Unfortunately, I have experienced the most common form of back pain, sciatic nerve pain. OUCH! The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body (1) and is comprised of two nerves, “tibial and common fibular—bound together by a common sheath of connective tissue. It splits into its two divisions, usually at the knee. Injury to the sciatic nerve results in sciatica, pain that may extend from the buttock down the posterior and lateral aspect of the leg and the lateral aspect of the foot” (1). Sciatic pain has a range, “from a mild ache to a sharp, burning sensation or excruciating pain. Sometimes it can feel like a jolt or electric shock. It can be worse when you cough or sneeze, and prolonged sitting can aggravate symptoms. Usually only one side of your body is affected” (2).
There are several possible causes of sciatica, “the sciatic nerve may be injured because of a herniated (slipped) disc, dislocated hip, and osteoarthritis of the lumbosacral spine” (1). I personally experienced sciatic pain during one of my pregnancies which is common because of the increased, “pressure from the uterus during pregnancy”(1).
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1. Tortora, G. & Derrickson, B. (2017). Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 15th
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When I worked as a teacher, I had a hearing impaired student with a cochlear implant. A cochlear implant is used when there is damage to the hairs in the inner ear, which work to, “generate an electrical current in the auditory nerve. The electrical signal travels through inter-connections in the brain to specific areas of the brain that recognize it as sound” (1). Since there is no damage to the auditory nerve the implant will, “bypass damaged hair cells and convert speech and environmental sounds into electrical signals and send these signals to the hearing nerve” (1). My student had the surgery for the implant over the summer and with the implant, he was able to
This is a 47-year-old male with a 2/1/2007 date of injury, who injured his low back from lifting a large bucket of cut grass. DIAGNOSIS: 1. Left SI radicular symptoms. Lumbar discogenic pain with high-intensity zone at L5-S1 per MRI April 2007. X-ray showed 4-mm retrolisthesis at L5-S 1.
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is found in 15 to 30% individuals with low back pain.1 Sacroiliac joint dysfunction can be a result of acute trauma, heavy lifting, prolonged bending, torsional strain, fall on to the buttocks and motor vehicle accidents. Chronic and repetitive shear or torsional forces associated with sports like golf, bowling, skating may also result in sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Prolonged sitting or lying on the affected side, more weight bearing on the affected side during walking or standing, forward bending with knees extended may also predispose a person to sacroiliac joint dysfunction.3 Mechanism of dysfunction: Dysfunction occurs mostly when a person lifts something in a forward flexed position or stands in lordotic posture. Due to this, line of gravity shifts anterior to the acetabulum which creates rotational force in extension around
A lot of this pain is unnecessary. A visit to an experienced chiropractic physician like those at Stroud Chiropractic could help alleviate this pain. Stroud Chiropractic- October Generally chiropractic physicians treat pain without drugs. With Stroud Chiropractic you can expect skillful health professionals to use the
The patient mostly comes with pain at the sacrum region and radiates to the extension sciatic nerve. More symptoms can occur as: pain aggravates with activity, abnormal gain (antalegic gate), numbness of the leg, and pain if rising from squatting. The Piriformis muscle spasm may appears as a palpable mass in the buttock area (Chaitow L, 1998). The Prifiormis syndrome can lead to some complications as the swelling and the DVT due to the entrapment of the nerves and blood vessels (Bustamante & Houlton, 2001).
The topic of cochlear implants is causing quite the argument between the deaf and medical community. The core of the disagreement centers around whether or not cochlear implantation should continue to be considered as an option for hearing impaired individuals to improve auditory ability.. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association a cochlear implant is “a device that provides direct electrical stimulation to the auditory (hearing) nerve in the inner ear.” Proponents of cochlear implants claim that hose who are born with or later experience a problem with the sensory nerve of the inner ear have the opportunity to gain the ability to hearHowever, many are now arguing that this device is not as useful or healthy for the human ear as it has been said to be. Those who oppose cochlear implantation, namely the deaf community, view it as a threat to the deaf community and its culture.
