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6 Treatment and Management Options for Lumbar Stenosis

It’s been said that getting old isn’t for the faint of heart. At Texas Pain Physicians, we think getting old can be for the young at heart – when you aren’t in pain. It’s true, degenerative conditions cause chronic pain and keep you from living life on your terms. Lumbar Stenosis Lumbar or lower back […]

What You Should Know about Shoulder Joint Injections for Shoulder Pain

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While physical therapy and exercise are ideal for treating and managing shoulder pain, sometimes that’s not possible. For instance, diseased tendons and arthritic joints may cause severe pain and limit the range of motion. Shoulder joint injections can reduce inflammation and numb the pain — quickly. Pain management specialists often recommend steroid injections for shoulder […]

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It’s been said that getting old isn’t for the faint of heart. At Texas Pain Physicians, we think getting old can be for the young at heart – when you aren’t in pain.

It’s true, degenerative conditions cause chronic pain and keep you from living life on your terms.

Lumbar Stenosis

Lumbar or lower back spinal stenosis, a common degenerative condition causing chronic pain, happens when the spinal canal in your lower back narrows, causing bone spurs and herniated discs that put pressure on the nerves.

Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause burning, pins and needles, pain, numbness, cramping, weakness, and other symptoms.

Treatment and Management

But you have multiple treatment and management options.

Let’s look at six ways to treat and manage lumbar spinal stenosis.

1. Over-the-Counter Medication

Anti-inflammatory over-the-counter medicines such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB), acetaminophen (Tylenol), and naproxen (Aleve) can stop pain from spinal stenosis for a few hours.

Please be sure to consult with your doctor and use as directed.

2. Prescription Medication

Doctors often use tricyclic Antidepressants such as amitriptyline and Nortriptyline and anti-seizure drugs like Neurontin and Lyrica to treat chronic pain caused by nerve damage.

3. Steroid Injections

Epidural steroid injections into the affected area can help decrease the pain and inflammation caused by nerve damage.

But this treatment should be used as little as possible because repeated steroid injections are known to weaken nearby bones and connective tissue.

4. Physical therapy

Sometimes it seems impossible to start getting active. To begin stretching and exercising when you are in pain.

But it’s critical to try because being inactive can lead to muscle weakness and increased pain.

A physical therapist can help you perform exercises that strengthen your lower back and increase your spine’s flexibility and stability.

5. Daily Activity Modification

An occupational therapist can help you modify your posture and safely perform actions like sitting and bending over to avoid worsening your pain or hurting yourself.

Here are a few things you can do on your own if you can’t see a therapist or have to wait to see one:

Use walking support: Walking while bent over and leaning on a walker or shopping cart instead of walking upright
Get on a stationary bike: Stationary biking is a low-impact exercise, and you can lean forward on the handlebars for support.
Sit in the right chair: Sit in a chair with a backrest that reclines that you can stretch and rest your spine.

6. Wear A Neck or Back Brace

Wearing a neck brace or back brace restricts the spine’s movement, which helps avoid pain.

But if you wear a brace, try to limit it to short periods so that the muscles get enough stimulation and stay strong.

Spinal Stenosis Treatment and Management You Can Count On

Do you have spinal stenosis or suffer from lower back pain? The pain specialists at Texas Pain Physicians can help you get back on your feet and grab life by the horns again.

Please give us a call at (972) 636-5727 or book your appointment online today. We have 16 convenient locations in and around Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Irving.

What You Should Know about Shoulder Joint Injections for Shoulder Pain

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While physical therapy and exercise are ideal for treating and managing shoulder pain, sometimes that’s not possible.

For instance, diseased tendons and arthritic joints may cause severe pain and limit the range of motion.

Shoulder joint injections can reduce inflammation and numb the pain — quickly.

Pain management specialists often recommend steroid injections for shoulder pain, provided the patient hasn’t had too many in the past.

Steroid injections for shoulder pain help in two critical ways:

Relieve pain so that the patient can rest and function.
Relieve pain so patients can do physical therapy to improve their shoulder condition.

Reducing or eliminating inflammation and pain increases mobility and range of motion.

How they help relieve pain.

Reduce Inflammation: They take some time to start reducing Inflammation, but the pain relief comes within hours or days.

