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RADIOFREQUENCY LESIONING; ADVANCED NECK AND BACK PAIN TREATMENT!

Radiofrequency lesioning is a minimally invasive procedure which can be helpful in patients with neck and back pain who have not responded to any other therapeutic measures such as epidural steroid injections or nerve blocks.  . Radiofrequency lesioning uses radiofrequency energy to destroy damaged nerves or nervous tissues that are sending pain signals to the brain.

Favorable conditions for radiofrequency lesioning:

The radiofrequency lesioning usually performs on patients with chronic pain caused by damaged peripheral nerves or nervous tissue surrounding the central nervous system. Some conditions that fall under that category include;

  • Trigeminal neuralgia (chronic facial pain)
  • Occipital nerve neuralgia
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Post-herpetic neuralgia
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), type 1 and 2
  • Peripheral neuropathies
  • Coccydynia
  • Neck or back pain due to facet joint arthropathy

Radiofrequency lesioning procedure:

Radiofrequency lesioning procedure involves the following steps;

  • You have to lie down on your stomach on a special x-ray table.
  • The table and an x-ray device which is called a fluoroscope ensures accurate needle placement during the procedure.
  • An intravenous line will be administered for conscious sedation and minimal discomfort.
  • A numbing medication will also be injected into the skin before radiofrequency lesioning.
  • Once the operation site is numb, the radiofrequency needle will be inserted into the skin into targeted nerves.
  • The electrode has been placed on the targeted nerve and then a radiofrequency generator will deliver radiowaves to heat the electrodes and then heat the damaged nerves for up to 90 seconds. This will help destroy the damaged nerves and prevent pain signals from being sent through the spinal cord to the brain.
  • Operation site will be closed when all of the targeted nerves have been treated.

The procedure will take from 45 minutes to half an hour to complete. Any discomfort at the needle placement sites will usually subsides over the next several days.

Benefits of radiofrequency lesioning:

Some benefits or advantages that patient will receive after radiofrequency lesioning include the following;

  • The procedure disrupts nerve conduction (such as conduction of pain signals), and it may in turn reduce pain, and other related symptoms.

Risks of radiofrequency lesioning:

Radiofrequency lesioning is relatively a very safe procedure but as with any other surgery procedure there are certain risks involved. Possible risks are;

  • Bleeding
  • Infection
  • allergic reaction to local anesthetic
  • Nerve damage(rare)
  • Numbness, burning, or weakness
  • Vision problems

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HOW DYSTONIA CAN BE TREATED?

Dystonia is a very complex neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions. It is common in United States as 250,000 people have dystonia. It is the third most common movement disorder behind essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease. It can affect young children as well as older people of all races and ethnicities. Dystonia can seriously impacts daily life activities.

Treatments of dystonia:

Since dystonia is such a common neurological problem so there are many options for dystonia treatment and these will be determined by the type and severity of the particular condition.

Common dystonia treatment methods are listed below;

  • Drug treatments
  • Botulinum toxin injections
  • Surgical therapy

Drug treatments:

Many drugs have been using as an option of dystonia treatment. The uses of drug are depending on the type and severity of dystonia. However, some drugs which are using in dystonia are;

Levodopa; it is beneficial inn dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD). Small doses of levodopa can eliminate dystonia related symptoms in DRD without causing motor complications.

Anticholinergic drugs; blocks the action of a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. And in turn inhibits nerve impulses responsible for involuntary muscle movements and various bodily functions in dystonia. These drugs are generally considered as best option of dystonia treatment.

Trihexyphenidyl; control unusual nerve impulses and relaxes stiff muscles. Trihexyphenidyl is used to treat the stiffness, tremors, spasms, and poor muscle control of dystonia.

Tetrabenazine is a drug which can also use as an option of dystonia treatment. It reduces the amount of certain chemicals in the body and help in managing dystonia.

Botulinum toxin injections:

Botulinum toxin is produced naturally by a bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Botulinum toxin injections are used to reduce the excess muscle activity caused by dystonia. It acts as a blocker preventing release of the chemical messenger acetylcholine which is responsible for making the muscle contract and the signals that would normally be telling the muscle to contract are halted and the muscle spasms are reduced or maybe eliminated.

