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TEN ACTION POINTS FOR SEVERE BACK PAIN 1 If the pain is intense, stop doing whatever you are doing. Find a comfortable position ...

Obtain a thorough medical evaluation first when back pain occurs Management of back pain: Red Flags There are plenty of flow cha ...

This will include a detailed medical history, clinical examination and possibly investigations such as a blood test, X-ray, CT o ...

RED FLAGS PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE BUT NO RED FLAG NO PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE STEP ONE MEASURES FOR TWO WEEKS APPROPRIATE SURGICAL P TREATM ...

Surgery has been found to be helpful in only 1 in 100 cases of low back problems. serious. This in itself will cut down the numb ...

Difficulty in moving the ankle upward or downward or raising the great toe Gait disturbance – difficulty in walking Changes in ...

POINTS TO REMEMBER  Back and neck pain is very common. Four out of five people suffer from pain during their lives. IN MOST CAS ...

Do not be impressed by an orthopod who says that you have a major disc prolapse or that your osteoarthritis is in a late stage. ...

Management of back pain: Appropriate surgical treatments Building up our algorithm, the next step after diagnosing any condition ...

recover their movements within one month. With or without an operation, more than 80% of patients with obvious surgical indicati ...

GLOSSARY WORD DEFINITION Acute Pain The most common type of back pain. Acute pain often begins suddenly — e.g. after a fall or i ...

 Foraminotomy: “Otomy” is the medical term for making an opening. This procedure enlarges the opening of the intervertebral for ...

Hamstrings Long muscles at the back of the thigh Herniated disc A condition where the center (nucleus pulposus) of the intervert ...

Artificial disc replacement is useful in selected cases only Fusion of vertebrae: Spinal fusion may also be referred to as “art ...

Percutaneous Discectomy The entire decompression can be performed percutaneously (per – through; cutaneous skin i.e. through a ...

Transverse processes Broad flatthat function as attachments for spinal ligaments and muscles.^ projections from each vertebral b ...

Spinal fusion For spinal arthritis, the only effective surgical treatment is spine fusion surgery to stop movement at the painfu ...

back (decrease of the lumbar curve) and fracture of the vertebral body and/ or pedicle may also occur. Of late, dynamic stabiliz ...

the right and left sides, just off the midline of the back. Within a few hours, patients are up and moving around. Most go home ...

Summary – Surgical Treatments As of date, these are the common procedures performed by orthopods. Do not be taken in by new-fang ...