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Chronic Leg Pain

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

Chronic leg pain can be a challenging condition for physicians to diagnose, since the symptoms may be produced in the affected area itself or in other regions which innervate the leg with nerve energy anywhere above the affected level. Leg symptoms usually make patients think that they have injured their actual limb, but in many cases, the pain comes from some issue which is enacting pain in the sciatic nerve or even in one or more of the nerve roots in the spine.

In most patients with idiopathic leg pain, there is no history or indication of injury or obvious trauma. The leg appears fine, and may even function perfectly, although the patient will be complaining of agonizing symptoms including pain, and possible neurological issues like numbness, tingling, weakness or the perception of burning. If x-rays return normal and there is no other indication of a fracture or possible injury to the leg itself, the diagnostician must go deeper into the anatomy to find the possible source of pain.

Nerve concerns are far more commonly diagnosed and often relate to spinal sources in the lumbar or lumbosacral spine. In these cases, the working diagnostic theory states that some structure is likely impinging upon one or more of the spinal nerve roots which eventually supply the leg with life energy.

Circulatory conditions, such as diabetes, can cause widespread or localized leg pain. These conditions are usually able to be diagnosed using standardized tests and the neuropathy condition is typically treatable using specialized medications.

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Pinched Sciatic Nerve Leg Pain

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
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Pinched sciatic nerve leg pain can vary from a slight twinge to constant pain originating in the lower back and travelling all the way down through the buttock and down the leg to the foot. The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the human body and so the pain associated with this nerve can be any place from the lower back to the foot on either or both legs.

Pinched sciatic nerve leg pain may be as a result of an injury to the back in the form of for example, lifting objects incorrectly, sitting at a computer desk in the incorrect posture position, sport, car and gym accidents and many more. The term Pinched means the nerve may be compressed or constricted due to movement of a bulging disc. Other causes of a pinched sciatic nerve may include spinal arthritis and problems with the vertebral column.

If you are experiencing what you may think to be pinched sciatic nerve leg pain then the first place you should go is to your local GP as they are qualified to give you the best advice available. There are drugs available to help reduce the inflamed are of the nerve and thus reduce the pain. Sitting on soft or low surfaces should be avoided as trying to get up from them may cause severe discomfort.

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Having a Pain in Your Butt?

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
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Feeling good about yourself because you finally decided to clean out the garage, but you’re so sore the next day you can’t move – particularly in your butt muscle? Many patients visit doctors or chiropractors for emergency treatments this time of year because they did something out of the ordinary, such as: golfing; cleaning out the garage; raking leaves; or camping and sleeping with a rock underneath them. And now they are experiencing pain in the butt.

What they are experiencing is called piriformis syndrome. This common muscle injury can result from repetitive motion and over use of your piriformis muscle. Pain is often felt in the buttocks first, resulting in referred pain into the legs. This is commonly mistaken for sciatica.

The self-treatment for piriformis syndrome is to use a golf or tennis ball (a cold one is best) on your butt or hip area. Sit on the floor and put your weight on the golf ball. Move the ball around until the ball is in the place where it hurts the most. If it’s sore and hurts while you’re sitting on the golf ball you’re doing a great job! Toxins tend to accumulate in tight muscles and putting pressure on this area alleviates the toxins, and also breaks up the pain – spasm – pain cycle.

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One Helpful Solution to Sciatica Pain

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
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Sciatica pain may be experienced anywhere from the lower back to the calf muscles, producing a frustrating ache. This problem typically influences only one side of the body. Many consider this fact to indicate the problem is exasperated by poor posture.

The sciatic nerve, the longest in the entire system, starts inside the small of the back and threads straight down the rear of each calf directly to the toes of each foot. Sciatica pain may be lowered by sciatica exercises.

Sciatica pain may be extreme and unbearable for a few folks, though for other people the pains due to the sciatica might be frustrating nevertheless sporadic. With sciatica pain almost always there is possibilities for it to become even more serious. Sciatica pain can be quite lingering. A lot of people suffer sciatic nerve pain for a few months or maybe several years.

