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04/26/2021

Signs of Carpal Tunnel

The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway of ligament and bones at the base of your hand. It contains nerves and tendons. Sometimes, thickening from irritated tendons or other swelling narrows the tunnel and causes the nerve to be compressed. Symptoms usually start gradually. As they worsen, grasping objects can become difficult.

Often, the cause is having a smaller carpal tunnel than other people do. Other causes include performing assembly line work, wrist injury, or swelling due to certain diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Women are three times more likely to have carpal tunnel syndrome than men.

Early diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent permanent nerve damage. Your doctor diagnoses carpal tunnel syndrome with a physical exam and special nerve tests. Treatment includes resting your hand, splints, pain and anti-inflammatory medicines, and sometimes surgery.

Read more at: https://medlineplus.gov/carpaltunnelsyndrome.html

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03/23/2021

How often will I need trigger point injections?

Most patients receive an initial series of injections which are repeated 2-3 weeks later. Depending on your body's response to the trigger point injections, our healthcare provider will determine whether additional injections are indicated.

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03/14/2021

What conditions do pain management doctors treat?

Pain management doctors can treat a vast variety of different conditions, including:

- Whiplash.
- Auto accidents.
- Sports injuries.
- Hip, knee, neck pain.
- Arthritis pain.
- Muscle & nerve pain (neuropathy).
- Headaches.
- Shoulder pain.
- TMJ (temporomandibular joint) pain.
- Carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Sciatica.
- Disc injuries.
- Tennis elbow.
- Fibromyalgia.
- Plantar fasciitis.
- Scoliosis.
- Pinched nerves.
- Back care during pregnancy.

Essentially, pain management doctors can treat virtually everything that causes pain, so you can trust in the experts!

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03/09/2021

03/02/2021

Herniated Disc Treatment

A herniated (slipped) disk occurs when all or part of a disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk. This may place pressure on nearby nerves or the spinal cord.

The bones (vertebrae) of the spinal column protect nerves that come out of the brain and travel down your back to form the spinal cord. Nerve roots are large nerves that branch out from the spinal cord and leave your spinal column between each vertebra.

The spinal bones are separated by disks. These disks cushion the spinal column and put space between your vertebrae. The disks allow movement between the vertebrae, which lets you bend and reach.

With herniated disk:

The disk may move out of place (herniate) or break open (rupture) from injury or strain. When this happens, there may be pressure on the spinal nerves. This can lead to pain, numbness, or weakness.

The lower back (lumbar area) of the spine is the most common area affected by a slipped disk. The neck (cervical) disks are the second most commonly affected area. The upper-to-mid-back (thoracic) disks are rarely involved.

A herniated disk is a cause of radiculopathy. This is any disease that affects the spinal nerve roots.

Slipped disks occur more often in middle-aged and older men, usually after strenuous activity. Other risk factors may include:

Lifting heavy objects
Being overweight
Repetitive bending or twisting the lower back
Sitting or standing in same position for long hours
Inactive lifestyle
Smoking

The first treatment for a slipped disk is a short period of rest and taking medicines for the pain. This is followed by physical therapy. Most people who follow these treatments recover and return to normal activities. Some people will need to have more treatment. This may include steroid injections or surgery.

MEDICINES

Medicines can help with your pain. Your provider may prescribe any of the following:

NSAIDs for long-term pain control
Narcotics if the pain is severe and does not respond to NSAIDs
Medicines to calm the nerves
Muscle relaxants to relieve back spasms

LIFESTYLE CHANGES

If you are overweight, diet and exercise are very important for improving back pain.

Physical therapy is important for nearly everyone with disk disease. Therapists will teach you how to properly lift, dress, walk, and perform other activities. They teach you how to strengthen muscles that help support the spine. You will also learn how to increase flexibility in your spine and legs.

Take care of your back at home:

Reduce activity for the first few days. Slowly restart your usual activities.
Avoid heavy lifting or twisting your back for the first 6 weeks after the pain starts.
After 2 to 3 weeks, gradually start exercising again.

INJECTIONS

Steroid medicine injections into the back in the area of the herniated disk may help control pain for several months. These injections reduce swelling around the spinal nerve and disk and relieve many symptoms. They do not solve the underlying problem and your pain may return after weeks or months. Spinal injections are an outpatient procedure.

Read more at: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000442.htm

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02/19/2021

How Do I Know if My Back Pain Is Serious?

How Do I Know if My Back Pain Is Serious?

