Neck Braces, Rigid Collars, Cervical Orthoses – A Guide on Bracing The C-Spine – Part 7

What Are The Different Kinds of CTOs? Different kinds of CTOs exist today. Some are prefabricated and others are custom made.

Does Spinal Decompression Hurt?

Spinal decompression is safe and likely effective non-surgical treatment cleared by the FDA for the relief of lower back and leg pain and neck and arm pain. An overwhelming majority of spinal decompression patients experience no pain.

Pain and Scarring Following Surgery

With surgery comes pain – a basic medical fact. Every surgery involves an incision, a surgical cut into body tissue or an organ. The site of the incision is called a wound, whether on the surface or deep inside the body.

Therapeutic Ultrasound And Pain Management

In recent years, a new form of pain relief management and treatment has emerged called “therapeutic ultrasound” or at times “ultrasound pain therapy.” Although first tried in the 1940’s, only in the past decade or so has it grown in popularity as a form of pain management.

Neck Braces, Rigid Collars, Cervical Orthoses – A Guide on Bracing The C-Spine – Part 5

This health information was created to help patients and medical professionals that want to learn more about orthopedic bracing. This is a down to earth guide on bracing that is meant to NOT be a novel on the subject.

Overview of Sciatica and Sciatica Treatment

Sciatica is when you have lower back pain that is combined with pain that radiates through your buttock and then down one of your legs. The pain in the leg many times stops at the knee but can also in some cases go all the way to the foot. It can even be possible for your leg muscles to be weak when you have sciatica.

Knee Joint Pain: You Don’t Have To Live With It Anymore!

Have you ever stood up just to find yourself sitting straight back down again because of a knee joint pain? Bad enough as this is when you reach a more stately age, but it can also happen to you when you’re a lot younger, too. In this article we’re going to have a look at knee joint pain and some of the reasons why you may be starting to feel its effects, no matter what age you are.

Hip Pain Relief: Now I Know Why They Strap Pillows To Their Bottoms

Has getting hip pain relief ever seemed like a daunting task to you? As if it was next to impossible to attain? I have never longed for hip pain relief as much as I have in the past couple of months after falling and landing on my hips.

Options, Other Than Surgical, for Your Joint Pain

Unless your injury is abrupt and severe, orthopedic surgery should only be considered after all other non-surgical options have been pursued without success. Many symptoms of joint pain develop over time and are therefore less likely to receive the attention they need early enough. If you’re starting to experience discomfort in your joints, I have compiled a list of the top five options you must know about before considering orthopedic surgery.

Disc Decompression Therapy: Improving My Results

The most common and detrimental mistake patients make during Spinal Decompression treatment is continuing with compressive activities of the neck and especially the lower back. Spinal Decompression applies a negative pressure to the disc and an intermittent pumping effect of Spinal decompression causes the dehydrated and brittle disc to re-hydrate with nutrient rich fluid allowing the disc to repair and enliven again.