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Myofascial pain syndrome treatment Treating myofascial pain syndrome usually includes physical therapy, medications, or injections of the trigger points. However, there is no conclusive evidence to support the benefit of using one particular form of treatment. Therefore, the patient may need more than one treatment for myofascial pain syndrome. Myofascial pain syndrome medications Medications used […]

Myofascial pain syndrome is a disorder typically caused by repetitive motions or by stress-related muscle tension. It is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by referred pain. Referred pain is pain that occurs in one part of your body when pressure is applied to a “trigger point” somewhere else on the body. Almost everyone has occasional […]

What Are the Symptoms of Spinal Stenosis? The primary clinical symptoms of spinal stenosis are chronic pain. In patients with severe stenosis, weakness and regional numbness may result. Patients with spinal stenosis become symptomatic when pain, motor weakness, paresthesia, or another neurologic compromise causes distress. Spinal stenosis of the thoracic spine is more likely to […]

Flat feet is usually a painless condition. However, it can cause pain in some cases and result in issues with the knees and ankles. Therefore, it is crucial to treat flat feet if this condition causes discomfort. Flat feet treatment If a patient doesn’t have pain or other symptoms, there is no need for any […]

Bone cancer is a complication that starts in your bone. It is an uncommon type of cancer which can begin in any bone in your body. Most bone cancers start in the long bones of your arms and legs. This type of cancer happens when the cells in your bones begin to grow out of […]

Ureteral obstruction is a blockage of the tube carrying the urine from the kidney to the bladder. Nowadays, it is easily treatable. Nonetheless, leaving this abnormality without attention can cause severe and sometimes irreversible complications. Therefore, it is essential to diagnose and treat ureteral obstruction in a proper way. Diagnosis of ureteral obstruction It is […]

The general definition of back pain is pain felt in any part of the back. Back pain can be an annoyance, or it can be excruciating and debilitating. It often results from, among other things, muscle problems and the degeneration of discs between the vertebrae. For some people, it develops because of muscle problems in […]

A spinal cord injury (SCI) damages a portion of the spinal cord or the nerves at the end of the spinal canal. It may result from direct trauma to the spinal cord. It also can be due to a complication of a disease affecting the tissues, blood vessels, or bones surrounding the spinal cord and […]

Facet joints separate the articular processes of adjacent vertebrates and function to guide movement and prevent spinal injuries. The disorders of the facet joints can result in a loss of these abilities. It is the anatomy of the facet joints that determines their action in the body. Facet joint anatomy As a synovial joint, the […]

Spinal nerves are nerves that extend from the right and left sides of the vertebral column. Their primary function is to carry information about the body to and from the brain through the spinal cord. In humans, spinal nerves are organized in 31 pairs divided into five segments corresponding to the parts of the spine. […]