Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
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(212) 422-1111
Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.

65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603
(Between Wall Street & Exchange Place)
New York, NY 10006

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Pain is a way of the body indicating that something is wrong and pain management doctors NYC will make things right. You get custom made solutions for neck, back and spinal discomfort from specialized practitioners. Diagnosis and evaluation are key steps in treatment of pain and increasing body function. Pain that occurs in the lower back can occur as a result of muscle and ligament strains due to lifting or moving unexpectedly. A herniated disc causes back pain as well as fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes pain in tendons and muscles. Spinal cord compression due to an abscess, tumor or hematoma causes back pain.
 
Symptoms include swelling over the area, sudden pain in the back and difficulty moving or straightening. Pain management doctors NYC offer treatment depending on the severity of the matter. For those who have just developed back pain, you should avoid activities which place stress on the spine. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Specific exercises may be prescribed by the doctor to help stretch and strengthen the back and abdominal muscles, preventing back pain from becoming chronic. Muscle relaxants and massage therapy can be used to improve blood circulation and improve motion range by relaxing muscles.

Chronic pain can be treated by use of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) units. This is meant to interfere with the pain transmission signals emanating from the brain. The device generates a low oscillating current and it placed on the affected area by pain management doctors NYC for twenty minutes or hours. This depends on the pain severity. An epidural injection with corticosteroids is usually administered between the spine and the tissue layer covering the spinal cord. This relieves pain and allows for an exercise regime to be started that will provide long term relief from pain.

On the other hand, neck pain can be caused by sprains and strains, injuries, a herniated disc, fibromyalgia or spasmodic torticollis which causes contraction of the neck muscles. This makes the head tilt and take abnormal positions. Pain management doctors NYC may check for headaches, stiffness or tenderness which is the usual symptoms. NSAIDs and analgesics are used to relieve the pain as well as ice or heat packs. A physiatrist may teach you how to sit, stand and sleep in positions that will not strain your neck. Muscle relaxants are used to relieve pain and improve blood circulation.

It may be recommended that a soft neck collar be worn and use of contour pillows for up to two weeks to help reduce pain and muscle spasms. A rigid collar is used with people with unstable atlantoaxial subluxation. Massage therapy is used to stop contractions in spasmodic torticollis. If severe pain is experienced, muscle paralysis is done by injecting a bacterial toxin to the affected muscle. You can also prevent neck pain caused by muscle strain and stress by practicing good sleeping and sitting posture. Pain management doctors NYC may suggest neck exercises that focus on stretching and strengthening the neck muscles.
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