Numb the pain: They anesthetize the target area, immediately reducing or eliminating pain.

What Shoulder Conditions Shoulder Joint Injections Treat

Before recommending shoulder joint injections for any of the following conditions, pain specialists may order an X-ray or an MRI to clarify the issue.

Also, shoulder joint injections aren’t the answer for all shoulder pain conditions.

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Rotator cuffs tears heal up on their own, except for the most severe tears.

Like rotator cuff tears, rotator cuff impingements, or rubbing or pressure put on a rotator cuff tendon by nearby structures will almost always heal naturally.

A pain-relieving injection can give you the mobility you need to kick start the healing process.

Bursitis

Bursitis is inflammation of a fluid-filled sac called the bursa sac, which has a pillow or cushioning effect that reduces friction between tissues and structures.

Shoulder joint injections are a routine procedure to reduce bursa sac inflammation and pain.

Tendinopathy

Shoulder joint injections are also a routine procedure and a fast treatment for Inflammation from swollen shoulder tendons.

Arthritis

Arthritis can cause inflammation and swelling in the structures of the shoulder. Steroid injections in the shoulder joint provide pain relief and help patients perform exercises and physical therapy to strengthen the joint and reduce arthritis pain.

The Shoulder Joint Injection Procedure

Shoulder joint injections are outpatient procedures pain specialists administer in non-hospital medical facilities.

The injections only take minutes, and patients can almost always leave and carry on with their schedules shortly after the procedure.

Side effects are generally limited to minor pain and swelling at the injection site.

Shoulder Pain Treatment and Management in Texas

At Texas Pain Physicians, we are experts in finding the source of shoulder pain and treating it.

Whether injection or other treatment procedure or therapy, you are in caring hands because we only recommend what’s suitable for your unique pain condition.

Please call us today at (972) 636-5727 or book an appointment online for more information.

Our Locations

PEARLAND - HOUSTON
2243 Park Ave,
Pearland, TX 77581

(281) 616-3314
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(972) 666-1504

IRVING
7200 N. State Highway 161, Ste. 200
Irving, TX 75039

(972) 559-3501
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(972) 559-3529

MESQUITE
910 N Galloway Ave, Ste 302
Mesquite, TX 75149

(972) 301-8897
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(972) 997-1299

NORTH DALLAS
10 Medical Pkwy Plaza 3 Suite 106
Farmers Branch, TX 75234

(972) 636-5727
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(972) 666-1504

PLANO
5068 W. Plano Parkway ste 170
Plano, Texas 75093.

(972) 636-5727
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(972) 666-1504

ROCKWALL
3013 Ridge Road, Ste. 101
Rockwall, TX 75032

(972) 636-5727
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(469) 264-5192

STONE OAK - SAN ANTONIO
1202 E Sonterra Blvd, Ste 101
San Antonio, TX 78258

(210) 546-1410
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(210) 546-1419

SOUTHLAKE
241 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste 140
Southlake, TX 76092

(972) 301-8896
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(972) 997-1298

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
8221 Mid Cities Blvd, Ste 100
North Richland Hills, TX 76182

(214) 666-8077
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(469) 640-6400

WAXAHACHIE
600 Ferris Ave
Waxahachie, TX 75165

(972) 497-2655
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(214) 238-5242

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6 Treatment and Management Options for Lumbar Stenosis

What You Should Know about Shoulder Joint Injections for Shoulder Pain

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What You Should Know about Shoulder Joint Injections for Shoulder Pain

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6 Treatment and Management Options for Lumbar Stenosis

1. Over-the-Counter Medication

2. Prescription Medication

3. Steroid Injections

4. Physical therapy

5. Daily Activity Modification

6. Wear A Neck or Back Brace

Spinal Stenosis Treatment and Management You Can Count On

What You Should Know about Shoulder Joint Injections for Shoulder Pain

Steroid injections for shoulder pain help in two critical ways:

How they help relieve pain.

What Shoulder Conditions Shoulder Joint Injections Treat

Rotator Cuff Injuries

Bursitis

Tendinopathy

Arthritis

The Shoulder Joint Injection Procedure

Shoulder Pain Treatment and Management in Texas

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