Category: Neck & Back
Meet Dr. Kulpreet Sahota
Kulpreet Sahota, MD, FAAPMR, joined Bone & Joint in 2010. She is a fellowship trained, board-certified pain management specialist.
Dr. Sahota diagnoses and manages musculoskeletal pain disorders, including the treatment of back and neck pain, pinched nerves, and sciatica pain. She also treats chronic pain caused by arthritis, myofascial, central, and complex regional pain syndromes, headaches, migraine, and low back injuries. Dr. Sahota cares for people suffering from muscle and nerve spasms, spinal disc ruptures, and sacroiliac joint pain.
To diagnose the cause of her patient’s pain, Dr. Sahota uses electrodiagnostic testing (EMG/NCS), ultrasound and X-rays. Depending on the […]
Work and school can mean pain for your neck
There’s a reason we adopted the phrase “a pain in the neck” to describe something annoying.
There’s nothing quite so irritating as neck pain.
Just think about it. How many times do you turn your head, look down at your desk, or look up at your computer screen. When your neck hurts, it limits your movement, causes headaches and interrupts your daily life.
Your neck is a vital framework of bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves attached to your spine. It’s less protected than the rest of your spine and is especially vulnerable to injury. Neck strain also […]
Are you ergonomically correct?
Ergonomic correctness … it’s a matter of mechanics. Not those who work on your cars or household appliances, but the function of your body in the spaces where you live, work, and move each day.
Merriam Webster defines ergonomics as “an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely.”
In orthopedic terms, ergonomics means your environment fits your body and allows you to function at maximum capacity without the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Ergonomics helps you avoid stress, strain, and overuse injuries caused […]
If I have back pain, do I have to have surgery?
No, you may not have to have surgery.
The orthopaedic experts at the Bone & Joint Center take a conservative approach to care whenever possible.
In April 2015, the Annals of Internal Medicine reported that physical therapy may be as effective as surgery for the treatment of low-back pain.
According to the Harvard Health Blog, the study followed 169 people who had consented to have surgery to resolve low-back pain caused by lumbar stenosis. Nearly half of the candidates agreed to delay the surgical procedure to work with a physical therapist and a specialized physical therapy program.
Two years after the study, the […]
Are you at risk for curvature of the spine?
“You need to walk straight,” Randy said. “You walk like this. He lowered his right shoulder and collapsed his rib cage to his hip. “Why don’t you stand up straight!” Randy did not understand that a spinal deformity, not slouching habit, caused Kate’s uneven gait. Since her spinal curvature didn’t cause pain, Kate was unaware her body listed to the left when she walked. Now, it was a concern.
Healthy spines have curves in all the right places.
When viewed from the side, the healthy spine has three c-shaped curves that create a slight “s” shape.
The first curvature includes […]
Stretches can prevent back pain
Many people today suffer back pain from hours of sitting at a desk. This position compresses the hips, the spine, and the shoulders to create a pain in the neck and back.
Anyone who has experienced back pain knows it can be so severe it stops you from moving or creates a constant irritation the leaves you exhausted by the end of the day.
Exercises to relieve or reverse the pressure may bring you pain relief and help you move more freely.
Here are a few to try. Remember to consult your doctor before trying new exercises. This is […]
