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Sciatica: What You Need To Know

Sciatica is often loosely applied and associated with any kind of leg pain. However, the correct meaning of sciatica is a pain that arises when there is pinching or compression of the sciatic nerve close to its point of origin. This pain usually presents as a burning/searing pain that starts

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What Is Epidural Steroid Injection? Spine Center of Texas
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What are Epidural Steroid Injections?

Are you suffering from back pain? Here are some facts about epidural steroid injections that you can use to help you determine if this is the right treatment option for you: What are epidural steroid injections? Epidural steroid injections are a safe and effective treatment you can try if you’re

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Epidural Steroid Injection FAQs (PART 2) Spine Center of Texas
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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

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Epidural Steroid Injection FAQs Spine Center of Texas
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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

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One Habit That Can Make Your Sciatica Worse Spine Center of Texas
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One Habit That Can Make Your Sciatica Worse

Are you the type of person who puts your wallet in your back pocket? You may think that it’s not a big deal, right? As it turns out, placing your wallet there and sitting on it all day is not only uncomfortable, but can also make your sciatica symptoms worse.

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Say Goodbye to Sciatica Pain Spine Center of Texas
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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

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Stretches for Sciatica Pain Spine Center of Texas
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Stretches for Sciatica Pain

Our sciatic nerve begins in the lower back, running down both our legs and ends in our feet. Pain is felt if there is any sort of pressure on the sciatic nerve. Such pain is referred to as sciatica. Pain is also felt when a spinal disc starts to deteriorate

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Physical Therapy for Back Pain Spine Center of Texas
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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

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How To Choose A Back Pain Specialist Spine Center of Texas
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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

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Common Causes of Your Back Pain Spine Center of Texas
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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

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Treatment For Common Spine Conditions Spine Center of Texas
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Treatment For Common Spine Conditions

Back pain can be caused by many things and symptoms can range from mild to severe. There are back pains caused by daily strains that get resolved on their own. There are also chronic back pain cases that don’t respond to conservative treatment. This type of pain may be a

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How Weight Affects Back Pain Spine Center of Texas
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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

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