Surgical therapy:

Surgical therapy which is using as a dystonia treatment option is deep brain stimulation. It is a neurosurgical procedure which involves the placement of a medical device ‘neurostimulator’ which sends electrical impulses, through implanted electrodes, to specific targets in the brain for the treatment of movement disorder such as dystonia.

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DISCOVER DIFFERENT WAYS TO MANAGE OR TREAT HIP PAIN

The hip is a ball and socket joint which attaches the leg to the torso of the body. Many causes of hip pain are due to hip joint. Numerous structures which are surrounding the hip can also be the source of pain.  Many people experience hip pain at some point of their lives. Hip pain can be caused by different issues.  However, knowing where your pain is coming from can give you clues to the hip pain cause.

Reasons of hip pain:

It is necessary to know the reason of hip pain for hip pain treatment relief. Most common reasons of hip pain can be;

  • Arthritis
  • Bursitis
  • Hip dislocation or hip fracture
  • Hip labral tear
  • Inguinal hernia
  • Sprains, strains
  • Tendinitis
  • Pinched nerves
  • Cancer
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Synovitis

Hip pain treatments:

If you are suffering from light to moderate hip pain than you can try home remedies as hip pain treatment relief.  Basic home treatments for all type of hip pain include rest, stretch, pain relieving medicines, and using hot and cold packs.

By avoid doing things that require you to bend at the hip or put a lot of pressure on the hip, you can minimize the hip pain at some extent. Also avoid sitting for long period of time and sleeping on the side of your hip that is painful.

Stretching the body may reduce hip pain.  Exercise daily can help to maintain range of motion and strengthens the muscles that support your hips.

Using hot and cold pack may also help reduce your pain and prepare your muscles for stretching.

Medicines are also a part of hip pain treatment relief. It helps you to ease pain, relieve inflammation, slow bone loss, modify the course of an inflammatory disease or prevent joint damage.

 Common medicines are;

  • Anti-inflammatory drugs can help reduce inflammation. They are useful for all forms of arthritis and other painful hip problems.
  • Corticosteroids are used to control inflammation if it is due to a systemic autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or polymyalgia rheumatica.
  • Analgesics may be used to reduce pain caused by arthritis, hip injuries and surgery.
  • Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs may be useful for a number of different forms of arthritis of the hip.
  • Gout medications reduce levels of uric acid in the blood to prevent future attacks of joint pain and inflammation.
  • Osteoporosis medications used to slow the loss of bone or help the body build new bone.

Although surgery is most aggressive hip pain treatment relief but sometimes it is needed when you’re suffering from severe arthritis or hip bone breakage.

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KNOW MORE ABOUT DAILY HEADACHE PAIN

Most people have headaches from time to time but if you’re experiencing headache for 15 days or more per month then it is said to be chronic headache pain. Adults and children both can suffer from chronic headache pain.

Types of chronic headache pain:

Chronic headache pain can be debilitating and can interfere with your day-to-day activities. Chronic headache pain includes several different types of headaches;

  • Cluster
  • Migraine
  • Hemicrania continua
  • Tension headaches
  • Idiopathic intracranial hypotension
  • Medication overuse headache

Cluster chronic headache pain can occur on and off over a period of weeks or months and can cause severe pain on one side of your head.

Chronic migraines affects one side or both sides of your head. Migraines have a pulsating, throbbing sensation and cause moderate to severe pain. Chronic migraines causes nausea, vomiting or in worst cases both. It can also result into sensitivity to light and sound.

A Hemicrania continuum is a type of severe chronic headache pain which is different from migraine headaches and cluster headaches. The pain occurs only on one side of your head or your face. It is uncommon type of chronic headache pain.

Tension type headaches are common type of chronic headache pain. They are relatively mild and tolerable.

Idiopathic intracranial hypotension is a condition in which there is negative pressure within the brain cavity which results in severe headache.

Medication overuse headache is a type of chronic headache pain caused by patient’s use of pain relievers for long period.  The condition is frustrating but it is curable.