Spinal stenosis results from the narrowing of the spinal canal. All the more particularly, the nerve paths in the vertebrae narrows, in this manner blocking and compressing nerve roots. The condition may stem from abnormalities in the aging spine, or body mechanics. Symptoms may incorporate pain in the neck, shoulder, and arm, or lower back, pain activated by strolling or remaining for expanded periods that are lightened subsequent to sitting down, or flexing forward, muscle spasms or general shortcoming, numbness and tingling or temperature changes in the legs. To Diagnose Spinal Stenosis:
Should I Go See a Chiropractor? Your spine is the backbone of your body. Like your skull protecting your brain, your vertebrae surrounds the spinal cord to prevent damage to your central nervous system. Because these nerves are connected to your arms and legs, the pain and numbness you feel throughout your body could be stemming from spinal injuries.
The pain did not go away. I was at the doctor again the next week for worrying back pain starting. The pain was near my kidneys which was not only worrying me, but everyone else. After a many doctor visits, my mom was worried about me for a completely different reason. She thought I was missing too much school.
A Guide to Curing Sciatica with Physical Therapy and Exercise Geoffrey Morell, a highly renowned Medical Intuitive and Energy Healer with over 20 years of expertise in magnetic, intuitive, psychic, and spiritual healing, and co-founder of Weston A. Price Foundation along with wife, Sally Fallon Morell, and nutritionist Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., discusses about the common concern of sciatica amongst people of all age. Having suffered the medical condition for several years himself, he states that it is important for everybody to clearly understand and diagnose the condition and its extent so as to get proper treatment to cure the condition. He also states that the extent of sciatica isn’t the same in every patient. Some may suffer the pain only intermittently
The pancreas can result in pain in the back that is directly behind the pancreas usually at spinal levels
Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor and in which many people will face at least once in their life time. Low back pain can be experienced by many people at any age, but mostly in those of the aging population. There are many reasons people experience low back pain, but most begin to feel better after several weeks and only rarely do they experience chronic back pain problems. One such chronic low back pain condition that effects the younger population is lumbar spondylolysis. Lumbar spondylolysis is a chronic condition found mostly in young athletes who participate in sports that make the athlete have to repeatedly bend the spine backwards.
Introduction: Piriformis syndrome (PS) is a neuromuscular condition with a special combination of several characteristic manifestations mainly highlighted by gluteal pain(1). Others may involve pain in the lower back area down to buttocks, paraesthesia, numbness and limitations to some weight-bearing activities like walking for long periods, standing and sitting to some degrees(1-5). Other symptoms may also include: the sciatic notch tenderness, swelling, sexual dysfunctions and splayfoot with a dominant external rotation in supine lying indicating tightness of the muscle(6). In general, four primary manifestations had the highest tendency to be found as was reported by a recent systematic review. These include: posterior buttock pain, increased sciatica symptoms with sitting, tenderness over the greater sciatic notch and positive results of Piriformis muscle tension tests
The pain can be reduced through a variety of therapies depending on its cause. Sources: http://www.healthline.com/health/peripheral-neuropathy#Overview1
After watching the movie “Sound and Fury”, I learned about what a cochlear implant is and the effects that it has on Deaf culture. A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted device that provides the brain with sound signals. In the movie Heather who is from a completely Deaf family wants to get the implant Another family in the movie who the husband (Chris) is the brother of Heather 's father (Peter) who has newborn twins, which one of them is Deaf. The effects that the cochlear implant has is that while it can help Deaf people improve their ability to hear sounds it can also make them lose their Deaf culture which Heathers parents are afraid of. For the newborn twin, Chris and his wife want their child to have a successful life through hearing.
At first, patients may have severe pain which can be described as a deep dull ache similar to sharp stabbing pain. Some people also experience tingling, numbness, muscle weakness in knee, hip or ankle movements. The shin or sciatica is typically worsened by sneezing, coughing, bending or prolonged sitting. Causes: Degeneration of the disc or disc aging is a gradual process. A lumbar disc prolapse occurs when the annulus is too weak for preventing the nucleus prolapsing out.