Sciatic pain is a sympton of a low back problem

Sciatica or sciatic pain is symptom of a back problem, and it is not a diagnosis of the actual problem itself. Sciatic pain refers to pain along the length of the sciatic nerve, the largest nerve in the body. The sciatic nerve branches off your spine at the pelvis and travels down each leg. A [...]

New painkiller causes major worries

Four pharmaceutical makers are developing a stronger version of hydrocodone – the second most abused pain medication in the US.  The first most abused is Oxycodone. Experts on addiction are very worried that this will create even more abuse of pain pills; addicts could crush the product for a potentially lethal high.  The president of [...]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Busch Chiropractic Pain Center will be closing Thursday afternoon through Monday. Have a safe and happy celebration.  Wishing for light snow for a white Christmas.  

What is Cervical Radiculopathy?

Cervical Radiculopathy is a term that describes radiating nerve pain that can start with a disc problem such as herniated or degenerative discs in your neck (cervical) area.  Your pain can run down into your shoulder, into your arm and on into your hands and fingers.  Along with the pain, you can also experience numbness, [...]

Low back pain, leg pain and hip pain no longer rules George’s life. Thanks to the DRS Protocol™!

George started having intense low back pain, leg pain and hip pain over a year ago.  It happened when he tried to start his lawn mower.  At times, his pain was bad enough pain (5/10) that he was devouring Ibuprofen.  The pain was ruling his life.  He couldn’t sleep.  He had trouble standing, walking and [...]

What is a Pinched Nerve?

When patients come to the Busch Chiropractic Pain Center, Fort Wayne IN, because they have symptoms such as burning, numbness, tingling, and pain in the back or neck, they often say they have a pinched nerve.  They may have been seen by other doctors, and many times the explanation is simply that they have a [...]

Help in Avoiding Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is a name for continued chronic, complicated problems and pain after you have had back or neck surgery.  Failed Back Surgery Syndrome can be caused by the surgery itself, and it can even cause entirely new problems for the patient.  The only way to avoid having a FBSS is by avoiding [...]

Complications after spine surgery for degenerative disc disease, stenosis, and herniated discs

In the past two decades, spinal surgeries have significantly increased due to multiple factors.  Many medical experts acknowledge complications from the surgeries can reduce the success of these surgeries in both the short and long term, and seriously affect the quality of life for the patient. The authors used database information from 2005 to 2008 of [...]

Help for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

                                                                                                                                                                                                 Dr. Richard E. Busch III, saw the need for better outcomes for those patients who suffer with CIPN, and he implemented the Busch Neuropathy Protocol. For years, he has successfully treated mechanical neuropathy – which can have symptoms of numbness and tingling in hands and arms or feet and legs with the DRS Protocol™ [...]

Steve had Degenerative Disc Disease and was afraid of Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Steve was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), and the solution was to have surgery – a lumbar fusion. He was a middle-aged, active guy and way too young to be off work. Yet he was because he was almost disabled with severe low back and leg pain and numbness.  He hadn’t been working for over two weeks. [...]