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CERVICAL/LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS

  • • Neck pain and stiffness, which may worsen with activity.
  • • Numbness and weakness in arms, hands and fingers.
  • • Trouble walking, loss of balance or weakness in hands or legs.
  • • Muscle spasms in neck and shoulders.
  • • Headaches.
  • • Grinding and popping sound/feeling in neck with movement.
  • • Pain may worsen when looking up or down for a long time, or with certain activities.
  • • Pain may improve with rest or lying down.
Treatment : Rest, bracing and physical therapy is needed. Sometimes Surgery (Decompression & Stabilization) is a needed especially when instability or neurological deficit is noted.

HERNIATED LUMBAR / CERVICAL DISK

  • • Low back pain or neck pain resulting from a fall or a blow to the back.
  • • A sharp, often shooting pain that extends from buttocks down back of one leg.
  • • Weakness in one leg or one arm in severe cases.
  • • Tingling, “pins-and-needles” sensation, or numbness in one leg or buttock or in one arm.
  • • Loss of bladder or bowel control.
Treatment : Rest, bracing and physical therapy is needed. When weakness or bladder involvement is present, urgent Surgery (Discectomy & Decompression) is a must.

NECK / LOW BACK SPRAIN

  • • Pain in back of neck or lower back that worsens with movement.
  • • Pain becomes more as day passes by.
  • • Headache in back of head.
  • • Stiffness or decreased range of motion (side to side, up and down, circular).
  • • Tingling or weakness in arms and legs in severe cases.
  • • Sometimes numbness.
Treatment : Rest, heat, medicines and physical therapy and ergonomic care is sufficient.

SCIATICA

  • • Some medical conditions that can cause sciatica include herniated discs, lumbar spinal stenosis, piriformis syndrome, spondylolisthesis, or degenerative disc disease.
  • • Sharp, intense, shooting pain down the leg.
  • • Numbness, burning or tingling sensation in the leg or foot.
  • • Pain increases with coughing, sneezing or straining and with bending backward and with prolonged sitting or standing.
Treatment : Rest, bracing and physical therapy is needed. When weakness or bladder involvement is present, urgent Surgery (Discectomy & Decompression) is a must.
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