Treatments of chronic headache pain:

There are many possible treatments of chronic headache pain. Your treatment will depend upon the cause of your headache.

Treatments for chronic headache pain include the following;

  • Medications; Medications that can be used to treat chronic headache pain include;

Antidepressants called tricyclics which can help prevent headaches. They may also help to manage the anxiety that can occur along with constant headaches.

Beta blockers drugs can also a mainstay for preventing episodic migraines

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can also use.

Anti-seizure drugs are usually used to prevent migraines and they might be used to prevent chronic daily headaches.

Botox injections can also work for some people.

  • Non medicinal therapies; massage, occipital nerve stimulation, behavioral therapy is also useful
  • Life style changes in order to help manage your headaches or avoid your headache trigger. Life styles changes include get enough sleep and avoiding using caffeine or smoking cigarettes.

 

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SLIP AND FALL ACCIDENTS MIGHT RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURIES

A slip and fall injury is a premises liability claim, a type of personal injury claim or case based on a person slipping on the premises of another and, as a result, suffering injury. Slip and fall injury is also known as a trip and fall.

Causes of slip and fall injury:

You may slip while walking or you maybe fall due to floor conditions or due to many other reasons. Most common reasons of slip and fall injury can be;

  • Wet or uneven surfaces
  • Bright light reflecting on a shiny floor that causes glare
  • Poor lighting that makes it difficult to see obstacles
  • Weather conditions
  • Ladders and stairs
  • Some occupations which includes workers in the construction industry, housekeepers and other custodial staff, chefs and other kitchen workers, manual laborers and factory workers
  • Transition from one type of surface to another such as from wood to carpet or carpet to wood

Common slip and fall injuries:

Common slip and fall injuries include the following list;

  • Broken bones
  • Sprained ankles or wrists
  • Knee damage
  • Shoulder dislocations or muscle strains
  • Spine and nerve damage
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Cuts and bruises

Broken bones:

The older you are, the more likely you are to break your bones after slip and fall accident. In slip and fall incidents, hip, wrist, and ankle fractures are some of the most common types of broken bones.

Sprained ankles or wrists:

You might make an unusual or uneven step and fall. You may receive a sprain or a strain if ligaments in your wrist or ankles tear during a fall. This type of slip and fall injury can interfere with your life.

Knee damage:

You may twist your knee while falling and it can results into knee damage.  Knee damage can take time to heal as knee is a sensitive and most useable joint of body.

Shoulder dislocation and muscle strain:

Shoulder dislocation can also call as slip and fall injury because you might hit your shoulder as you fall. Shoulder dislocations and strains may require immediate surgery.

Spine and nerve damage:

Nerve damage can result from direct trauma, from stretching or from cuts in slip and fall as nerve and spine are fragile.

Traumatic brain injury:

A traumatic brain injury is serious slip and fall injury. It can be dangerous because you may not realize the severity of the injury. You can continue to have pain for months if you left traumatic brain injury untreated.

Cuts and Bruises:

Slip and fall can also cause cuts and bruises. And even if it not seems serious, you should treat it in a proper way.

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DISC SLIP CAN CAUSE YOU SERIOUS PROBLEMS!

Spinal disc herniation is an injury in which t connective and cushioning tissue between vertebrae become injured. Spinal disc herniation occurs when the fibrous outer portion of the disc ruptures or tears, and the jelly-like core squeezes out. If disc material herniates, or squeezes out, this can put pressure on the spinal cord or spinal nerves.

Causes of spinal disc herniation:

  • Excessive strain or trauma to the spine
  • Age related degeneration of the outer ring which is known as the anulus fibrosus
  • Falling from a significant height
  • Overweight individuals are also at increased risk for a slipped disc
  • Lifting a very large, heavy object
  • Weak muscles and a sedentary lifestyle
  • Heavy forces on the neck or low back
  • Bending with wrong or bad posture

Symptoms of disc herniation:

Symptoms of spinal disc herniation include the following;

  • Pain and numbness, most commonly on one side of the body
  • Pain that extends to your arms or legs
  • Pain that worsens at night or with certain movements
  • Pain that worsens after standing or sitting
  • Pain when walking short distances
  • Unexplained muscle weakness
  • Tingling, aching, or burning sensations in the affected area

Types of spinal disc herniation:

Spinal disc herniation can occur in 3 regions;

  • Cervical spine
  • Thoracic spine
  • Lumbar spine

When spinal disc herniation occur in cervical spine region, it put pressure on a cervical spinal nerve and can cause symptoms like pain, pins and needles, numbness or weakness in the neck, shoulders, or arms. In worst cases, spinal disc herniation may compress the spinal cord within the spinal canal.

