Posted on January 27th, 2011 by buschchiro
Flo is a seventy-five- year-old teacher. She had been suffering from constant, severe pain in her low back that came from degenerative disc disease (DDD) and scoliosis. She was unable to stand up straight, and was she in constant pain. In addition she had scoliosis and has always been very self-conscious of her posture. She had [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2011 by buschchiro
Tara came to Busch Chiropractic Center searching for relief from a neck and upper back pain which began after a motor vehicle accident. She had been suffering for the last eight months, but the pain had gotten worse the last one to two months. Tara had tried other forms of care and had minimal relief, [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2011 by buschchiro
Ted had been recently diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the low back. Over past few years his pain was more and more frequent, and he could only stand or walk 15 minutes. Ted is 86 years young and lives alone, and because of the pain his daily living came with major challenges. Even [...]
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Posted on January 17th, 2011 by buschchiro
Sara suffered from constant, painful headaches caused by degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. Her headaches became much worse when she did any lifting. Along with severe headaches, Sara had constant burning in her neck and shoulders, and this got worse any time she turned her head. Daily living was unbearable because any movement [...]
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Posted on January 10th, 2011 by buschchiro
How would it feel to suffer pain for six years? Low back and buttock pain, both legs hurting and numb thighs, well Carol knew how it felt, and she was more than ready to get help. One doctor had recommended injections, but she did want any invasive procedures, if there were any other type of [...]
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Posted on January 6th, 2011 by buschchiro
A disc condition may not be visible on the MRI, perhaps because the MRI was performed with the patient lying down, and there was no pressure on the disc causing the pain. At this point, the patient is often given some pain medications or anti-inflammatories, and told to come back if the problem gets worse. [...]
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Posted on January 4th, 2011 by buschchiro
A very interesting article was published December 31, 2010 in a Fort Wayne Newspaper, The Journal Gazette, titled Spinal fusion favors surgeons, not patients. Noted in the article was a report from the federal Healthcare Costs and Utilization Project fusion saying surgeries have doubled from 2002 through 2008, and the fusions will continue to increase according [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2011 by buschchiro
A new study in the journal Spine (Long-term Outcomes Of Lumbar Fusion Among Workers’ Compensation Subjects: An Historical Cohort Study) shows that in many cases surgery can even backfire, leaving patients in more pain. Researchers reviewed records from 1,450 patients in the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation database who had diagnoses of disc degeneration, disc [...]
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