There have been many new advancements in spinal treatments over the last few years. Many of them offer great results, but are far less invasive than spinal treatments of the past. Patients today can get pain relief never before possible without having to endure the pain, recovery and dangers of back surgery. Here are 19 case studies about spinal health we think you’ll be interested in reading.
- iFuse Case Study I: This case study discusses the use of iFuse for a 45 year old truck driver who took a serious fall off his truck.
- iFuse Case Study II: This paper discusses the use of iFuse in a 36 year old who suffered low back pain for years, that was severely aggravated by pregnancy.
- iFuse Case StudyIII: This use of iFuse was for a 64 year old woman who had Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction.
- iFuse Case StudyIV: Another example of the use of iFuse; this patient was a 68 year old man with lower back pain.
- Sciatica: This is a case study on sciatica from the perspective of a psychiatrist, along with perspectives from a surgeon and a chiropractor.
- The Alexander Technique: This case study discusses the use of the Alexander Technique, an alternative therapy for back pain.
- Mirella: This case study discusses the use of alternative therapies for lower back pain.
- Simon: Another case discussing the use of alternative treatments for sciatica.
- Luis: A case study on the treatment of back/buttock pain in an 18 year old professional ballet dancer. This case uses alternative therapies for treatment.
- Back to Life: This case study from St. John Providence chronicles the improvement of a patient after receiving decompression and spinal fusion.
- Chronic Back Pain: This case study covers treating patients with chronic back pain, particularly those who have suffered from it for long periods of time.
- Low Back Pain and the MRI: This case discusses whether the use of MRI is always warranted when patients present with low back pain, since this is the most common back ailment.
- Tek Scan: This case study discusses using pressure mapping to relieve back pain.
- Spinal Cord Injury: This case study discusses the use of chiropractics in the treatment of traumatic injury to the cervical spine in a young patient.
- Pain Modulation: This case study discusses the use of pain modulation in the treatment of lower back pain.
- Chronic Neck and Back Pain: This study discusses the use of chiropractic medicine to relieve chronic lower back pain as well as allergies in a 45 year old male.
- Low Back Pain: This case study discusses the use of chiropractics on a female patient, age 33, with chronic low back pain.
- Mid Back Pain: This case study discusses the use of chiropractics on a 29 year old male with chronic back pain.
- Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Poor Posture: This case study discusses the use of chiropractic medicine to treat a 40 year old, fit and active male suffering from low back pain.
As you can see, there are several types of back problems, but some are more common than others. Lower back pain plagues many people, as does sciatica.
Treating back pain is a complicated issue, since many forms of treatment require long recovery periods and are very invasive.
But recent years have given us many new medical therapies, chiropractic therapies and alternative medicine therapies that have alleviated many of the aches, pains and debilitation of back problems for many people.
Treating back pain is more complicated than treating some other disorders because there can be so many causes, and because each patient is completely different from any other.
Hopefully, these case studies will give you insight into the different treatment options that might be available for some of the most common types of back problems.
Spinal health is critical to your body’s overall health, and should be treated as such. But, many patients delay treatment for fear of the requirement of invasive procedures, or just because they think nothing can be done. Many of these new therapies should open the door for more patients to receive the pain relief they deserve without having to go under the knife.