Teachers have one of the most important, albeit demanding, jobs. They have to manage educating young people, while simultaneously managing a variety of classroom stressors and distractions. This chronic stress, especially when associated with overpopulated classrooms and high student-to-teacher ratios, can cause neck and back pain.
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Drs. Steven Horowitz and Jonathan Simhaee to Discuss Pain Specialist Referrals at Pre-Thanksgiving Lecture Dinner
Drs. Steven Horowitz and Jonathan Simhaee of The Center for Pain Management will be a guest speakers at a pre-Thanksgiving Lecture Dinner alongside community physicians hosted by The Center for Spinal Disorders on Thursday, November 20th at the Palisadium in Cliffside Park, NJ. The host Dr. Jonathan Lewin, Director of Spine Surgery at LIJ and … Read more
Trigger Point Injections to Help Relieve Muscle Pain
Trigger Point Injections, also called TPI’s, are intra-muscular injections of a local anesthetic (like Novocain), and often an anti-inflammatory steroid, not muscle-building, into the muscle sites that are contributing to your pain. Trigger point injections are used to treat specific areas of muscle that are in pain. These areas, known as trigger points, develop when … Read more
Discogenic Back Pain: What It Is and How to Manage It
Discogenic back pain, or lumbar disc pain, is the result of degeneration of lumbar intervertebral discs in the lower back. This degeneration is a normal part of the aging process, and it is unknown as to why certain degenerative disks cause so much pain. Of the patients with chronic lower back pain, 26%-42% suffer from … Read more
Dealing With Back Pain and Pregnancy – Causes & Tips for Relief
Back pain during pregnancy is so common that up to a full 75% of women will suffer from it by the 36th week of pregnancy. Often, back pain will resolve itself following delivery, but it is still difficult to live with during the many months of pregnancy. That’s why it is important to recognize the causes and prevention steps of pregnancy-related back pain.
So Do Epidural Steroid Injections Just Mask Pain?
The ultimate answer to this question is no; epidural steroid injections don’t simply mask pain. However, an explanation of the benefits as well as limitations of these injections will assist you in better understanding them. Epidural steroid injections have been a standard treatment for short-term pain relief for decades, providing care for radiculopathy pain (pinched … Read more
When the Pain Goes Beyond a Strained Muscle—Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS)
Almost everyone has experienced the pain of a strained muscle due to the muscle tension of activity. The discomfort usually lasts a short time and then subsides. However, if that pain persists, or you experience increased muscular pain or pain that becomes chronic, the problem may be myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).
Tips for Pain-Free Summer Travel
Travel is a potential risk for back pain, yet pain-free travel is vital to a safe and enjoyable journey. Here are some simple tips and enlightening information for taking care of your back, whether you travel by air or road. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, back and neck pain is commonly caused … Read more
Can Exercise Hurt Me? Pain & Injury from Sports or Exercise
Many people have taken up the call to get moving and get fit. Performing sports or exercise on a routine basis is probably as important as the type of food we consume daily. However, similar to how a bad diet can result in significant health problems down the road, practicing bad exercise techniques or developing … Read more
Managing Recurrent Back Pain
Many patients who have recovered from bouts with acute and chronic low back pain suffer a recurrence of the pain, often times to a more severe degree. In fact, up to 30% of individuals experience this relapse.