If your back pain is accompanied by any of the following symptoms, seek medical attention right away:

- A fever of 100.4f or above.
- Unexplained weight loss.
- Swelling of the back.
- Constant back pain that does not ease after resting or lying down.
- Pain down your legs and below the knees.
- Pain caused by a recent injury or trauma to your back.
- Loss of bladder control.
- Inability to pass urine.
- Loss of bowel control.
- Numbness (Loss of feeling, or a tingling sensation) Around the pelvic region.
- If you have osteoporosis.
- If you had a recent infection.

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02/17/2021

What Type of Pain Management Do You Specialize In?

Dr. Andrew Morchower at OmniSpine Pain Management Provides Non-Surgical Acute to Chronic Pain Solutions for Neck, Back, Spine, or Joint Pain. For More Information, Call Us Today or Visit Us at a Location Near You in Mesquite, Frisco and Desoto, TX.

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02/14/2021

Pain Management Options

We know that untreated pain interferes with life in every aspect. It affects relationships, mental clarity, physical and emotional well-being. Research and new technology in recent years has led to several breakthroughs in the management of chronic pain. Specialists like Dr Morchower are able to better understand where the pain comes from, how to properly identify and locate the source of the problem, and use medication or new targeted procedures to treat the problem.

Management of chronic pain encompasses a wide variety of methods, although it usually involves a combination of medication, minimally invasive procedures and in approximately 5% of cases, spine surgery (consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/back-care-6/backache-news-53/back-surgery-645795.html). Both oral and topical therapies are effective treatments for pain in conjunction with minimally invasive procedures. Oral medications that Dr Morchower utilizes include:

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (i.e. Ibuprofen, Celebrex, Alleve, Meloxicam)
Opioids (pain medications)
Topical therapies for pain via ointment, cream or patch
Medications to "Calm Down" Irritated Nerves (i.e. Gabapentin/Neurontin, Lyrica, Elavil, etc)
Muscle Relaxers
Anti-depressants (i.e. Cymbalta, Elavil, etc)

Non-pharmaceutical (non-medication) forms of therapy play an important role in treatment and long-term management of pain, as well. These therapies not only help to relieve pain, but they also serve to strengthen the body and help prevent re-injury or recurrence of the pain. Therapies for chronic pain management include:

Physical therapy a trained professional performs physical acts (massage, heat therapy, varying exercises) in a facility or at home to decrease pain
Acupuncture a professional acupuncturist places needles in specific parts of your body to relieve pain and release endorphins to reduce pain
Transcutaneous Electro-Nerve Stimulator (TENS) small units that provide stimulation around the area of pain to relieve a variety of pain symptoms
Bracing (of Low back, Neck or Knees) to stabilize the area and allow for pain reduction

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02/08/2021

What Are Trigger Point Injections?

Trigger Point Injections Procedure will treat painful sites in muscle or connective tissue. Extreme tenderness can also develop in nearby muscles or regions of the body. In a trigger point injection procedure, a local anesthetic (sometimes with a steroid) is injected into the trigger point to relieve the pain. It typically takes only a few treatments to resolve trigger point pain. Patients can get good muscle pain relief from these injections. It's a relatively simple, safe procedure. It gives patients enough relief to participate in physical therapy. The use of physical therapy is important in preventing a re-injury.

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02/07/2021

A pain medicine specialist is a medical or osteopathic doctor who treats pain caused by disease, disorder, or trauma. Pain management is oftentimes a multi-disciplinary team effort involving the patient's primary care physician or other treating doctor, and specialists in radiology, psychiatry, psychology, oncology, nursing, physical therapy, complementary alternative medicine, and other fields.

Pain management often involves finding the root cause of the pain to better understand what is causing the discomfort with the patient. Making the proper diagnosis may involve obtaining an X-ray, CT scan, or MRI study to confirm the cause of your neck and back pain. When treating spine-related pain (which may include arm or leg symptoms), other tests, such as discography, bone scans, nerve studies (electromyography, nerve conduction study), and myelography may be performed. In order to create a successful treatment plan, the correct diagnosis is essential. When choosing a pain management specialist, it is important to do your research!

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02/05/2021

Do you suffer from chronic pain that is affecting your everyday life?

When people think of pain management, they often assume that prescription medications are their only option if they want to find relief. We want to help our patients find the best treatment for them and proudly offer alternative pain management therapies that can have a truly positive impact on your life without relying on medication. Each of our patients receives personalized attention and care, with a plan that is tailored to their individual needs.

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02/01/2021

Facet joint injections are used to provide relief from pain, as well as confirm whether or not the facet joints are the true source of your pain. To do this, Dr Morchower will guide a needle down into this small spine joint and inject an anesthetic, or numbing medicine, into the joint. The degree of immediate pain relief will help determine the source of the pain. Once the location is confirmed, a time-released steroid is injected. The steroid, reduces inflammation and the pain associated with inflammation. This can help the pain and allow you to continuing living life.

