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1. Patient Education
SpineNevada wants you to be well-informed about the causes of your
back and neck pain. We have a medical advice nurse who can answer
your questions and send you a FREE Home Remedy Book. We may even
be able to help you relieve your back pain symptoms on your own.
Many times, however, back and neck pain does not go away by itself,
and it’s a good idea to have a specialist examine you to determine
the exact cause of your pain.
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2. The Physician Visit
As a first step, the doctor will look over your medical history and
examine you. You will be asked questions about your symptoms that
will help determine what’s causing your back or neck pain.
The doctor may move a leg or arm to determine where the pain is
coming from. You may need a diagnostic test, either an X-ray or
an MRI, both of which are completely painless. Depending on your
test results, you may need to meet with our spine-specialized physical
therapist or you may receive a pain-relieving injection. The purpose
of an injection is to relieve excruciating back or neck pain so
that you can proceed to the next step in the recovery process.
3. Physical Therapy & Nonsurgical
Treatment
Unlike a general physical therapist who treats a variety of problems,
the physical therapists at SpineNevada specialize in spine problems
and have advanced training in McKenzie techniques for spine. Our therapy
involves hands-on care that relieves pain symptoms, along with personalized
movements and exercises that strengthen the back and improve flexibility,
so that you can get moving again.
4. Return to Activity Ultimately, the only way to permanently treat your back is to make
it stronger, more flexible and more resistant to injury. Our therapist
will show you special movements that will help make that happen.
You will also learn how to do these special movements at home on
your own. Our number one goal is to help you return to your everyday
activities without back or neck pain.
5. If Surgery is Necessary
Regardless of the type of spine problem you have, we can help. SpineNevada
is already referred some of the most complex spine cases in the region.
We are able to treat herniated discs, spinal fractures, vertebrae problems,
spinal tumors, and other types of spinal deformity, such as scoliosis.
SpineNevada surgeons are specialized in spine and perform a high volume
of spine surgeries — more than 150 annually — which increases
proficiency.
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