What are my options for pain relief?

You may find it difficult to engage in social activities and hobbies, which may result in low self-esteem. Sleep disturbances, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, decreased appetite, and mood changes are also common in people suffering from chronic pain.

Conditions Treated  Monaca, PA
Our patients have a variety of options for pain alleviation. It’s important to be aware of the non-invasive alternatives if you’ve been considering invasive treatments like surgery or medication. If you’re looking for an alternative to surgery or medicine, our clinic offers a variety of non-invasive treatments.

We offer pain relief for a wide range of conditions, including:

Back & Neck Pain  Monaca, PA

Back & Neck Pain

Back and neck discomfort of any kind can significantly limit your daily activities and make your life miserable.

Symptoms of back pain can range from moderate to severe and debilitating. Back pain can limit your range of motion and negatively impact your ability to do daily tasks and enjoy life. If you’re experiencing chronic discomfort, see your doctor right away.

The cervical vertebrae in your neck are the source of neck pain. The neck is particularly vulnerable to injury due to its exposed position and wide range of motion.

Back and neck pain can be excruciating. Is this a condition that comes on quickly and strongly? Long-term pain might linger for several weeks to years. The pain might either be constant or sporadic.

What causes back and neck pain?

Even with today’s technology, pinpointing the exact source of back and neck pain remains a challenge. All or some of the following may be to blame for back and neck pain:

  • Incorrect use, such as repetitive or heavy lifting, overuse, or excessive activity
  • Bruises, wounds, or sprains
  • Stress on the muscles and ligaments that support your spine or the effects of aging can lead to vertebral degeneration.
  • Infection
  • Tumors and bone spurs are examples of malignant development.
  • Increased weight on your spine and disc pressure caused by obesity.
  • A lack of muscle mass
  • Tension in the muscles
  • Strain vs. strain
  • Torn ligaments and muscles
  • Arthritis and other debilitating joint conditions
  • Smoking
  • Pinched nerve and protruding or ruptured (slipped) disk
  • Compression fractures with osteoporosis
  • Your vertebrae and bones may have congenital abnormalities that were present at birth
  • Aortic aneurysm, for example, is a type of abdominal ailment

At what point should I contact my doctor?

If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

  • Bladder or bowel control is lost, and both legs are weak. Symptoms like these necessitate prompt intervention.
  • Intractable, persistent, and unrelieved back or neck discomfort
  • Post-injury or post-fall pain
  • Leg or arm ache, tingling, or numbness
  • Fever
  • Weight reduction without the purpose of shedding pounds

What is the treatment for back and neck pain?

To treat these types of back pain, many doctors will recommend surgery or strong medication. Most people with back pain, on the other hand, do not want to take time off work to recover from surgery or rely on long-term medication prescriptions. Non-surgical, drug-free treatment for back and neck problems is our specialty.

The muscles, tendons, and ligaments that support the spine and its joints are the focus of the clinic’s back and neck pain treatment. Reduce pain and stiffness, strengthen muscles, and restore mobility are the main goals.

Our medical staff will conduct a thorough examination to identify the underlying causes of your back or neck pain. In order to alleviate pain, expand range of motion, strengthen muscles, and ultimately reestablish skilled function, they will design a therapy plan specifically for you.

Each patient’s treatment is tailored to their personal needs based on the results of their first evaluation and subsequent spinal monitoring throughout their course of treatment. The ultimate goal is to get back to your old self.

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Hip & Knee Pain  Monaca, PA

Hip & Knee Pain

Even the simplest actions can become excruciatingly painful when dealing with knee or hip discomfort.

Stability and mobility are provided by the hips and knees when walking and moving about. It’s possible that your joints won’t perform properly because of an injury, arthritic change, or general soreness in the hips or knees.

Additionally, hip and knee pain may result in a lack of mobility and muscle weakness, as well the inability to bear weight and trouble rising from the chair.

When you lean over to get your shoes, you may feel knee pain. As you’re going up or down the stairs, you can be bothered the most if your knees hurt when you bend. The natural, effective pain management alternatives provided by EvexiaRx - Large Chiropractic Associates can help you move the way you want to, no matter how your knee pain manifests itself.

What causes hip pain?