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01/28/2021

The following are specific types of injections that often use steroids as the main form of pain relief.

Epidural Steroid injections: Epidural steroid injection are performed in the back or neck in to relieve pain affecting the back and legs or the neck and arms or hands.
Facet Joint Injections: Injections into the facet joints of the spine, which assist with movement of the spine, provide relief of neck and back pain
Lumbar Sympathetic Block Injections: Lumbar sympathetic nerve blocks are used to relieve leg pain that is thought to be caused by complex regional pain syndrome type I (a.k.a. CRPS I).
Celiac Plexus Block: A celiac plexus block is used to relieve pain in patients with cancer of the pancreas or other chronic abdominal pains.
Stellate Ganglion Block: Stellate ganglion blocks are injections that can serve to aid in the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome of the arm or hand or for treatment of pain in that area. They are also used to help to improve blood flow in certain conditions that result in poor circulation of the arms or hands.
*Individual Result May Vary*

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01/23/2021

When You Should Contact a Medical Professional For Neck Pain

When You Should Contact a Medical Professional For Neck Pain?

Call your provider if:

-Symptoms do not go away in 1 week with self-care
-You have numbness, tingling, or weakness in your arm or hand
-Your neck pain was caused by a fall, blow, or injury -- if you cannot move your arm or hand, have someone call 911
-You have swollen glands or a lump in your neck
-Your pain does not go away with regular doses of over-the-counter pain medicine
-You have difficulty swallowing or breathing along with the neck pain
-The pain gets worse when you lie down or wakes you up at night
-Your pain is so severe that you cannot get comfortable
-You lose control over urination or bowel movements
-You have trouble walking and balancing

Contact us for more information or to schedule an appointment with a specialist.

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01/21/2021

Chronic Back Pain

Chronic back pain is usually age-related, but can also result from a prior injury. The most common causes include:

Arthritis of the spine the gradual thinning of the cartilage inside the spine
Spinal stenosis narrowing of the spinal canal that may lead to nerve pain
Disc problems, such as a herniated or bulging disc
Myofascial pain syndromeunexplained muscle pain and tenderness

Nonsurgical Treatments for Chronic Back Pain:

Injection-based Treatments
Nerve blocks, epidural steroid injections, nerve ablations and other types of injection-based procedures are available for chronic back pain. They are used when the source of the pain is known and can sometimes help rule out certain causes if the treatment doesn't work. Injections may stop or lessen pain for a certain period of time, but are not intended as long-term solutions and shouldn't be used in isolation.

Alternative Treatments
Acupuncture, massage, biofeedback therapy, laser therapy, electrical nerve stimulation and other nonsurgical spine treatments can also make a difference for chronic back pain. Talk to your spine specialist about alternative treatments that could benefit you.

Pharmacologic Treatments
Analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants and other medications can be used to help control chronic back pain.

Lifestyle Modifications
When you have chronic pain, it's important to accept your limitations and adapt.
Take a break when mowing the lawn, or make several trips when carrying groceries. Take note of the activities that worsen your pain and avoid them if possible.

Diet
Some diets are highly inflammatory, especially those high in trans fats, refined sugars and processed foods. Consult with your doctor to see if your diet could be contributing to your chronic back pain and how you could change it. Maintaining a healthy weight could also help lessen your back pain by reducing the pressure on your spine.

Read more at: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/back-pain/7-ways-to-treat-chronic-back-pain-without-surgery

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01/19/2021

How Do I Know If I Have Arthritis?

Many people may not immediately recognize the symptoms of arthritis. This is because the most common indicators include pain and stiffness in the joints, which can often be dismissed as the effects of an active lifestyle. Symptoms of arthritis may develop slowly or quickly, and may persist or wane. However, if you are experiencing pain in your joints on a regular basis that does not resolve fully on its own, it is best to schedule a consultation with an orthopedic or pain management specialist who can provide you with a precise diagnosis.

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01/14/2021

What is Disc Degeneration?

Disc problems are common causes of back pain. Discs are usually moist, like a sponge with water in it. After a disc injury, or as we age, discs lose water and deteriorate in a process called disc degeneration. The repeated cycle of many annular tears healing by scar formation lead to a disc that begins to degenerate. We can help diagnose and treat disc generation. Call today!

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01/11/2021

How does spinal cord stimulation work?

Spinal cord stimulators consist of internal electrodes and pulse generators and external antennae and remote controls. The electrodes are thin wires, and the pulse generator is a tiny battery pack that functions similarly to a pacemaker. During a spinal cord stimulation procedure, the electrodes are placed in the epidural space between the vertebrae and the spinal cord, while the battery pack is inserted under the skin near the abdomen or buttocks.

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