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Back Pain from Sacroiliac Joint Inflammation

admin — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:11:13 +0000

The Sacroiliac joint is a common cause of low back pain and often mistaken for problems in the low back such as sciatica, disc bulges or slipped discs. Radiating pain can travel into the buttock and upper thigh and even affect the testicles on males

Exercise For Back Pain? – Yes It Works!

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:31:23 +0000

Taking exercise could be the key to bouncing back from [tag]severe lower back pain[/tag], researchers have found. Their study showed patients who followed an eight-class program of exercise experienced significant benefits compared to those who underwent standard treatment. Many people who [tag]suffer back pain[/tag] fear activity will lead to greater damage. This is NOT the case and has been confirmed by numerous studies. But the researchers say the exercise program's success rates prove to be so great they should be more widely available.

You can minimize [tag]problems with back pain[/tag] with exercises that make the muscles in your back, stomach, hips and thighs strong and flexible. But remember, before beginning any exercise program, you should discuss the program with your doctor and follow the doctor's advice. It is important to exercise regularly, every other day. Some people keep in good physical condition by being active in recreational activities like running, walking, bike riding, and swimming. In addition to these conditioning activities, there are specific exercises that are directed toward strengthening and stretching your back, stomach, hip and thigh muscles.

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Do Steroids Really Help With Low Back Pain?

admin — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:36:57 +0000

Injections of steroids into the lumbar epidural space are frequently used for [tag] low back[/tag] and related radicular leg pains. The question is do they work?
In a recent article in HealthDay, Robert Preidt reports that steroid shots provide only somewhat limited and short-term [tag]ease for lower back pain[/tag] that radiates down the leg. This report comes from the new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology. The researchers broke down studies on the stroids and reasoned that epidural steroid injections may provide some pain relief for between two to six weeks, but the average pain relief is minor.

Some pain relief is a positive result the extent of leg and back pain relief from these steroid injections, on average, came short of the rates typically deemed meaningful. This is the conclusion of Dr. Carmel Armon, a professor of neurology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and chief neurology at Bayside Medical Center in Springfield, Mass.

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A Look at Lower Back Pain Relief

admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:00:05 +0000

Back Pain Relief Avoid becoming overweight since excess weight increases the risk of back pain.

As many as 8 out of 10 adults will experience back pain in their lifetime, and most of them will feel it in their lower back. When we consider that our lower back bears the brunt of our body weight, and that our back is made up of many vertebrae, a few discs to absorb shock, several major nerves and joints that allow for movement of the spine, stacked on top of each other, this statistic begins to make more sense.

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