In case of thoracic spine, spinal disc herniation cause pain in the mid back around the level of the disc herniation which may travel around the rib cage from the back to the front of the chest or upper abdomen. It may also compress the spinal cord within the spinal canal.

When spinal disc herniation is ion the lumber spine it causes spasm of the back muscles, sciatica, muscle weakness in the legs, incoordination and difficulty walking.

Diagnosis of spinal disc herniation:

If someone has symptoms associated with spinal disc herniation, then doctor would do following diagnostic procedures to confirm;

  • MRI; method of imaging the spinal cord, nerve roots, intervertebral discs, and ligaments.
  • CT scan; allows doctors to see inside your body. It uses a combination of X-rays and a computer to create pictures of your organs, bones, and other tissue.
  • Myelography; involves injecting a liquid dye into the spinal column followed by a series of X-rays and a CT scan, provide useful images that reveal indentations of the spinal fluid sac.
  • Electromyography; tests the electrical activity of a nerve root to help determine the cause of pain.

Treatments:

Treatment of spinal disc herniation depends upon the severity of symptoms and nerve damage.  In many cases, medication management and quality physical therapy may be enough to allow your body to heal.

  • Medications; these may involve steroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), pain medications, and muscle relaxers to help control symptoms and reduce inflammation.
  • Physical therapy; improves mobility and strength, and helping achieve daily activities with greater ease and ability
  • Epidural steroid injection; when other conservative measures do not work then epidural steroid injection would become a treatment option for spinal disc herniation. Injection contain small amount of cortisone which injected into the spinal canal which may decrease nerve inflammation and ease pain caused by irritated nerve roots.

Most patients will improve with non-operative care and if the patient wont improves with non-surgical options then minimally invasive surgical interventions are usually highly successful in eliminating the symptoms and allowing people to return to a full and active lifestyle.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ABOUT PERSONAL INJURY AND LEARN HOW TO MANAGE IT

Personal injury is the matter of civil law. Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions. Personal injuries can be particularly serious or have long-lasting effects.

There is personal injury law which refers to the legal remedies and defenses involved in civil lawsuits brought as a result of wrongful conduct.

Types of personal injury:

Common types of personal injury include;

  • Work accidents
  • Road traffic accidents
  • Tripping accidents
  • Product defect accidents
  • Medical malpractice
  • Boating and Recreational Accidents

If you have been injured because of work place carelessness or if you become ill at your work place then workers’ compensation laws provide a safety net to help compensate individuals for, among other things, their medical expenses, lost wages, and for their injuries. Injured workers are entitled to receive statutory benefits irrespective of whether they are at fault for the accident.

Millions of peoples injured each year in road accidents. Sometimes the accident can become fatal and person can loss his or her life. Automobile accidents account for majority of personal injury claims as every 10 second a person is taken to the emergency room for injuries sustained in a car accident and every 16 minutes someone dies in a road traffic accident. If you ever have been injured or you lost a loved one because of another driver’s carelessness or wrongdoing, then you have the right under legal system to pursue monetary compensation for your personal injury or for your loss. The injury can be physical or financial, and the responsible party can be an individual, an automobile manufacturer, or a corporate or governmental entity. They have to compensate for your loss.

Tripping accidents can lead to serious or sometimes lifelong injuries.  These accidents occur when a hazardous object or condition causes a person to trip and fall down. If these accidents occur on someone else property then the owner of that property may be held liable for any injuries sustained from the accident.