  • Tendonitis is the most prevalent cause of acute hip discomfort.
  • Arthritis can cause pain, stiff and tender joints, and difficulty walking.
  • Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease of the joints caused by the degradation of the cartilage that protects them with age.
  • Infectious arthritis is caused by the loss of cartilage in the joint as a result of an infection.
  • An attack on the joints by the body’s immune system results in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
  • Rheumatoid arthritis is rare compared to osteoarthritis, which affects far more people.
  • Bursitis of the trochanter
  • Trochanteric bursitis is another possibility for hip pain. When the bursa, a fluid-filled sac located near the hip joint, gets inflamed, this condition is known as bursitis.
  • Injuries to the hip, overuse of the joints, or poor posture are all potential causes of trochanteric bursitis.
  • Trauma to the hips Older folks and those with osteoporosis, a weakening of the bones owing to aging or other causes, are more likely to have hip fractures than younger people.

What causes chronic knee pain?

There is a difference between short-term and long-term knee discomfort. Knee pain is common after an accident or injury, and it can last anywhere from a few weeks to several months. Treatment for chronic knee pain is unusual, and it’s not usually traceable to a single event. In most cases, it’s the outcome of a number of factors.

Knee pain can be caused by a variety of medical disorders and diseases. These are only a few examples:

  • osteoarthritis: pain, inflammation, and joint destruction caused by degeneration and deterioration of the joint
  • tendinitis: pain in the front of the knee that is made worse when climbing, taking stairs, or walking up an incline
  • bursitis: inflammation caused by repeated overuse or injury of the knee
  • chondromalacia patella: damaged cartilage under the kneecap
  • gout: arthritis caused by the buildup of uric acid
  • Baker’s cyst: a buildup of synovial fluid (fluid that lubricates the joint) behind the knee
  • rheumatoid arthritis (RA): a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder that causes painful swelling and can eventually cause joint deformity and bone erosion
  • dislocation: dislocation of the kneecap most often the result of trauma
  • meniscus tear: a rupture in one or more of the cartilage in the knee
  • torn ligament: tear in one of the four ligaments in the knee — the most commonly injured ligament is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
  • bone tumors: osteosarcoma (second most prevalent bone cancer), most commonly occurs in the knee

The treatment at our clinic can alleviate pain and enhance general functional mobility, whether you suffer from hip or knee problems.

When should I seek emergency care?

If you have hip and knee discomfort that persists for more than a few days, you should see your doctor right away. They can devise a strategy to alleviate your discomfort and treat your disease.

Hip and knee discomfort that is accompanied by one or more of the following:

  • swelling
  • tenderness
  • soreness
  • warmth
  • redness
  • severe pain and swelling
  • deformity or severe bruising
  • symptoms in other parts of the body
  • symptoms that persist longer than a few days or get worse instead of better
  • other health conditions that could complicate healing
  • signs of infection, such as a fever

Septic arthritis, an infection of the joints, is a possible cause of these symptoms. Septic arthritis can lead to malformed joints and osteoarthritis if it is not managed.

How is Hip Pain Or Knee Pain Treated?

Our doctors will work closely with you to develop a treatment plan that reduces pain and increases range of motion and strength. Regaining pre-injury health is the ultimate goal of treatment.

Most of our patient knee pain sufferers prefer natural, non-invasive rehabilitation options. Prolonged painkiller use is also a possibility. But are you willing to risk becoming hooked to these drugs? What if surgery isn’t an option for you? Also available are painkillers that exacerbate rather than alleviate the problem.

We treat persistent knee pain using regenerative medicine and platelet-rich plasma for patients who believe they have no other options (PRP).

PRP therapies involve drawing your own blood, purifying it, and injecting the concentrated platelets and plasma into your knee. Blood molecules including platelets, growth factors, and cytokines help heal wounds. When you suffer knee pain, we use PRP to supply the healing materials you require.

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Knee pain may hold anyone back. Working on your feet might be unpleasant. Simple tasks like mowing the lawn or cleaning the floors can be difficult with knee discomfort. But don’t let it deter you.

Our clinic has the solution for efficient and long-lasting hip and knee pain relief. To request a consultation, call us now at (878) 439-7157.

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lower back pain  Monaca, PA

Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain can make even the most basic tasks difficult, such as sleeping.

People in their 30s to 50s are more prone than others to suffer from low back discomfort. In part, this can be attributed to the physiological changes that come with growing older. The fluid content between the vertebrae in your spine decreases as you become older.

