Archive for 2020

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 ]