Igor Stiler is a medical consultant at HealthQuest, a state of the art multi-specialty office in Brooklyn, NY. By combining neurology, chiropractic care, physical therapy and rehabilitation, HealthQuest provides the highest quality care and services available. We have licensed physicians and technologists who are well experienced in offering spinal decompression services through a comprehensive package including heat, soft tissue massage, ice, myofascial release, electrical therapy, stretches and exercises.
Non-surgical Treatment for Low-back Pain
With a variety of treatments available now for the relief of lower back pain, most people prefer surgical treatment methods. Nonsurgical treatment usually is known as the " " conservative treatment, including heat, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, electrical nerve stimulation, spinal bracing chiropractic care, epidural steroid injection, mobilization of tissues and therapeutic spinal traction.
Low back pain is usually caused by degenerative disc, excessive stress on the back, arthritis of the spine, minimal movement, poor positioning of the vertebrae and problems in the tendons and ligaments in and around the spine, infection of the spinal cord, piriformis syndrome and other disorders of the spine. The symptoms of low back pain vary in different individuals depending on whether the pain is acute or chronic. X-rays and MRI are used to determine the source of pain.
Back pain can be treated successfully, either with the methods of surgical, conservative treatment or surgery. With limited success in eliminating entire disk problems, again opt for the surgery only when non-surgical methods become ineffective. Patients suffering from back pain can succeed equally beneficial as surgery with surgical treatment methods.
Physiotherapy is one of the most popular non-surgical treatment methods for back pain. The lack of surgical treatment methods are very effective, even for chronic back pain. Conservative methods make use of the forces created manually or mechanically to stretch the muscles of the spine to relieve back pain. With the advance of technology, a treatment technique called non-surgical spinal decompression (NSSD) has emerged. It has proved one of the most effective in treating lower back pain and is widely used around the world. Drugs such as opiates and narcotics used to treat acute back pain. For chronic back pain, NSAIDs (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs) are used.
With recent advances in the field of medicine, under the relief of back pain is possible that the majority of patients. Mild symptoms of back pain should not be ignored and proper treatment should be taken.
