SGBP Final 4

h. Kidney stones i. Menstrual pain j. Pelvic inflammatory disease Summary In this chapter, we have covered the chief pathologica ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Management of back pain: Step One Measures Let us continue to develop our algorithm for management of back pain. We have seen so ...

In severe back pain, apply ice first for 2 days and then apply heat Step One Measures There is no doubt that the doctor plays a ...

Medications There are many types of medications available to help patients control the pain level and to reduce the swelling aro ...

Bed rest should be for a couple of days only Pain-relieving creams, rubs, sprays Pain-relieving creams, also called topical anal ...

from the side of the bed. Now roll over and slowly lower your feet on to the floor as you sit up sideways with the help of your ...