Many people live with some measure of back pain on a daily basis. We get up in the morning and feel the need to stretch or bend in an effort to "get the kinks" out of our backs. Some, have experienced spinal injuries to their bodies. Others simply experience...
Spine Injuries
What problems could I experience if I begin exercising after a spinal cord injury?
Your doctor may have encouraged you to begin an exercise program as part of your treatment plan for your spinal cord injury. Like many accident victims suffering with the chronic pain and limitations of movement that go along with these injuries, you may find the...
Exercise Can Help You Manage the Pain and Secondary Conditions Caused by Spinal Cord Injuries
Most people know about the huge benefits of exercise to our health and to prevent many major illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. Developing a good exercise routine can be challenging for a victim of a slip and fall or car accident who has suffered a spinal cord...
7 Ways to Manage the Chronic Pain Associated With Sciatica
Sciatica is a secondary spinal disorder that develops after a serious car, slip and fall, or other serious accident when a person suffers a spinal injury. Even with medical treatments like physical therapy and steroid injections, the shooting pain from the sciatica...
4 Medical Treatments You Could Receive to Improve the Symptoms of Sciatica
Sciatica occurs when severe pain travels from the sciatic nerve in the lower back down the body to the legs. Medical conditions like a herniated disk, internal bleeding, and spinal stenosis caused by a serious car crash, slip and fall, or other accident can develop...
Many Spinal Cord Injuries Can Lead to Accident Victims Developing Sciatica
Many accident victims who have suffered a spinal cord injury can develop sciatica—severe pain that radiates down the sciatic nerve from the lower back through the hips and buttocks down to the legs. Usually it will affect only one side of the person’s body....
Understanding the ASIA Scale for Assessing Spinal Cord Injuries
If your spouse suffered a spinal injury in a serious slip and fall or car accident, you may be confused by how your doctor describes their level of injury, especially if he is telling you they have a Class D spinal injury. What does that mean? The doctor is using the...
Assistive Technology Can Help Give Paralysis Victims a Voice
For a victim of a serious accident—like a car crash, slip and fall, or workplace accident—it can be devastating to suffer a spinal cord injury that causes him to become paralyzed. The trauma can become even more traumatic if he struggles to communicate...
New Exoskeletons Assist Paralysis Victims to Stand and Walk
One of the many devastating consequences of suffering spinal cord injuries and becoming paralyzed in a serious accident is the loss of the ability to walk—something we take for granted. However, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new robotic device in...
Finding the Right Rehabilitation Center Is Crucial for a Paralysis Victim’s Recovery
Paralysis can be a traumatic consequence of many serious accidents if the victim suffers a spinal cord injury or a brain injury that affects the part of his brain controlling his limbs. After a person's initial treatment in the hospital, he will most likely need to go...
5 Assistive Tools That Can Help Paralysis Victims Maintain More Independence
Brain or spinal cord injuries that result in paralysis can be one of the most devastating injuries for victims of car accidents, workplace accidents and slip and falls. It literally will change the victim's and his family's lives forever both financially and...
What complications could I suffer from spinal stenosis surgery?
A victim of a serious vehicle or slip and fall accident who suffers from spinal stenosis can experience pain and limitations in his activities long after the accident. He and his family can experience financial hardships due to the expensive and ongoing medical...
How Surgery Could Get You Walking Again If You Suffer From Spinal Stenosis After a Serious Accident
If you are suffering with spinal stenosis caused by a slip and fall or a car accident, pain medication, steroid injections, or physical therapy may not be enough to manage the throbbing lower back pain and numbness in the legs. Like many patients with spinal stenosis,...
Understand the Symptoms of Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis is a painful back condition that usually affects a person's neck or lower spine. It is often caused by the trauma of a car crash or a slip and fall accident. Spinal stenosis results when the open spaces in the spine narrow, causing pressure on the...
Epidural Steroid Injections Can Give Temporary Relief From Chronic Back Pain—But Sometimes With a Price
For people suffering from chronic back pain after a car or slip and fall accident, epidural steroid injections can provide temporary pain relief. This relief may allow them to do physical therapy exercises that could otherwise be too painful but can help strengthen...
Steroid Injections Can Provide Temporary Relief From Chronic Back Pain for Accident Victims
A person suffering with chronic back pain after an accident may obtain relief by getting an epidural steroid injection. These injections are used to deliver the anti-inflammatory and pain medication directly to the site of the pain and are used instead of oral...
6 Complications From Back Surgery After a Slip and Fall or Car Accident
For victims of a slip and fall or car accident, back pain is a common problem. While physical therapy, pain medications, or even epidural injections help some people manage their pain, others find little relief from these treatments. Depending on the severity of your...
Targeted Drug Delivery Could Improve Quality of Life for Back Pain Sufferers
For some people, chronic back pain is a daily consequence of a slip and fall or car accident. Physical therapy, exercises, and other alternative treatments may not be enough to manage pain, so many people are forced to take pain medication to get some relief. Targeted...