Research Articles
A significant percentage of patients experiencing chronic cervical and/or low back pain may be secondary to facet joint (zygapophsial joints or z-joints) etiology. This percentage has been reported to be up to 52%. This mechanical low back pain may be caused by either degenerative changes or whiplash injuries, such as a MVA. This source of back/neck pain is often overlooked by many physicians.
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In a small retrospective trial conducted in 2009, did you know 68% of patients with tendonopathies reported improvement in pain when administered with PRP and 97% of those patients reported functional improvement
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Herniation, protrusion, bulge or tear. Hearing any of these words in reference to a lumbar back injury can be devastating to any athlete, but in particular to the avid multisport devotee who may equate those words to surgery, rest and a temporary change of lifestyle. Treatment options for disc injuries have been mostly limited to medications, physical therapy, spinal corticosteroid injections and decompression tables. But when these treatments do not provide longterm benefits, patients often face the grim prospect of surgery.
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Using your own blood for anything other than a donation might cause concerns in the endurance sports community. However, recent medical advances in the treatment of chronic injury are creating a viable and legal option for using an athlete’s own blood to promote healing, especially in soft tissue (muscles, ligaments and tendons). One of the most promising new procedures for treating soft tissue injuries is platelet rich plasma therapy, or simply, PRP.
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A study recently published Arthritis and Rheumatism clearly demonstrates that using ultrasound to guide an injection is not only more accurate but patients who received these injections had better outcomes in function than those patients who were given these injections…
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