Defective product can also cause personal injury or in worst cases it can be life threating. Examples of personal injuries caused by harmful products include dangerous drugs, food, consumer products, and children’s’ products. The defective vehicle parts and medical devices; and toxic materials and chemicals are also included in defective product’s injuries.

The unprofessional behavior and negligence of doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other medical professionals can cause serious injuries. Different types of medical malpractice includes misdiagnosis, improper treatment, surgical errors, medication mistakes, pharmacy errors, birth injury (errors committed during the delivery of a child), and failure to diagnose cancer or other serious health conditions. These all medical malpractices are included under personal injury claim.

Boating accidents can leave you with a serious injury or even prove fatal.  You can also claim boating accidents under personal injury law.

It’s important to seek medical care whether you’re injured under personal injury claim or you’re injured due to medical injury. Otherwise small injury can become lifelong and life threating.

 

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Federal Occupational Health Field Consultant Rebecka Mevorah, addresses “Balancing Work and Personal Life” to maintain a happier, more balanced life, during the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Work and Family Month Open House and Expo on Thursday, October 16th 2014, in the Whitten building patio and South building cafeteria meeting rooms, in Washington, D.C. In keeping with the spirit of the Presidential Memorandum (PM) dated June 23, 2014 entitled, our theme will be ‘Bringing Workplace Flexibilities and Worklife Balance Into the 21st Century’. In observance of the month, USDA is proud to support flexibility in the workplace and work-life programs by hosting this event. We encourage employees to take this time to reflect on USDA’s progress in fostering a flexible and supportive workplace.  By supporting work-life benefits such as flexible work schedules, Telework, health and wellness programs, dependent care and community involvement, among other workplace programs. USDA will continue to attract, motivate and retain a talented, diverse and inclusive workforce. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

OCCUPATIONAL CARE; YOUR HEALTH SAFETY CARE AT WORKPLACE

Occupational care is the health care system refers to the identification and control of the risks arising from physical, chemical, and other workplace hazards in order to establish and maintain a safe and healthy working environment.  Occupational care deals with all aspects of health and safety in the workplace.

The health of the workers has several determinants, including risk factors at the workplace which may lead to cancers, accidents, musculoskeletal diseases, respiratory diseases, hearing loss, circulatory diseases, stress related disorders and communicable diseases and many others.

Goal of occupational health care:

There are different WHO programs and activities working on occupational care. The main goal is to promote occupational safety and health of employees and to promote working capacity and to provide highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being to workers.

There are also occupational care act which obliges the employer to provide occupational health care services to the staff which divides into statutory preventive occupational health care and voluntary supplementary occupational health care.

Preventive occupational health care includes;

  • Workplace survey designed to identify the effects of the work, workplace and work environment on health and working capacity
  • Physical examinations based on health risks
  • Participating in activities that promote working capacity
  • Guidance for workplace emergency preparedness
  • Monitoring of employee health, rehabilitation counseling and referral to rehabilitation when working capacity declines.

Statutory occupational health care is based on the exposure agents and stress factors which may found in the workplace survey. It is also based on workplace risk assessment as well as on particular risk of illness in the workplace.

Statutory health examination can be done due to following reasons:

  • Health risk caused by work, such as noise, some chemicals or stressing work, e.g. working at night
  • Health requirement related to work, such as color vision, healthy skin
  • Safety aspects in special sectors, such as transport work, work on masts.

 

Occupational physicians:

Occupational physicians assess or appraise the interaction between work and health. They are responsible for employee health and they must advise on fitness, workplace safety, prevention of occupational injuries, and disease. Diagnose and treat occupational diseases and handle injuries are also their responsibilities.

An occupational physician visits work place in order to better understand the problem and to provide better occupational care.  An occupational physician deal with issues including:

  • work-related stress
  • diseases caused by asbestos
  • noise-induced hearing loss
  • work-related back pain
  • problems caused by exposure to chemicals and vibration

 

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NOW YOU CAN GET RELIEF FROM LOWER BACK PAIN BY FACET BLOCK INJECTIONS

Facet joint block is a minimally invasive procedure to provide pain relief in facet joint. Facet block injections are injected into one or more of the small joints located along the side of each vertebrae on both sides of the spine in the lower part of the back to help reduce pain. It reduces inflammation and provides long term lower back pain relief.

