| Introduction |
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Please use the menu on the left
and the table below for appropriate treatment
links for different types of spinal pain.
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Try Analgesia Flow Chart for
analgesia advice.
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Remember your neck or back pain
may not be as Complex as you think, so start
with the treatments for Simple Spinal Pain
first.
| Pain Type |
Diagnosis |
Treatment |
| Simple Spinal
Pain |
Simple Sprain, Muscle Spasm,
Segmental Spinal
Dysfunction |
Acupuncture, TENS, Exercises, Manipulation |
|
Complex Spinal Pain
(in addition to those
treatments for Simple Spinal
Pain)
|
The Bad Sprain |
+ Ligament
Sclerosants |
| Facet Joint
Syndrome |
+ Facet
Joint Injections |
| Sciatica |
+ Epidural Injections,
Nerve Root Blocks,
Surgery, Epiduroscopy |
| Spondylolisthesis |
+ Ligament Sclerosants,
Facet Joint Injections,
Epidural Injections,
Nerve Root Blocks,
Surgery |
| Spinal
Stenosis |
+ Epidural Injections,
Surgery |
| Foraminal
Stenosis |
+ Epidural Injections,
Nerve Root Blocks,
Surgery |
| Spinal
Osteoporosis |
+ Trigger Point
Injections, Vertebroplasty |
| Referred Spinal
Pain |
+Treatment for the cause of the
pain |
| Failed Spinal
Surgery |
+ Facet Joint Injections,
Ligament Sclerosants,
Epidural Injections,
Nerve Root Blocks,
Epiduroscopy, Intrathecal Morphine
Pump |
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