Category: Low Back Pain
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What can 75-80 percent of Americans share?
That percentage is current for the percent of Americans that suffer from back pain (LBP) at any time or continuously. That is a staggering number, even if most LBP sufferers pain is self resolving. LBP causes difficulty with sleep and moodiness. Many time radiologic studies are inconclusive, but that doesn’t mean that there is no…
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Chronic conditions and OMT
Some people develop chronic conditions that effect the balance of tone in the body at a young age. Others develop this at a more advanced age. Conditions can be modified to some extent by external factors. There are variable symptoms depending on multiple components like emotional state, temperature and atmospheric pressure, etc. Sometimes these momentary…
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Be the best you can be!
Sleep is important to pain control and existence. Many people have difficulty getting out of and into bed due to conditions that cause pain. When the body feels pain in a joint or muscle, the mind reflexively decreases the muscular activity to that area to decrease pain. This means the other muscles and the rest…
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121,000,000 US citizens suffer low back or /and lower and upper limb pain.
The CDC has kept records of incidence of pain as of January 2024, and noted a bimodal occurrence in the US, 18-35 year old and over 80 year old. There are a number of effective treatments including injections, medications, Physical therapy, Chiropractic treatment and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. While all are effective there is only 1…
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Do you suffer from Back Pain!
Brookmead Medical Associates has successfully treated patients that have had previous PT and a non surgical back ache. Some have delt with pain for 2 or more years. Some have had prior surgery to correct an anatomical issue, but continue with pain and postural changes. OMT has helped many improve function and decrease pain. Dr.…
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Todays thoughts!
I have been thinking about the rise and anger and loneliness I see around. I believe that these difficult feelings are related to worlds and local events and relationship issues. In 2023 there was a review of global numbers of complaints of muscular pain, Globally, 494 million (95% uncertainty interval 431–564) people had other musculoskeletal disorders in…
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Todays thoughts!
I have been thinking about the rise and anger and lonelyness I see around. I believe that these difficult feelings are related to worls and local events and relationship issues. In 2023 there was a review of global numbers of complaints of muscular pain, Globally, 494 million (95% uncertainty interval 431–564) people had other musculoskeletal disorders in…
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Chronic Pain
Is there a reason to use OMT in chronic (greater than 6 months) pain? In all chronic conditions the commonality is, there are good days interspersed with bad days. Some conditions are progressive and some are unyeilding. Stages in acceptance of chronicity of pain can affect the pain perception. OMT has been demonstrated to positively…
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Snow removal brings aches and pains.
Falls and sore muscles increase during the months that snow appears. These pains can persist for days or longer. Certainly if pains persist medical evaluation is needed. With a negative medical evaluation then what does one do? wait in pain, try exercising to moderate the pain, take medication, use hot tubs. There is always OMT!…
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Chronic conditions and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT).
Many individuals have chronic conditions such as arthritis and autoimmune diseases that increase the wear and tear on muscles and joints. The effects of years of activity is accelerated and osteoarthritis end results happen sooner. This advanced aging is usually coupled with increasing pains and imbalance of forces in the body. Try OMT to improve…