What You Need To Know About Spinal Cord Compression
The Wall Street Journal reports that spinal cord compression (SCC) is one of the most common spinal cord problems in America. The medical term for this injury is cervical spondolytic myelopathy. Spinal cord compression symptoms include neck stiffness, arm pain, and numbness and weakness in the hands and legs. These symptoms are all signs of […]
Common Causes of Back Pain
They say that it’s the little things that add up to big problems, and the same goes with back pain. Having poor posture, lifting heavy objects improperly, and other bad habits can add to your back pain. Most of the time, back pain is an unintended consequence of these accumulated activities. Back pain can lead […]
How Weight Affects Back Pain
How a person’s overall health and well being is linked to maintaining a healthy weight has long been documented in a variety of medical studies here and abroad. Following a poor diet and having excess weight have shown significant increased risks of diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and strokes. In addition to these serious illnesses, […]
Types of Back Pain
We often use back pain to describe any sort of aches and discomfort in our lower back and spine. However, there are different types and causes of each case 0f back pain. Spine Center of Texas has listed these differences to help you determine the right kind of treatment to relieve your back pain. Types […]
The Symptoms of Radiculopathy
Have you ever experienced a pin-and-needles sensation in your arms or hands? This type of sensation may actually be caused by spinal problems. Your spinal cord has millions of subsidiary nerves that control your body’s motor and sensory pulses. When one of these nerves gets impinged, pinched, or receives pressure from the bones, vertebral discs, […]
What are the Symptoms of Sciatica?
Are you feeling a strange ache in your lower back that reaches down to your hips, butt, and legs? Specialists at Spine Center of Texas suggest that you could be experiencing sciatica. Sciatica occurs when the sciatic nerve that runs from the lower back, butt, and leg down to the feet gets irritated or compressed. […]
The Risk Factors of Sciatic Nerve Pain
Sciatica or sciatic nerve pain occurs when there is pressure on the sciatic nerve due to a herniated disc or a spine’s bone spur. People suffering from sciatica can experience an array of symptoms, including a dull ache, sharp pain, or a burning sensation in the lower back going down the hips, buttocks, and leg […]
Sciatic Nerve Pain Symptoms
The sciatic nerve is considered the body’s largest nerve. It extends from the spinal cord’s lower end through the back of the thigh and divides below the knee. Pain that originates from the sciatic nerve is called sciatica. Even if sciatica is rooted in the lower lumbar region of the spine, the pain can be […]
Common Types of Back Pain And Possible Treatments
Is your neck or back pain getting worse? We know that the thought of spine surgery can be a scary notion. That is why Spine Center of Texas provides a minimally invasive alternative to traditional orthopedic surgery. We have provide an easy symptom checker you can use as a guide to help you understand the […]
Advantages of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Neck and back pain may become common medical issues as you age. In instances where pain medication and physical therapy are not enough to alleviate the pain, back surgery may be prescribed. However, did you know that back surgery does not necessarily mean a long, invasive, and painful procedure? Minimally invasive spine surgery is considered […]
Epidural Steroid Injection Success Rate
People who have undergone epidural steroid injections have felt a huge reduction in their sciatica pain. Greater benefit is observed when an organized therapeutic exercise program is followed after the epidural procedure. Even though the effects of epidural steroid injections tend to be temporary, the procedure can still bring substantial benefits to patients who are […]
How Epidural Steroid Injections are Performed
Epidural steroid injections may be performed in a surgery center, hospital, or a physician’s clinic. An anesthesiologist, radiologist, neurologist, physiatrist, and surgeon may be qualified to perform such procedure, though it is more beneficial to find a center and physician that specializes in back pain management. Before the procedure, the patient will be asked to […]