Those in the area who can access our clinic who have shoulder pain or other long-term problems can get help from our clinic, which has natural ways to relieve pain. With us, you don’t have to have surgery or take painkillers to get your arm moving again.

What causes lower back pain?

Lower back pain has been a problem for a long time now. As a matter of fact, lower back pain is the single most common cause of disability in the world. Lower back pain can be caused by a wide range of things, including muscle imbalances, posture, and bad biomechanics. It can be hard to treat and manage.

Some of the most common lower back pain injuries, diagnoses, and conditions include:

  • Strains – The muscles and ligaments in the back can stretch or tear if you do too much.
  • Disc injury – The discs in the back are prone to injury.
  • Sciatica can occur with a herniated disc if the disc presses on the sciatic nerve.
  • Spinal stenosis – A narrowing of the spinal column puts pressure on the spinal cord and its nerves.
  • Scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis are all conditions that cause abnormal curvatures in the spine.
  • Arthritis is an inflammation of the joints.
  • Fibromyalgia is long-term pain and tenderness in the joints, muscles, and tendons.
  • Spondylitis is inflammation of the joints between the spinal bones.
  • Spondylosis is a degenerative disorder that may cause loss of normal spinal structure and function.

Additional health conditions that can cause lower back pain include:

  • Kidney and bladder problems
  • pregnancy
  • endometriosis
  • ovarian cysts
  • uterine fibroids
  • Cancer

When should I see a doctor if I have lower back pain?

If any of the following applies to you contact us now for prompt assistance with the problem:

  • There is an increase in the intensity of or a widening of your discomfort to include your lower extremities.
  • Your pain medication isn’t working as well as it used to.
  • Your pain begins to interfere with your daily activities, or it interferes with activities in a way that is more than normal.

How can shoulder pain be treated?

Our clinic’s treatment for lower back pain can enhance your mobility and comfort, no matter what your condition or pain level is.

Our medical staff at our clinic is well-versed in the evaluation, treatment, and management of individuals with a wide range of lower back pain conditions. We can help. They can diagnose the root cause of your lower back discomfort and devise a treatment plan that includes manual treatments and exercises.

Treatment may include:

  • massage
  • stretching
  • strengthening exercises
  • back and spinal manipulation
  • discectomy
  • foraminotomy
  • Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET)
  • Nucleoplasty
  • Radiofrequency lesioning or ablation
  • Spinal fusion
  • spinal laminectomy

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migraines  Monaca, PA

Migraines

Migraines of short or long duration that happen a lot can have a big impact on your ability to do everyday things and make your life less enjoyable.

Having pain in any part of the head is called a headache. Often, a headache that is bothering you isn’t dangerous and will go away on its own. Severe headaches that last for a short or long time and have a big impact on your ability to do everyday things and your quality of life can often be controlled or eliminated with the right treatment.

At our clinic, we can treat headaches that are caused by musculoskeletal problems or a lot of other things. Tension-type, migraine and cluster headaches, as well as secondary headaches caused by fever or an infectious disease, cranial neuralgias, and facial pain are just some of the different types of headaches.

Our office is here to help you find out if your headaches can be treated without the use of drugs or medications.

What are the causes of Migraines?

Migraine is still a mystery to scientists, with no known etiology. The illness is still attributed to “abnormal” brain activity, which alters nerve transmission, neurotransmitters, and blood vessels in the brain, according to this group’s theory.

In addition, there are several migraine triggers that are frequently mentioned, such as:

  • bright lights
  • severe heat, or other extremes in weather
  • dehydration
  • changes in barometric pressure
  • hormone changes in people assigned female at birth, like estrogen and progesterone fluctuations during menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause
  • excess stress
  • loud sounds
  • intense physical activity
  • skipping meals
  • changes in sleep patterns
  • use of certain medications, like oral contraceptives or nitroglycerin
  • unusual smells
  • certain foods
  • smoking
  • alcohol use
  • traveling

How are migraines treated by our doctor?

Although migraine is not a disease that can be cured, our doctor at our clinic can help you manage your symptoms by providing you with medication and other resources that may lead to fewer migraines in the future. Migraine sufferers can also benefit from treatment.

