Alternative Care

Acupuncture Considerations

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

Acupuncture is considered a safe medical treatment. For this reason, many physicians and practitioners believe that acupuncture is a beneficial treatment as an adjunct to other medical treatments, and/or as an alternative to medical treatments. In certain situations, acupuncture may be used in combination with conventional painkillers, or to replace them all together.

Your Non-Surgical Care Options

spine-health — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:18:35 -0800

If you're in enough pain to be reading this newsletter, you probably are considering a broad range of potential treatments. Here are some thoughts for you to consider while managing your condition and your back pain.

Low Back Pain Relief Using a Pneumatic Vest (Research Article)

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

Low back pain relief

Most people with an acute episode of low back pain or leg pain find significant pain relief within a few weeks, but for some, the pain and inability to tolerate upright, weight bearing postures persists or recurs based on activity. As many as 62% of people who have experienced an acute low back pain incident have persistent pain episodes at 1 to 2 years after onset (1). Many who have returned to normal activities suffer relapses when they do certain activities of daily living (2).

Insights for Back Pain Sufferers

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

Dear Spine-Health Member,

With the huge amount of information available on back pain, we thought you might appreciate a newsletter with information distilled down to a few useful insights. The following summarizes a number of little known facts about back pain causes, prevention and treatment options.

Non-Medical Care Alternatives for Back Pain

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

We get a lot of requests for information on non-medical treatment alternatives, so we did some research and have included information on Spine-health.com that includes a number of alternative health options for people trying to manage their back condition. Please note that many people find that the greatest benefits come from combining medical options (such as back pain medications, injections, spine surgery, etc) along with alternative health care options like yoga and Pilates.

Here are just a few alternative options that you might want to consider:

Research Results for the Orthotrac Pneumatic Vest

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

Preliminary research indicates that for appropriate patients, significant functional improvement can be expected with use of this device.

The following research results are currently available:

New Advancement in Back Care

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

We recently got back from the North American Spine Society conference—the largest annual conference of spine medicine specialists in the US—and this year the talk seemed to be all about new surgical advancements designed to reduce the patient’s back pain while preserving some or all of the motion in the spine. This newsletter reviews some of the new technologies available as well as the current standard treatments for back care.

Pneumatic Vest - A New Lower Back Pain Treatment Option

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

A general review of medical literature shows that patients with moderate or minor lower back pain symptoms often respond well to conservative back care, while patients with severe, acute lower back pain occasionally require a surgical intervention rather than non-surgical treatments.

Acupuncture: An Ancient Treatment for a Current Problem

spine-health — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:57:44 -0800

Acupuncture introduction

Acupuncture is widely understood to be a non-traditional (not a traditional part of western medicine) treatment option for back pain or neck pain. While acupuncture is often not the first line of treatment sought for most back or neck problems, an increasing number of patients, as well as physicians and other health professionals are starting to use acupuncture as a means to reduce neck pain and back pain.