Archive for January, 2020

Tips for a Healthy Back- Part 1

If you were a tree, your back would be the trunk of you. It keeps you standing upright, it’s strong and reliable. It’s the main structure of your entire body. Without a healthy back, all of the things you do on the day-to-day would no longer be possible. A healthy back is the way to stay and keep yourself healthy for the rest of your life. But your spine is put under immense pressure all day and every day. It’s under pressure from the way you sit at your desk chair, from the way you’re picking up the ottoman to tuck it away while you sit on the couch and so much more. With any sort of semi-active lifestyle, it’s very important to value the health of your spine, but that doesn’t always seem easy. So, how do you keep your spine healthy for years to come and relieve the … [ read more ]

What Is Sciatica? How Do You Treat It?

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If you’ve experienced a shooting pain from your lower back, through your buttocks or hips, and into your thigh or down your leg, then you’ve probably experienced the electric pain of sciatica. At The Spine Care Center in Manassas, our expert physicians treat all causes of sciatica, from herniated disks to sacroiliac joint problems. Learn more about sciatica and your treatment options below, and be sure to contact our offices today if you would like to speak with a spine doctor about your symptoms. What Is Sciatica? Sciatica is pain that runs through your sciatic nerve, which is a nerve that runs into your leg from your lower back. The sciatic nerve can get compressed in many ways, causing the famous shooting pain and numbness of sciatica. Sciatica can also cause weakness and tingling in your leg. It may even affect your ability to walk normally. Sciatica may be signalled … [ read more ]

Find Relief From Diabetic Neuropathy Pain

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Diabetes affects more than 30 million Americans, and left untreated, it can cause serious complications and pain that severely harm a person’s quality of life. The expert spine doctors at The Spine Care Center in Manassas routinely help patients with diabetes find relief from pain. Read on to discover some tips for preventing and treating diabetic neuropathy pain, and be sure to contact our expert physicians if you have any questions about treatments for back pain. What Is Diabetic Neuropathy? Suffering from high blood sugar for extended periods of time can damage nerves throughout your body. This nerve damage is called diabetic neuropathy. Your peripheral nerves (the nerves in your hands and feet) are likely to be injured first. When these nerves are damaged, you may experience numbness, tingling, a burning sensation, or pain. How Can I Prevent Diabetic Neuropathy? You can prevent neuropathy by working with your endocrinologist or … [ read more ]

Top Treatments for Cancer Pain

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Both cancer and its treatments can cause you to experience pain throughout your body. You may experience pain at any point throughout your cancer treatment, such as during chemotherapy or after surgery. At The Spine Care Center in Manassas, our interventional pain management experts could help you develop solutions to relieve this pain and improve your quality of life during treatment and into cancer survivorship. Our team of experts can help you find the right treatments for back pain and pain related to cancer. Read on to see our top recommended treatments, and be sure to contact our office to learn more. Non-Narcotic Pain Medicines Non-narcotic pain medicines, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or ibuprofen (Advil®), can be prescribed in higher doses to help manage your pain. You may decide to try these medicines before using narcotic pain medicines or you may take them in addition to narcotic pain medicines, as … [ read more ]

How to Help Your Back Age Well

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The expert spine doctors at The Spine Care Center in Manassas strive to help our patients live life with as little back and neck pain as possible. We know that everyone is setting resolutions for the new year and decade, so we decided to share tips on how to help your spine age well. Read on to discover our top tips for ensuring your spine ages well, and be sure to contact our office if you experience back pain. Age is a major risk factor for many spine conditions, including arthritis, herniated discs, and more. Not everyone ages the same, and you can take steps to help overcome the effects of aging by enacting specific lifestyle changes. If you want to take years off your spine, try the following techniques. Perform Resistance Exercise Resistance or strengthening exercises can help keep your abdominal and back muscles strong even as you age. … [ read more ]