Your treatment plan may vary based on:

  • your age
  • how frequently you suffer from migraines
  • the type and severity of your migraines
  • including whether or not you are unable to attend school or work due to discomfort, nausea, or vomiting
  • other symptoms you may be experiencing or medications you are currently on.

The following are possible components of your treatment plan:

  • lifestyle adjustments, including stress management and avoiding migraine triggers
  • OTC pain or migraine medications, like Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or acetaminophen (Tylenol)
  • prescription migraine medications that you take every day to help prevent migraine headaches and reduce how often you have headaches
  • prescription migraine medications that you take as soon as an attack starts to keep it from becoming severe and to ease symptoms
  • prescription medications to help with nausea or vomiting
  • hormone therapy if migraines seem to occur in relation to your menstrual cycle
  • counseling
  • alternative care, which may include meditation, acupressure, or acupuncture

I suffer headaches, when should I go to a doctor?

Schedule an evaluation at our clinic as soon as possible if your migraine is bothering you and is not responding well to the standard home treatment techniques.

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Sciatica  Monaca, PA

Sciatica

Sciatica pain is immediately incapacitating, and it frequently leads to long-term incapacitation. Aside from the pain, patients frequently experience tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness in their leg, making standing and walking impossible.

Simply put, sciatica reduces your quality of life.

Anyone suffering from Sciatica can find all-natural pain relief options at our clinic. You won’t need surgery or opioids if you work with us, and we’ll be able to improve your life right away.

What causes sciatica?

Sciatica can be caused by a number of conditions that involve your spine and affect the nerves that run down your back. It can also be caused by an injury, such as a fall, or by spinal or sciatic nerve tumors.

The following are some of the most common conditions that can cause sciatica.

  • Herniated discs – occur when the first layer of the cartilage ribs.
  • Spinal stenosis – It’s characterized by the abnormal narrowing of your lower spinal canal.
  • Spondylolisthesis – is one of the associated conditions of degenerative disk disorder.
  • Piriformis syndrome – is a rare neuromuscular disorder in which your piriformis muscle involuntarily contracts or tightens, causing sciatica.

When should I see a doctor if I’m experiencing Sciatica pain?

Call our clinic if:

  • Your pain worsens
  • You lose feeling in your affected leg, or notice weakness in your leg
  • You develop problems with your bowels or bladder
  • Your pain returns after successful treatment of your sciatica

How can sciatica pain be treated?

Our clinic is popular with Integrative medicine. There are a variety of sciatica alternative treatments available here at our clinic.

Treatment includes:

  • Acupuncture – this procedure is virtually painless
  • Chiropractic – manipulate your spine to achieve maximum spinal mobility
  • Induce hypnosis – which is intended to put you in a very relaxed, focused state of mind, allowing you to best receive healthy suggestions and instructions
  • Massage therapy – apply motion, pressure, tension, or vibration to your body to relieve pressure and pain.
  • Lumbar Therapeutic Injections for Sciatica – may help treat pain stemming from conditions that affect the sciatic nerve.
  • Epidural steroid injections – may help relieve sciatic pain stemming from conditions such as spinal stenosis, disc herniation, or degenerative disc disease.
  • Selective nerve root blocks – reduces inflammation and numbs the pain transmitted by the nerve.

When you are first diagnosed with sciatica, our clinic will most likely give you advice on how to treat your sciatica pain. You should try to carry on with your daily activities as much as possible. Lying in bed or avoiding activity can aggravate your symptoms.

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Shoulder Pain  Monaca, PA

Shoulder Pain

Your shoulder has a broad and adaptable range of motion. When something goes wrong with your shoulder, it restricts your ability to move freely and can cause significant pain and discomfort.

Anyone suffering from shoulder pain or other chronic problems can benefit from our all-natural pain management choices. With our help, you won’t have to undergo surgery or take opioids to get your arm working again.

What causes shoulder pain?

Because of its wide range of motion, the shoulder is one of the body’s most unstable joints. Injuries might occur because the ball of the upper arm is larger than the shoulder socket. It is also necessary to support the shoulder joint with soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, and ligaments that are prone to damage as well as overuse or underuse.

Shoulder difficulties can be exacerbated or accompanied by discomfort that radiates to the shoulder from other parts of the body due to degenerative disorders or diseases.

