Epidural Steroid Injection FAQs (PART 2)
Spine Center of Texas will be continuing to answer the most common questions we receive about epidural steroid injection: What will happen after the procedure? You may notice that the pain is significantly reduced within the next 3-5 days. If you’re diabetic, make sure to check your blood sugar levels for the first few days […]
Epidural Steroid Injection FAQs (PART 1)
Spine Center of Texas will be answering the most common questions we hear about epidural steroid injection. What exactly is an epidural steroid injection? Epidural steroid injection or ESI is a minimally-invasive treatment which involves injecting a steroid medication into the spine’s epidural space. The epidural space is the part of the spine where inflamed […]
Stellate Ganglion Blocks FAQ
Spine Center of Texas answers the most common questions about stellate ganglion blocks: What exactly is a stellate ganglion block? Stellate ganglion block or sympathetic block is a local anaesthetic injection in the front of the neck. It relieves pain in the head, neck, chest, or arm due to reflex sympathetic dystrophy (sympathetically maintained pain) […]
How to Get the Most Out of Your Sciatica Consultation
An appointment with your doctor may seem like a race against time. Spine Center of Texas has six steps to help you get the most out of your time and help find the most fitting pain relief treatment: Look for a specialist with extended appointments – Remember that you are not bound to sticking to […]
How Lack of Sleep is Linked to Back Pain
Not getting enough sleep can affect us in more ways than one. Sleep deprivation is caused by many factors, and it causes a lot of issues. The good news is that there are available solutions, whether your back pain is keeping you up at night or the lack of sleep is bringing you pain. Don’t […]
Sciatica Pain 101
Sciatica is named after the longest nerve in the body: the sciatic nerve. It starts off in the lower back, or lumbar region, of the spine, and it runs all the way down to your knee. The problem with sciatica starts when the jelly-like discs between the smooth bones of the spine start to rupture. […]
Maximising Your Physical Therapy Sessions
There are many reasons why you might seek physical therapy, whether it be to heal an injury or treat chronic pain, but the primary goal of physical therapy is to recover your mobility. Given the time and effort that goes into physical therapy, it’s important to maximize your sessions so you get the most out […]
Physical Therapy for Back Pain
Low back pain is a common condition that will occur to most people throughout their lifetime. In fact, studies show that the average individual is at an 80% risk of experiencing back pain between the ages of 45 to 65 – sometimes even as young as 30. Also known as mechanical back pain, this condition […]
What You Need to Know About Spinal Fractures
Your spine becomes weaker and more brittle as you age, resulting to osteoporosis in later life. Osteoporosis can affect any bone in your body, but unfortunately the most vulnerable area is your spine. In fact, up to 700,000 elderly individuals experience spinal fractures or vertebral compression annually. Let us first understand what spinal compression fracture […]
How to Choose a Back Pain Specialist
A back pain specialist can help you effectively deal with your back problem. Finding specialists who can help you pinpoint the cause of your discomfort and prepare a treatment plan is crucial. However, there are many physicians out there. Choosing the right one can be an overwhelming task. If you have a primary care physician, […]
Surgery for Degenerative Disc Disease
For the average people, the most basic understanding of the spine is that it is simply made up of a number of vertebrae stacked on top of one another. But the truth is, the spine is far more complicated than just a few dozen bones lined up in a row. The space between each of […]
Working with Your Spine Surgeon
Did you know that 67% of people who had lower back pain spine surgery reported that their spine surgeon involved them in the decision-making process. Not long ago, patients did not have the same access to information that they have now. But due to the fact that more information is available to us, patients nowadays […]
