cord. 4. Lumbar sprain/strain: This is a common cause of low back pain due to injury of muscles and tendons. The rows of muscles that run up and down the sides of the spinal column, are the major muscle groups usually involved in lower back injury. 5. Fractures: These are due to trauma, or sometimes occur without any injury in people with osteoporosis. 6. Spinal cord compression: This is unusual, but very worrisome and may be associated with weakness and loss of bowel/bladder control.
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Medication and Bed Rest Most lower back pain sufferers try over the counter drugs and bed rest. However, most self remedies will not provide the relief that you need. In fact, bed rest is the wrong thing to do, because it can weaken the spinal muscles further. Weakness in the spinal muscles is one of the main reasons for low back pain and puts you at risk for injuring your back with common activities such as lifting, bending or squatting. Most of us sit too much and this contributes to severe weakening of the back and torso muscles which are needed for a healthy back.
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If you think that growing older automatically leads to back pain, here’s some great news; it doesn’t! Many people suffer from pain, yet, they still believe their aches and pains are a natural part of aging. They’re not. Back pain is primarily caused by four main factors: • Spinal muscle weakness • Poor muscle or joint movement • Poor posture • Lack of spinal or pelvic muscle coordination Treating the Cause of Your Back Pain The goal of our SPINE program is to find the root cause of your pain and correct it, not just treat the symptoms. By treating the root cause of the pain, you can achieve faster, long-lasting results. We provide the most advanced and effective treatments to each of our patients in a caring, friendly environment. Our highly trained and skilled physical therapists use proven hands-on therapy techniques to help people of all ages become free of pain and get back to the activities they enjoy. If your back pain prevents you from standing for long periods, bending down to pick up objects, or getting up and down from the floor to play with your children or grandchildren it’s time to come to Paradigm Physical Therapy and restore your quality of life. Knowing the Right Expert to Help You Physical Therapists are medical musculoskeletal specialists, meaning we are the experts when it comes to the movement of the body and how the muscles, joints and skeletal structure work with one another.
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Billy came to Paradigm because of sharp pain in his left knee. He was going on an epic trip toChina in 6 weeks, andheneeded tobeable towalkwithout pain. Yet, Billy’s situation was more complex than just knee pain. He had other injuries from a rock climbing fall over 40 years ago. He explained to me that he was lucky to be alive. After watching him walk, I could see the compensation patterns he’d developed over the past 40 years. I told Billy that our best plan for success would be Activcore. His visits would be 55 minutes with me, and we would use the Redcord equipment. He agreed and scheduled 2-3 visits per week until he left for China. At the beginning of each visit, I watched him walk.Then, I made him work really hard on the Redcord equipment. I had to remind Billy to breathe during the exercises, and he told me that if were any easier they would call it football! (I’m guessing Billy is not a football fan like me.) At the end of each visit, I would watch him walk again. As the weeks passed, his walking pattern improved tremendously. His compensation patterns decreased, and he became much more symmetrical. He reported only feeling an occasional twinge of pain in his left knee. Four days before leaving for his trip, I asked Billy how he was doing. He said, “I’m not 100% better; I’m 1000% better.” “1000% better.” Print sudoku http://1sudoku.com 1 3 7 5 4 2 2 4 4 3 7 2 7 2 4 3 1 6 n° 310547 - LevelHard 3 8 9 5 9 6
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