The following are some of the most common shoulder problems:

  • Dislocation
  • Separation
  • Impingement syndrome
  • Tendinosis
  • Rotator cuff tear
  • Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
  • Fracture
  • Inflamed bursae
  • Arthritis inflammation

How soon should I contact a doctor if I’m experiencing discomfort in my upper back or shoulders?

A physician should be seen if pain or limited range of motion persists in the shoulder. Any of the following conditions should be reported to our clinic for immediate attention:

  • Having a hard time moving one’s arm when clothing oneself
  • Inability to go to the top of a tall bookcase
  • It hurts to lift or carry things
  • Pushing, yanking, or reaching causes excruciating pain.
  • Pain at the back of the neck at rest

Emergency services should be called immediately if your shoulder discomfort is sudden and unrelated to an incident, as it could indicate a heart attack or other medical emergency.

What is the best way to deal with a sore shoulder?

Regardless of your condition or amount of pain, our clinic’s treatment can help alleviate your shoulder pain, allowing you to move more freely and comfortably.

A wide range of shoulder pain disorders can be treated and managed by our medical experts. Shoulder pain can be accurately diagnosed and treated using a variety of methods, including manual therapy techniques and exercises prescribed by your doctor.

Some of the most common types of treatment for shoulder pain include:

  • Lifting and carrying are examples of practical actions.
  • Physical therapy.
  • Manipulation of the soft tissues
  • Injections of the trigger points
  • Regenerative therapies such as Platelet Rich Plasma
  • Stretching
  • Exercises to build muscle
  • Injecting the joints
  • Exercising one’s range of motion

Let go of your shoulder ache, and get your life back on track. To request an appointment, please get in touch with our office.

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Auto Injuries

Auto accidents, even ones with little visible damage to the vehicle, can result in significant injuries to the neck and spine. Symptoms may occur immediately, at the accident site. Even in the absence of immediate symptoms, many times the pain and other symptoms will worsen over the following days as inflammation increases.

If you are transported to the hospital emergency department, the physicians are most concerned only with serious life-threatening injuries or broken bones. If there are no life-threatening injuries or fractures, typically patients are referred to their medical doctors for management. Commonly, medical doctors will treat these types of injuries with dangerous pain medications that can cause significant side effects and which only mask the symptoms.

In our office, Dr. Large will fully evaluate your injuries and will craft a specific care plan for you to help decrease or eliminate your pain and to restore your proper function. Don’t wait any longer, call today to make your appointment!

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

CTS is a problem of the median nerve which runs from the forearm into the hand. When there is excessive pressure in the wrist, it causes swelling of the median nerve. This small area called the carpal tunnel is a narrow tunnel at the wrist made up of bones, soft tissues, nerves, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels. When the median nerve which runs through this tunnel gets compressed it causes pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in the hand and wrist which radiates into the forearm. The carpal tunnel is the most common area that gets compressed in both the hands and feet.

CTS should be diagnosed and treated early. During your consultation, you will receive a standard physical examination of the hands, arms, shoulders and neck to help determine if your symptoms are related to daily activities or to an underlying disorder. Our highly skilled chiropractor will also utilize other orthopedic tests to try to produce the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Laboratory tests and x-rays can reveal diabetes, arthritis, fractures, and other common causes of wrist and hand pain.

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Pinched Nerve

A pinched nerve can happen in a variety of places throughout the body with some of the most common being the lower spine, wrists, neck, and legs. A pinched nerve occurs when the muscles or tendons around the nerve are inflamed, putting pressure on the nerve and either causing pain or even numbness throughout the extremities related or attached to this affected nerve.
Your pinched nerve may be caused by different physical conditions such as carpal tunnel or a herniated disc. Though pinched nerves can be painful, the majority of patients find that their pinched nerve(s) goes away on its own.

If the pinched nerve does not resolve itself and you have persistent pain that lasts for more than a few days, you should seek medical attention by scheduling an appointment at EvexiaRx - Large Chiropractic Associates with our chiropractor. This is especially true if you’ve tried at-home treatments but feel like your pain is worsening as time progresses. With pinched nerves, it’s important to seek medical attention in order to identify the underlying cause of the pinched nerve to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

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Sports Injury

Chiropractic care can help a multitude of sports injuries such as tendinitis, bursitis, sprains, and strains just to name a few. These injuries can be to the neck and back as well as other areas of the body including the shoulders, knees, hips, etc.

