Pain Management for the Neck and Spine
Four of five adults experience significant back or neck pain during their lives. In fact, back pain is the fifth leading cause of visits to doctors in the U.S. But with the right care, about 90% of back pain patients improve within four to six weeks.
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Defining Pain
- Pain: Acute, Cancer, Non-Malignant - Chronic
Pain is a complex, subjective, perceptual phenomenon with a number of contributing factors, which are discussed in this article. - Chronic Pain Prevention
- Understanding Neuropathic Pain
Pain Management: Patients Have Options
- An Integrated Approach to Back and Neck Pain
Integrated pain management is a new approach to treating acute and chronic back and neck pain. The advantages to these programs include the centralization of medical care and less duplication of services from different medical disciplines. - Back Pain Treatment Options
- Medical Management of Osteoporosis and Vertebral Compression Fracture
Evaluation and management of osteoporosis is an integral part of appropriate fracture treatment. - What Treatments Do Chiropractors Provide?
- Pain Management Techniques to Help Conquer Back and Neck Pain
- Pain Management of Spinal Disorders
Medication to Help Control Pain
- Acetaminophen in the Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
- Anti-Depressant Medication Used to Treat Low Back Pain
- Colchicine in The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
- Corticosteroids in The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
- Muscle Relaxants in The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
- Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
- Opioid Pain Relievers
- Opioids in The Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain
- What You Need to Know About Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications: How NSAIDs Work
- Arthritis: Medications to Relieve Pain
Pain Management: After Surgery
- Pain Control after Surgery - Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
- Pain Control After Surgery: A Patient's Guide
Transdermal Drugs
- Drug Preparations Applied to the Skin Help Relieve Pain
Topical preparations are medications that can help reduce or alleviate pain caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and soft tissue trauma. - How do Topical Drugs Reduce Back and Neck Pain?
Prescription Safety
Injections and Blocks
- Epidural Steroid Injections: Are They Useful?
- Facet Injections in the Treatment of Low Back Pain
- Nerve Blocks: Medication Injections
- Peripheral and Sympathetic Nerve Blocks
- S-1 Joint Injections to Manage Back Pain
- Spinal Injection / Nerve Block Therapies for Back Pain
Pain Management: Technology
- New Technologies for Treating Sciatica and Back Pain
- Facet Rhizotomy
- Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy (PNT)
- Spinal Pumps and Stimulators
- Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty: Treatments for Spinal Compression Fractures
Physical Therapy - Modalities – Orthotic Devices
- Low Back Pain Relief and Pneumatic Vest Use
- Physical Therapy: TENS, Ultrasound, Heat and Cryotherapy
- Spinal Bracing
- Treating Low Back Pain with Passive Modalities
Integrated Therapies