Sciatica may be severe, reducing the patient of the strength to stand, go walking, roll over in bed or accomplish virtually any work. For a large number of men and women, yoga exercises as well as sciatica stretches are generally the most worthwhile home treatment for sciatica.

Sciatica can even be attributable to Isthmic spondylolisthesis, a much less frequent sciatica symptom. Spondylolisthesis transpires whenever one spinal vertebrae slides forwards and causes stress on the adjoining vertebrae.

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Prevent and Get Rid of Ankle Pain and Swelling

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
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Ankle pain and swelling could be due to a number of reasons. If you have twisted your ankle, the swelling comes from an excess of fluids that are sent to the injured site to protect it from further injury. If the fluid causing the swelling is left to its own devices, it will later turn into scar tissue, which is more difficult to break down, and could leave you suffering for months.

The pain can be caused by a number of reasons. If your ankle is sprained, the pain is most likely from injury to the ligaments. Depending on the degree of injury, ligaments can be stretched, torn, or even completely broken.

To reduce ankle pain and swelling, Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation are important within the first 48 hours. These four components will not only make you more comfortable in the short-term, they will also help prevent prolonged pain and recurrence of injury in the future.

While RICE helps to take down ankle pain and swelling as well as prevent further injury within the first 48 hours, after this time period become ineffective, and your left with a swollen, bruised, hurting, sprained ankle. What do you do with it? Sit around and watch TV while you wait for your body to heal itself? Although the body is equipped with tools to heal itself with time, we can use modern medical techniques to help speed the healing. It’s not magic; it’s not a miracle, just science. Ankle exercises aimed at strengthening and rehabilitating are the key to getting you on your feet sooner.

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Chronic Leg Pain

Saturday, September 18th, 2010

From the Desk of Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

Chronic leg pain can be a challenging condition for physicians to diagnose, since the symptoms may be produced in the affected area itself or in other regions which innervate the leg with nerve energy anywhere above the affected level. Leg symptoms usually make patients think that they have injured their actual limb, but in many cases, the pain comes from some issue which is enacting pain in the sciatic nerve or even in one or more of the nerve roots in the spine.

Of course it is certainly possible to have leg pain due to actual injury to the leg structure itself. People can damage their leg tissues in any number of ways, causing trauma to the skin, bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments or nerves anywhere in the area. However, in these cases, diagnosis is usually easy, since the patients will likely know how and when the injury occurred.

As long as the localized structures are sound, then the condition is almost always sourced in either nerve dysfunction or circulatory dysfunction. Nerve concerns are far more commonly diagnosed and often relate to spinal sources in the lumbar or lumbosacral spine. In these cases, the working diagnostic theory states that some structure is likely impinging upon one or more of the spinal nerve roots which eventually supply the leg with life energy. The causation blamed for enacting this compression, commonly called “pinched nerves”, can vary greatly.

Circulatory conditions, such as diabetes, can cause widespread or localized leg pain. These conditions are usually able to be diagnosed using standardized tests and the neuropathy condition is typically treatable using specialized medications. In many cases, the pain is not correctly attributed to its actual source, which is purposefully enacted regional ischemia.

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Intense Leg Pain Could Be Sciatica

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

If you are experiencing intense pain, burning or tingling, numbness or weakness that runs through your buttocks and/or down the back of one leg and may or may not be accompanied by lower back pain, there’s a good chance you may be suffering from sciatica. This debilitating condition makes it difficult to stand, sit, lay down, or walk.

The sciatic nerve runs from your low back down through the buttocks and along the back of each leg. It is a large nerve about the size of a finger. In most cases, sciatica occurs when a lumbar (low back) joint is out of alignment (position) or a disk herniates or bulges and there is pressure on the sciatic nerve. Often this situation is caused by or further aggravated by improper lifting, sudden twisting or jarring of the back during a sports activity, sudden movements or just plain wear and tear.