The initial goal is to reduce inflammation and pain and then to restore joint function allowing a person to get back to the sport as quickly and safely as possible.

A lot of athletes also regularly use Chiropractic care to enhance their performance and prevent injury. This is accomplished through regular chiropractic adjustments that help balance the body structurally and functionally. Many Olympic and professional athletes have used chiropractic care for years. Let us help you stay in the game or help you get back in the game today! Call our office and make an appointment and we will let you know how we can help your particular situation.

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Work Injuries

Workplace injuries don’t only occur during traumatic slips and falls at work but are more often than not, the result of repetitive movements, and caused by doing the physical demands required of your job over an extended period of time. These types of workplace injuries are all too common in today’s workforce and are best identified by their symptoms.

Symptoms of a workplace injury can include:

  • Lower back pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Carpal tunnel and hand pain
  • Disc injuries
  • Sciatica (pain caused by the sciatic nerve in your lower back and legs)
  • Joint pain

Being examined by a chiropractor is often the first step in identifying and treating a workplace injury through non-invasive care which is why EvexiaRx - Large Chiropractic Associates conducts thorough examinations during his first session with new patients in order to better assess their injury. Since workplace injuries usually develop over time, it’s important to share all the symptoms you may be experiencing so we can identify the root cause.

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Spinal Stenosis

What is Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Lumbar refers to the lower section of your back, spinal refers to your spinal cord which consists of vertebrae running down your back, and stenosis simply means narrowing. When these vertebrae start pressing on the nerves in our spinal cord, this narrowing begins.

Spinal stenosis is most commonly caused by osteoarthritis due to the changes it causes to the spine. Symptoms of spinal stenosis include: pain or numbness in the legs, trouble controlling bladder and bowel function, a burning sensation down the legs, loss of sensation to the feet or lower extremities, loss of sexual drive, or difficulty walking for long periods of time and distance.

Spinal stenosis can be diagnosed through a variety of tests such as x-rays, CT or MRI scans, bone scans, EMG or myelograms. During your consultation, we will discuss your symptoms and perform a thorough physical evaluation. Our team is highly trained to help you through this diagnosis every step of the way!

If diagnosed, we will develop a customized treatment plan for you to make sure your pain and symptoms are well-managed. Treatment plans may include: medications, physical therapy, surgery, and chiropractic adjustments. We will also provide you with tips on how to improve your overall diet and exercise routines, as maintaining a healthy weight can improve symptoms and your overall well-being.

For more information on Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, or to request an appointment, please don’t hesitate to contact us today at (878) 439-7157.

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Tendinitis

Achilles tendinitis is caused by overuse of the band of tissues that connects the lower region of your calf muscle to your heel bone, also known as your Achilles tendon. Those at a higher risk for Achilles tendinitis are runners engaging in intense training or middle-aged people who participate in sports on occasion.If you’re experiencing Achilles tendinitis, you may encounter mild aching, tenderness, and/or stiffness in the back of the leg or above the heel. Fortunately, most cases can be treated, and your highly qualified doctor will discuss ways to perform at-home care to prevent recurring episodes. For more serious cases that lead to tendon tears, surgery may be required. Your doctor will conduct a thorough examination and will discuss the best course of action with you.

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Plantar Fasciitis/Foot Pain

Plantar Fasciitis is a potentially chronic and painful condition that occurs when the long, flat ligament on the plantar surface/bottom of the foot develops tears and inflammation. This ligament is called the plantar fascia and it runs from the heel to your toes. When you walk or run, there is a cycle of landing and propelling yourself forward when you raise yourself up on your toes as you shift your weight to your other foot, causing all your weight to be held up by the plantar fascia. Such repetitive force can pull the fascia from its attachment on your heel as well as cause damage and plantar fasciitis.

After a thorough exam, a plan of care with treatment recommendations will be made: Chiropractic adjustment to mobilize and rebalance structures, scanning and fitting for custom orthotics if needed, stretches and strengthening exercise as appropriate, as well as High Power Laser Therapy to decrease inflammation and pain associated with fasciitis and to encourage healing are the most common treatments.

Call the office today at (878) 439-7157 and get back to standing and walking without the annoying pain of plantar fasciitis.

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