Causes Of Spinal Decompression In Santa Monica

By Donavan L. Stern


Most people mistake back pains with just normal pains. Normally, the activities that we carry out every day expose our spines to a lot of risks. There being so many possible causes to this condition, it is always advisable to take precautions since some of the causes are brought about by human negligence. This article focuses on the Treatment of back decompression in Santa Monica.

Though the complication is mostly associated with older people and women who are at their post menstrual stage, this does not necessarily mean that the young people are not at risk of generating the complication. Their being several causes of the condition, an injury can result to compression of spine. Also the activities we carry out everyday can contribute much to this complication. Some of these activities may include: poor lifting techniques of heavy luggage, poor sitting habits among others.

Spinal compression can be corrected if noticed in its early stages. However if the symptoms are ignored, the degree of complexity may be very hard to be corrected resulting to disability of the patient. Though these signs may vary depending on the affected area, people with spinal compressions complications may experience back pains, stiffness in the neck and weakness in the legs among others.

There are different treatment processes for the condition which usually depend on the degree of compression. Before prescribing the correct mediation to administer, the doctor first considers the health fitness of that patient in general, the spinal area affected, any medical history that the patient might have been subjected to, the stage of the patients cancer, what the patient is able and not able to do and what exactly the patient would wish to achieve.

The use of brace around the affected area is also another method which can be used to successfully treat backbone complications. This is normally done the same way one would have a brace on the joints after injury. Apart from giving your spine time to heal, brace usually help in relieving pain caused by these compressions.

The condition has been associated with different causes which can take some time before being noticed or in other circumstances it may happen sudden. Some of possible causes of such a condition include, injury of the spine or the area around it, growth of cancerous and non-cancerous tumors around the spine which puts pressure on the spine thus resulting to compression, arthritis, large clots which are brought about by bleeding disorders associated with Chiropractic manipulation and disk rupture.

Bisphosponates can also be used to strengthen bones and relieve pain. This type of medication is usually subjected to patients who may have breast cancer, prostate cancer or myeloma.

Normally, the condition is examined through X-rays, CT scans and MRI tests which are usually done on the spine. These tests help practitioners to carefully examine the spine and determining the possible cause of the compression. It also provides images on the degree of compression which in turn helps doctors to give the correct medication to the patient. If stringent measures are not taken, spinal compression can result to disability and in severe conditions it may lead to death.




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