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Taking Capsaicin for pain. Capsaicin is a topical pain medication that is commonly used in patients that have shingles, but it can be used for pain from other conditions.
This animated video shows you what casues a herniated disc. The nucleus pulposus is the soft spongy tissue inside the disc and the annulus fibrosis is the outer coating which maintains the shape of the disc. Age and pressure, or injury can cause damage to the disc which then can cause impingment on the adjacent nerves casing pain and parathesias or tingling. Video courtesy of Blausen Medical.
What is whiplash. This animated video shows you what happens when whiplash occurs. Whiplash usually occurs with a car accident and damages the neck when the head "whips back". Neck pain and numbness down the arm are the most common symptoms. Video courtesy of Blausen Medical.
Vertebroplasty study: Dr. David Kallmes, a neuro radiologist at the Mayo Clinic, discusses vertebroplasty for spinal fractures. He reviews the study, which found that patients that had the procedure for spinal fracture did better clinically, however it also showed that patients that had a mock procedure (or placebo) did just as well.
I am Artur, I came to India for my Spine Disc surgery. I was burdened with severe back pain for last nine months. I saw two surgeons and one orthopedic surgeon in my home town of Ireland. They all recommended that I undergo a Spine Disc surgery. I also tried every form of physical therapy and alternative medicine. Nothing helped. Then one day I was advised by a colleague to look for surgery in India. I started searching on internet and I came across Forerunners healthcare website.
Spinal Fracture Repair. Dr. Jason Tullis, a neurosurgeon, discusses balloon kyphoplasty, a procedure in which a balloon is inflated in the fractured vertebra, and cement is placed in the bone to help restore the structure of the vertebra.
Back and leg pain are commonly caused by lumbar spinal stenosis: Dr. A Nick Shamie, an orthopedic surgeon at UCLA, discusses the treatment of low back pain caused by lumbar spinal stenosis with the X stop.
An overview of several complex spinal surgeries performed by the DMC Harper University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery. ~ Detroit Medical Center
After a bad fall, a patient suffering from spinal fusion seeks help from a DMC Neurosurgery specialist. ~ Detroit Medical Center