Drugs for Pain Relief
Everyone responds to drugs differently. If one doesn’t work another may.
30
1, 2015
30
1, 2015
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence has produced various publications on Percutaneous Vertebroplasty.
30
1, 2015
Nucleoplasty
Percutaneous Disc Decompression using Coblation (Also known as Nucleoplasty) is a minimally invasive procedure usually performed on out-patient basis under local anaesthesia and sedation
30
1, 2015
TENS Pain Relief
A TENS unit is a small battery-powered device which is used to help in the relief of both acute and chronic pain. The patient normally uses it at home on a regular daily basis.
30
1, 2015
Epidurals and Back Pain
An epidural is an injection that delivers painkillers and steroids directly into the bottom of your spinal canal. Other types of injection can also be used to treat back pain.
30
1, 2015
Discography
Discography is an investigative procedure performed to try and identify the area(s) in the spine that are causing the most pain.
30
1, 2015
Back Surgery
Very, very few people require back surgery. Of those who attend a hospital outpatient clinic only two in a hundred require surgery.
30
1, 2015
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of either the central spinal canal or the side root canals, also called the foramina.
30
1, 2015
Coccydinia
There is very little information available about pain in the coccyx area. It can be frustrating…
30
1, 2015
Thoracic Spine Pain
Although problems with the thoracic spine are less common than other areas of the spine, they can be just as painful and troublesome.