Back Pain Treatment New Jersey

INTRODUCTION

Back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide- approximately 31 million Americans experience low back pain at any given time. Back pain- can affect the upper, middle, or lower parts of your spine. Back pain is usually perceived as being something mundane and usually is ignored by patients and doctors alike. Back pain is something that you should not have to deal with on a regular basis. At MPT&Rehab we offer non-surgical options for effectively and safely managing your back pain. You will be given a customized treatment plan which will aim to get you back to the level of activity and the lifestyle that you are accustomed to without having to deal with your back pain. We will show you how to become pain free, fix the cause, and eliminate your symptoms.

Maywood PT together provide a very specific, individualized and comprehensive approach which will determine the exact cause of the pain and treat it as such.

DEFINITION

Back pain is a symptom and complaint of pain sensation in the upper, middle, and lower sections of the spine- either around the musculature and/or the ligamentous attachments sites. Back pain can start as high as the lower part of your neck and go as far down as near your pelvis and sacrum.

SYMPTOMS

Back pain will be dependent on the area and structures that have been irritated and influenced causing the brain to fire nociception to specific areas of your back. At MPT&Rehab we believe that back pain is due to a lack of function. Back pain can be achy, dull, and even at times cause radiation and referred pain. Sometimes back pain can cause numbness and tingling into the leg- in this case, medical attention is required.

CAUSES

There are many different causes of back pain. It can be due to a functional or structural disorder; for example muscle spasms, vertebral misalignment, muscle weakness, core instability, arthritis, disk protrusion, disk herniation and many other issues that the doctors at MPT&Rehab will prove to you during the initial examination. Other causes include but are not limited to:

Developmental dysfunctions
Developmental imbalance with muscles
Muscular strains
Ligamentous sprains
Poor motor control in the thoracic and lumbar spine
Lack of function and strength with core stability
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Lumbo pelvic/hip dysfunction
Disk Bulge/Protrusion
Not deep breathing system activation or function
Trauma
Stress
Poor motor engram functionality
Poor posture
Poor foot stability and balance

DIAGNOSIS

At MPT&Rehab the doctor will begin with a comprehensive examination- which will address the onset, cause, duration, severity, vectors, establish the meaningful task and functional tasks that cause the back pain. At this point the cause of the back pain will be determined; however diagnostic ultrasonography or an MRI are also very accurate and preferred in determining the stage and extent of the back pain- if needed will be carried out.

Thoracic/ Lumbar Strain/Strain
Scoliosis
Nerve Impingement/Entrapment (Radiculopathy)
Muscle Spasms
Arthritis
Degenerative Disc Disease
Spondylolisthesis
acroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Piriformis Syndrome
Sciatica
Post-Surgical Rehabilitation
Facet Syndrome
Disk Herniation
Lumbar Stenosis
Pre and Post Pregnancy Pain and Discomfort

TREATMENT