If the cause is pressure on the nerve from a vertebra out of place, the chiropractor will move that vertebra back to its proper position thereby relieving the pain. If it is caused by a herniated or bulging disk, a chiropractor can use a variety of non-invasive techniques to gently through a combination of techniques we commonly provide genuine, sustained relief from the pain of sciatica by relieving and eliminating the pressure that causes the leg pain in the first place.

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Lower Back and Leg Pain

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

One major cause of lower back pain is muscle imbalances. The other is trauma to your body core. Like falling, sitting for long periods of time and traffic accidents. Those are just a few of the many examples.

The obvious conclusion is to fix one of those two conditions. If you can not help but sit all the time then at least counter the low back pain caused by sitting to much. Do this by countering the muscle imbalances in your body.

Any therapist experienced in neurological release can help you learn stretching techniques to help build and correct a muscle imbalance. An exercise therapist can analyze and help you for specific imbalances. Here is a quick self test to help you understand, realize and provide some relief from leg pain, knee pain or low back pain by performing your own neurological release.

This is the quick self test, if you are sitting, legs at a 90 degree angle, grab your leg just above your knee, right past the joint. Now dig your index and middle fingers into your muscles on the outside. You should feel your IT band and one of your quadriceps attachment point. Your thumb should be around the medial-us (the “head”) of your knee. Now you should dig your fingers into that area and in the general vicinity of the muscles. When you find a knot or sore spot dig into it. Then slowly extend your leg. You may feel a jump or muscle twitch. These are good things as you are releasing tight muscles that are causing the imbalance in your knee joint. By restoring some balance your knee, leg and lower back you may have some pain relief. If you get any relief then you may want to look into muscle imbalances and SMR.

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Treatment of Leg Pain

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Minor leg pain or discomfort is a common occurrence that is treatable at home with simple traditional remedies if the problem isn’t attributed to a serious disorder such as bursitis, tendonitis, shin splints or other ailments attributed to serious injury. Muscle cramps, fatigue, overuse or wear and tear attributed to exercise, work-related tasks have potential to cause numbness, swelling or a weak feeling in your extremities, and properly cared for, require little attention to correct.

The first step in treating leg pain is to identify the problem by assessing your symptoms. The best way to be sure of the problem is to consult a health care professional and schedule an appointment if necessary.

If minor and treatable at home, the steps are quite easy. The acronym R.I.C.E is the key to remembering the proper order. Rest is first. Rest and protect the area of interest. Ice reduces the pain and swelling of the affected area. Compression or wrapping the area with bandages used with elevation above the heart will also treat swelling. Gentle massage to the area promotes blood flow and when used with hydration, can relieve the cramps. If the area is not reachable, the use of a massage chair is recommended.

Link:  http://health.yahoo.com/musculoskeletal-overview/leg-problems-noninjury/healthwise–legpb.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
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Treatment of Leg Pain

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Treatment of Leg Pain

Minor leg pain or discomfort is a common occurrence that is treatable at home with simple traditional remedies if the problem isn’t attributed to a serious disorder such as bursitis, tendonitis, shin splints or other ailments attributed to serious injury. Muscle cramps, fatigue, overuse or wear and tear attributed to exercise, work-related tasks have potential to cause numbness, swelling or a weak feeling in your extremities, and properly cared for, require little attention to correct.

The first step in treating leg pain is to identify the problem by assessing your symptoms. The best way to be sure of the problem is to consult a health care professional and schedule an appointment if necessary.

If minor and treatable at home, the steps are quite easy. The acronym R.I.C.E is the key to remembering the proper order. Rest is first. Rest and protect the area of interest. Ice reduces the pain and swelling of the affected area. Compression or wrapping the area with bandages used with elevation above the heart will also treat swelling. Gentle massage to the area promotes blood flow and when used with hydration, can relieve the cramps. If the area is not reachable, the use of a massage chair is recommended.

Link: http://health.yahoo.com/musculoskeletal-overview/leg-problems-noninjury/healthwise–legpb.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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