Laser Light Therapy which is also known as LLLT or Low Level Laser Therapy or “cold laser” is basically a technology used for treating chronic neck and back pain apart from other acute injuries. This technology has been proven to produce remarkably effective, painless and safe...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pemi2N7IUw Vertebral compression fracture is mostly dangerous for old people and people having some kind of bone related disease. The blocks of the vertebral column get compressed causing immense pain and immobility. The causes of spine compression fracture are many.Some of them are discussed below: Main causes...
FAQs on Facet Joint Injections in Seattle and Tacoma Facet joint injections at pain management clinics in Seattle offer a welcome respite to rising number of people experiencing pain due to arthritic changes in the vertebra joints. Facet joint syndrome affects almost all incidents of back...
FAQs on Occipital Nerve Blocks Occipital nerve blocks ensure longer and effective pain relief for patients experiencing headaches associated with occipital neuralgia and nerve compression due to neck anatomical problems. The nerve block is also beneficial for patients with recurring cluster headache. With over 90 percent...
When an adult develops scoliosis, it is a completely different ballgame then an adolescent. The spine is no longer flexible, so it does not respond to a spinal brace. In addition, arthritis is a large component of adult scoliosis, often resulting in significant pain and...
Lumbar discogram procedures have been used for decades in the world of spine surgery and pain management. What exactly is the procedure and why is it used? First and foremost, it needs to be understood right away that a discogram is not a therapeutic procedure. There...
Since the 1950s, epidural steroid injections have been a mainstay for the treatment of pain due to a pinched nerve. This includes sciatica along with spinal stenosis. As the decades have gone by, there are now three types of epidural injections for Seattle pain doctors to...
Epidural steroid injections are one of the most common pain management procedures performed in the US today. For over 50 years, they have been the gold standard for the treatment of sciatica and spinal stenosis. Really, anytime a nerve gets pinched in the neck or...
When looking at nonoperative back pain treatments, most only provide a few weeks to a few months of relief. What Seattle back pain doctors have been searching for are nonoperative treatments that provide long-term pain relief. Thankfully, this treatment now exists with radiofrequency ablation. This treatment...
Hungarian scientist Endre A. Balasz was first to suggest hyaluronic acid injection to treat knee arthritis in the 1940s. Four decades later, the viscous gel saw its first use in 1987 as lubricant for osteoarthritis-affected knee joints in many European countries. In 1997, the FDA...