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Utah Shock Wave Therapy protocol for the low back is providing optimal care. From decreasing muscle tightness, increasing blood flow for healing and restoring normal back motion. Learn more about common back pain conditions below and how Dr. Gardner can help you get back to full function and relief.
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Synonymous Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Terms to Search for on Internet:
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Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction or False Sciatica Pain.... Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is the spraining of the ligaments that hold the pelvis together. Sacroiliac ligaments are considered the strongest in the whole body. They carry all of the weight of the upper body and also translate the forces from our legs into the spine.
Even though these are the strongest ligaments in the body, the sacroiliac joint can be sprained from constant forces from other parts of the body. In many instances the pain is caused by improper shoes, sitting for long periods of time, standing or running on uneven surfaces. |
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Pain is felt when standing for long periods of time, or for runners that run on uneven pavement. The main sign of pain is below the lower back into the gluteal (butt) region. Pain will also radiate aka. travel down to the knees and even around to the sides of the hips.
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Treatment
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Dr. Gardner will use specific S-I joint pain protocols to determine the restrictions/pain in the pelvis. To establish a treatment plan that will help assist in the realignment of the pelvis. Dr. Gardner's experience with treating S-I joint conditions, will be able to get you back to what you love without the constant nagging sacroiliac joint pain.
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Synonymous Facet Syndrome Terms to Search for on Internet:
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Back Strain or Pulled my back.... Lumbar Sprain & Strain is similar to tweaking your ankle or pulling your hamstring muscle, but the tweaking and muscle pull is in your ligaments and muscles of your lower back.
Your lower back has a matrix of ligaments that surround each spinal joint. Ligaments help your spine stay intact and secure. But poor postures, lifting heavy objects or trauma to the lower back can sprain these protective ligaments and cause pain to the lumbar joints. While you're low back ligaments help keep your spine intact, it also has an array of specifically designed muscles that help support and move your back into different positions. Proper posture, movement and lifting will help prevent back strain. |
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Many of the symptoms of Lumbar Sprain & Strain are tightening of the back muscles (spasms) which cause pain, swelling and discomfort when moving. Also many suffer from muscle spasms as the back tightens to protect its joints that have been sprained & strained. Usually sitting is difficult while standing and laying flat on your back helps decrease the muscle spasm. At times the pain is so bad that it radiates into the legs, gluteal (butt) or thigh muscles.
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Treatment
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Dr. Gardner will focus on decreasing the pain, which will help with proper healing of the strained and sprained tissues of the back. His protocol include Flexion & Distraction techniques & Chiropractic Adjustments that will restore the tissues of the back. Just as important as the treatment, is the education the patient receives on how to prevent future low back pain.
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Synonymous Sciatica Terms to Search for on Internet:
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What is Sciatica? We all have nerves in our back that start from our spinal cord and innervate our legs and feet. The main nerve that supplies our legs and feet is called the Sciatic nerve. It's the main highway for nerves to send messages to our legs and feet. Sciatica is just like a accident on a major highway, causing a traffic jam and angry drivers.
Usually the sciatic nerve pain occurs at the lumbar discs that are located between each vertebra. Bulging discs cause the sciatic nerve to slow down and get angry, which leads to pain and numbness down the leg to the feet. Another common cause for older patients, is when the tissues around the spinal cord get pinched. This is called "spinal stenosis" or "shopping cart sign". This usually causes pain down both legs. Leaning forward helps relief the pain of the pinched spinal cord. |
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Dr. Gardner is confident that Flexion & Distraction treatments will help facilitate proper lumbar disc healing and offer relief from pain as you progress through the treatment protocol. At the end of treatment, you will feel pain free and be armed with the tools to manage your low back health.
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The main symptoms for Sciatica are shooting pain and numbness or tingling feeling down your butt or legs, even into your feet. Many complain of a popping or "giving out" feeling in their lower bodies while lifting or leaning forward. Coughing, laughing or even sneezing cause the pain to get worse. Standing & sitting become very difficult task.
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Spondy-lo-lis-thesis
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Let's break down the word "Spondylolisthesis" to understand in simple terms what is happening. The word "Spondy" means spine, then "listhesis" means to slip. So this low back pain condition is were the one spinal vertebra is slipping or shifting forward on top of the other spinal vertebra. Synonymous Terms to Search for on Internet:
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Because this shifting can happen to any person over there life span we need to understand two different types of Spondylolisthesis. Stable and Unstable.
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There are high successful rates of Spondylolisthesis with Flexion & Distraction treatments, Spondylolisthesis can be managed properly with Dr. Gardner's Spondy protocol and highly successful flexion & Distraction treatments. Both stable and unstable spondylolisthesis can be managed and treated with proper conservative care.
Dr. Gardner has researched the surgical medical interventions for spondylolisthesis. His research has conclude that, Spinal fusion surgeries are very harmful and have a 50/50 chance of even working. Many surgeons are speaking out against spinal fusion in many research articles. They also wouldn't even have the procedure done on themselves if they were in your shoes. References: 1. Deyo RA, Ciol MA, Cherkin DC, Loeser JD, Bigos SJ. Lumbar spinal fusion. A cohort study of complications, reoperations, and resource use in the Medicare population. Spine. Sep 1 1993;18(11):1463-1470. 2. Spinal Fusion surgery - the case for restraint New England Journal of Medicine 02/12/2004 |
