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According to the Gallup-Healthways a recent study shows that 31 percent of U.S. adults have a back condition that causes them chronic pain. Chronic back pain doesn’t just hurt sufferers physically it can hurt emotionally too. From physical ailments, to impacting mood, memory and relationships, chronic pain can have a huge impact on one’s life. Here are some of the ways chronic back pain can affect your quality of life and what you should do about it:
The pain that occurs in the lowest part of the spine, the coccyx, is called the tailbone. The coccyx itself is made up of 3 to 5 vertebrae, some of which may be fused together.
Your neck (cervical spine) is made up of vertebrae that extend from the skull to the upper torso. Cervical disks absorb shock between the bones. The bones, ligaments, and muscles of your neck support your head and allow for motion.
If a course of nonsurgical treatments is not effective for relieving pain from a herniated disc, lumbar decompression surgery may be considered as an option. Often a microdiscectomy also known as microdecompression is used to treat nerve compression from a herniated disc.
Having spine surgery can be a stressful and emotional time for anyone, but Dr. Kushwaha and the rest of his staff are invested in using a team approach to provide you with the best possible experience.
Deciding to proceed with surgery can be daunting. Preparation is key to a successful surgery and for an overweight person, one of the best things you can do to prevent complications is losing weight.
Your heart beats 100,000 times a day, so it’s a good idea to check up on your hard-working heart. In addition to monitoring your activity new heart monitoring gadgets can also provide feedback on your hearts health, in real time. We have taken the time to review some of the top devices for tracking your heart, health and vitals.
Vertebrae are the bones that form your spine, soft weakened bones are a concern for this issue. Compression fractures are generally caused by bone thinning osteoporosis, especially if you are a postmenopausal woman over 50.
Dr. Kushwaha’s recent scientific article entitled ‘Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) Augmented with rhBMP-2’ assesses clinical and radiographic outcomes of 77 patients treated with one or two level instrumented transforaminal interbody fusions augmented with interbody recombinent human bone morphogenic protein (rhBMP-2) and allograft for treatment of symptomatic spondylolisthesis or degenerative disc disease.
Autologous Adult Stem Cells (ASCs) are found in specialized areas of many tissues, including bone marrow, heart, and brain. During the natural course of one’s life, they are recruited to replace cells lost over time, and facilitate repair due to injury. Advances in regenerative medicine have allowed clinicians to tap into the healing potential provided by these cells.