Objective of facet block injections:

There are two major goals of facet block injections;

  • Help diagnose the cause and location of pain
  • To provide pain relief

By placing numbing medicine into the facet joint, doctor will determine if the facet joint is a source of pain.

Procedure:

The facet block injection procedure includes following steps;

  • At first, skin over the area to be tested is well cleansed with a numbing medicine which may sting for a few seconds.
  • X-ray guidance or fluoroscopy has been used by the physician to direct a very small needle into the facet joint
  • Small amount of contrast dye is then injected to confirm that the needle is in the joint and to check that the medication is contained inside the joint
  • At last, a small mixture of anesthetic and anti-inflammatory medication; commonly steroid/cortisone is then slowly injected into the joint

The entire procedure usually takes between fifteen and thirty minutes

After care of facet block injection:

  • Apply ice or a cold pack to the area of the injection site if you are feeling any pain or discomfort
  • Continue taking your regular pain medicine
  • You can do your regular daily activities after a day of injection
  • Physical therapy or manual therapy is recommended since cortisol is working for several days after a facet block injection

Benefits:

  • Pain relief is the primary or most important benefit
  • Although you have an exposure to x-rays but no radiation remains in your body after an x-ray examination

 

Side effects:

  • Allergic reaction
  • Bleeding
  • Infection
  • Discomfort at the point of the injection
  • Worsening of pain symptoms in some cases
  • Nerve or spinal cord damage or paralysis

Some people will experience side effects due to steroids used in facet block injections. Side effects caused by steroids are;

  • Fluid retention, weight gain, or increased appetite
  • Elevated blood pressure
  • Mood swings, irritability, anxiety, insomnia
  • High blood sugar
  • A feeling of warmth for several days
  • Decrease in immunity

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WORK INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGES!

There are millions of auto accidents occurring each and every year all around the world. These accidents results in various types of injuries. If these injuries left untreated, they can lead to serious illness or conditions which can result in a lifetime problems and pain. Most people don’t even know that they have been hurt because their car sustained little or no damage. So, regardless of your car damage, if you have been involved in an accident, you should not ignore your pain to avoid future problems.
Everyone is at risk of work related injuries because most of the people have to sit on their work and poor way of sitting can cause back pain and related issues. Our lower back has a complex network of bones, ligaments, muscles and joints so it does not necessary to lift a 40 pound bag to experience lower back pain.

Common auto injuries:

Low back pain
• Neck pain
• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Shoulder pain
• Reduced range of motion in your neck
• Arm pain
• Neck stiffness

Common work injuries:

• Broken bones
• Soft tissue injuries which may include whiplash
• Lower back pain
• Neck pain
However, it is really important that you recover from your injury or pain so you can get back to work or same level of health as you had before your accident

Treatments method:

Chiropractic care is very beneficial in auto or work related injuries. Chiropractors are doctors who use adjustments to restore joint function and support the nervous system. They help patients maintain optimal health while avoiding unnecessary drugs or surgery. Chiropractic adjustment is a very safe, specific, controlled force applied to a joint to restore proper function and mobility.
You can also use cold lesser therapy. Cold lesser therapy is a low intensity lesser therapy that stimulates healing process by using low levels of light. Light is not enough to heat your body tissue that’s why it is also known as cold laser therapy.
One of the best ways to manage pain caused by auto or work injuries is therapeutic exercises. Therapeutic exercises are physical activities that focus on restoring and maintain strength, flexibility, stability and balance of injured tissue and muscle. The objective of therapeutic exercises is to return an injured person a fully functional and pain-free State.
Some people also get relief from ultrasound therapy. Ultrasound therapy is a treatment method used by physical therapists to treat pain conditions and to promote pain healing so the patient can get back to its daily activities.
Electric muscle stimulation (EMS), which is also known as neuromuscular electric stimulation (NMES); sends electronic pulses to your motor nerves in order to create muscle contractions. It helps to strengthen weak muscle.
Rehabilitation therapies which may include physical therapy and occasional therapy can also works in order to get relief from pain.

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