Many patients with back pain, leg pain, or weakness of the lower extremity muscles are diagnosed with a herniated disc. When a disc herniation occurs, the cushion that sits between the spinal vertebra is pushed outside its normal position. A herniated disc would not be a problem if it weren’t for the spinal nerves that are very close to the edge of these spinal discs.
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Lumbar Pillow it’s a specialized type of orthopedic pillow that provides vital support for the lower back when you’re sitting. By doing so it relieves pressure on the lumbar region of the spine.
At its most basic, a lumbar pillow is a simple rectangular item measuring around twelve inches by five inches and about two inches thick. This is the optimum size to support the lumbar region while sitting. continue reading…
FLA Soft Form Posture Control Brace
The FLA Soft Form Posture Control Brace is designed to correct poor posture by gently pulling the shoulders back and holding them in the proper position.
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Depending on the results of investigations, the age and condition of the patient, the orthopedist will advise wearing a corset to stop curvature’s increase, surgery or a conservative treatment.
Kinetotherapy is recommended for increasing paravertebral muscle tone, for treatment decision it will be taken into account of patient’s age and evolution of deformity
Here are some exercises that you can practice at home:
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Kinetotherapy is a complex of prophylactic, treatment and recovery methods, using movement for therapeutic aim.
Kinetotherapy objectives are:
- Relax muscle contracture
- Recovery of muscle strength and increase muscle strength;
- Increase and adapt exercise capacity;
- Improve the function of coordination, body control and balance;
- Correct posture and body alignment;
- Increase articular mobility; continue reading…
There are several methods of treatment recommended by doctors, depending on the particularities of each case: igienopostural treatment, drug therapy, physical and spa, it follows the control muscle contraction, pain relief, prevent relapses and complications
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Lumbago is a spine disease, manifested by violent lumbar pain due to paravertebral muscle contracture, caused by effort, cold, wet / cold, stiff muscles, deficient position, prolonged standing state and physical trauma spine. A lumbago disease points in most cases to affection at the intervertebral disks that compress the nerves in medullary canal. The patient can not straight his body, becomes immobile, hardly moving, can not bend down to lift an object or to wrap his shoes and can not remain long standing; lifting or settlement in bed is painful.
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Back pain is the most common musculoskeletal pain affecting all ages and all the population categories. It is the most common cause of work disability in patients less than 45 years. They are frequently recorded in both those who practice a sport, and the sedentary. They can range from mild pain, nagging, to severe, incapacitating. Back pain causes are complex and varied.
It was found that 70-75% of back problems occur in those who practice a sport. Among sports, the great potential of back injury are football, volleyball, basketball, racquet sports, weightlifting and running speed tests and those with less potential for damage: jogging, skiing, hockey and bodybuilding. continue reading…
The spinal disc herniation or the intervertebral disc bulging is an affection in which the intervertebral disk compresses the nerve roots and the bone marrow, the age and the repeated traumatisms being factors that predispose to this affection. continue reading…
According to O.M.S. Osteoporosis is “a progressive chronic disease associated with the micro-architectural deterioration of the bone tissue, which determines a low bone mass. As this condition progresses, the frailty of bones increases, resulting into increased susceptibility to fractures. It ranks second as a health condition preoccupation, after cardiovascular diseases. Worldwide, the risk of osteoporotic fractures in women is 30 % – 40 %, and in men it is 13%. It is estimated that the incidence will double in the following 50 years… continue reading…
