Low back & Hip pain

Healing Hands Medical Massage Institute provides substantial healing and pain relief for people suffering from low back pain caused by muscle tension and strain. The therapist works on a nook between your lower rib and spine – right where the stability of the rib cage and thoracic vertebrae gives way to the relative instability of the lumbar spine. It consists of trigger points in the upper – central corner of the quadrates lumborum muscle and the thick column of the muscle that braces the spine.

Causes:

Underlying disease
Trauma
Lying on a side for a prolonged period
Overuse
Sitting in an awkward position
Sprains or strains are the main cause of Low back and Hip Pain

Symptoms:

Leg weakness
Swelling
Muscle spasms and limited ability to move the muscle
Cramping
Spinal stenosis
Bursitis
Trochanteric bursitis

Back pain is one of the most common health complaints in the world, almost everyone gets back pain at some time. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on low back pain, the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work. Back pain is the most common neurological ailment caused by torn or pulled muscle and/or ligament.

Most commonly, mechanical issues and soft-tissue injuries are the cause of low back pain. These injuries can include damage to the inter-vertebral discs, compression of nerve roots, and improper movement of the spinal joints.

A low back sprain or strain can happen suddenly, or can develop slowly over time from repetitive movements.
Strains occur when a muscle is stretched too far and tears, damaging the muscle itself.
Sprains happen when over-stretching and tearing affects ligaments, which connect the bones together.

Common causes of sprain and strain include Lifting a heavy object or twisting the spine while lifting, fall, Poor posture over time, Sports injuries.

Medical Treatments & Surgery

The standard medical approach to back pain varies depending on the severity of the condition. Muscle relaxants, Painkillers, Epidural steroid injections, rest and physical therapy such as traction, diathermy, ultrasound, hot packs and cold packs are sometimes used. Even bed rest has been found ineffective for a serious form of back and leg pain called sciatica.

If the problem doesn’t improve or worsens then surgery may be recommended. But research is revealing that spinal surgery for acute lower back problems should rarely be performed, most of it unnecessary.

Studies reveal that spinal surgery is no better than less invasive care; Outcomes after five years are similar when surgical and non-surgical approaches are compared. Lynn Johnson, MD, of the American Academy of Pain Medicine states: “Just about any approach is better than having surgery because all the studies have shown that, if you take a surgical population and non-surgical population, they all seem to do the same in five years.”

Medical treatments such as an epidural steroid injection may provide short term pain relief to allow progress in physical therapy. Narcotics are rarely used to treat long-term pain, as they have many side effects and can easily become addictive.

Medical Massage Therapy

Many patients with low back pain report relief from Non-medical treatments like Manual manipulation, Massage therapy and Mindful meditation.

Massage therapy can relieve the muscle spasms that usually contribute to low back pain and provide substantial healing and pain relief for people suffering from low back pain, if the correct muscles are targeted. Massage also increases blood flow to the low back, which speeds up healing by bringing nutrients and oxygen to damaged muscles.

Most muscle spasms require massage treatments, usually over the course of six weeks, to achieve the best effect. If muscle spasms do not begin to respond to neuromuscular therapy within two to three massages, there is usually inflammation present and patients should consult their doctor for treatment for the inflammation.

Massage therapy will produce the best results when combined with medical treatments such as physical therapy or physician care. Many massage therapy professionals will work as part of an interdisciplinary health care team in overall patient evaluation and treatment.

Research has shown that Medical Massage Therapy can:

decrease low back pain
decrease disability associated with low back pain
decrease pain and disability over time
decrease anxiety/depression associated with low back pain

In a study published in the February 2014 edition of Scientific World Journal, researchers investigated whether chronic low-back pain therapy with Massage Therapy alone was as effective as combining it with non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. The study was conducted on 59 individuals divided into two groups, all of whom suffered from low-back pain and were diagnosed with degenerative changes of the spine, other inter-vertebral disc diseases or spine pain.

In both patient groups, the pain measured was significantly reduced and the level of disability showed significant improvement compared to the baseline. Researchers concluded Massage had a positive effect on patients with chronic low-back pain and propose that the use of Massage indicates similar results as anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of chronic low-back pain

Most healthcare providers are recognising Medical Massage Therapy as a legitimate aid for lower back pain and an effective adjunct to lower back treatments. Fifty-four percent of healthcare providers say they will encourage their patients to pursue Massage Therapy in addition to medical treatment.

Low back & Hip pain

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Medical Treatments & Surgery

Medical Massage Therapy

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