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Got
Back Pain?
Salama Chiropractic Center's Wendover Clinic in
Greensboro, North Carolina offers the DRX9000TM,
the latest cutting edge technology in the non-surgical treatment
of serious chronic lower back pain and sciatica. If
you are experiencing back pain, we invite you contact us to schedule
an appointment for an examination with one of our doctors. New
patients are always seen immediately.
Back
pain is pain felt in the back that may come from the muscles,
nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine.
The pain may be constant or intermittent, stay in one place or refer or
radiate to other areas. It may be a dull ache, or a sharp or piercing or
burning sensation. The pain may be felt in the neck (and might radiate
into the arm and hand), in the upper back, or in the low back, (and might
radiate into the leg or foot), and may include symptoms other than pain,
such as weakness, numbness or tingling.
The spine is a complex interconnecting network of nerves, joints, muscles,
tendons and ligaments, and all are capable of producing pain. Large nerves
that originate in the spine and go to the legs and arms can make pain radiate
to the extremities.
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Different
regions (curvatures)
of the vertebral column
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While
it is rare, back pain can be a sign of a serious medical problem:
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Typical
warning signs of a potentially life-threatening problem
are bowel and/or bladder incontinence or progressive weakness
in the legs. Patients with these symptoms should seek immediate
medical care. |
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Severe back pain
(such as pain that is bad enough to interrupt sleep) that
occurs with other signs of severe illness (e.g. fever, unexplained
weight loss) may also indicate a serious underlying medical
condition, such as cancer. |
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Back pain that
occurs after a trauma, such as a car accident or fall, should
also be promptly evaluated by a medical professional to
check for a fracture or other injury. |
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Back pain in
individuals with medical conditions that put them at high
risk for a spinal fracture, such as osteoporosis or multiple
myeloma, also warrants prompt medical attention. |
In general, however, back pain does not usually require immediate medical intervention.
The vast majority of episodes of back pain are self-limiting and non-progressive.
Most back pain syndromes are due to inflammation, especially in the acute
phase, which typically lasts for two weeks to three months.
Don’t live life in pain!
Salama
Chiropractic Center
Wendover Chiropractic Clinic Location
Suite
A, 3410 West
Wendover Avenue• Greensboro, North Carolina 27407
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