How Muscle Relaxers Work for Back and Neck Pain
A weekend spent gardening. A raucous game of pickleball. Bending over to pick up a dropped pen. Suddenly your neck or back seizes up and it’s hard to catch your breath. Muscle spasms, where the muscle involuntarily contracts—and stays that way—for a few seconds, minutes, or longer, are painful and impossible to predict.
What to know about transforaminal epidural steroid injections
People with conditions including sciatica, herniated discs, and spinal stenosis may benefit from transforaminal epidural steroid injections. Doctors may also use this injection to examine how a person’s body reacts to it to help diagnose any underlying condition that could be causing them pain.
What are some symptoms of spine misalignment?
Spine misalignment can cause several symptoms, including pain and impairment of the spine’s range of motion. It can affect a person’s quality of life.
Osteoporosis: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Osteoporosis is a primary cause of fractures in postmenopausal women and older men. It can affect any bones, but is most frequently seen in the hip, spine and wrist bones.
Augmented reality is gaining ground in spinal surgery
Augmented reality, which incorporates virtual elements onto a user's real-world surroundings, has emerged in recent years as a potential method for improving outcomes and user experience for complex spinal surgeries.
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