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Back & Neck Pain Diagnosis. Vascular Diagnosis & Treatments.
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Stroke - NeuroChicago
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Back & Neck Pain Diagnosis. Vascular Diagnosis & Treatments. Ischemic Stroke occurs when an artery supplying the brain with blood becomes blocked, suddenly decreasing or stopping blood flow and ultimately causing brain cells to die and some body functions to become impaired. This kind of stroke accounts for approximately 80 percent of all strokes. There are two types of ischemic or clot-caused strokes, thrombotic and embolic. Hypertension High blood pressure is the leading cause of both ischemic and hemo...
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Back Pain - NeuroChicago
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Back & Neck Pain Diagnosis. Vascular Diagnosis & Treatments. Low Back Pain Diagnosis. Specific treatment plans can differ significantly depending on whether the back pain is acute or chronic, radiating or non-radiating. It is therefore important to make an early and accurate diagnosis. The initial visit of an low back pain (LBP) patient to a general practitioner should include a thorough history and assessment of red flags for serious disease. Common red flags for serious disease of low back pain include:.
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Back (Lumbar) Pain - NeuroChicago
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Back & Neck Pain Diagnosis. Vascular Diagnosis & Treatments. Back pain is a common condition in today’s society. In fact, over 80% of adults will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Following is an overview of some of the more common causes of back pain:. Disc injury (bulging, herniated, or extruded). This type of back pain usually occurs as a cumulative effect of poor body mechanics, which place tremendous stress on the spinal structures. Mechanical back pain can occur as a result of ...
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Dean Karahalios, MD Cervical Spinal Stenosis
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About Advocate Good Sam. Back & Neck Pain. Cervical Discectomy & Fusion. Spinal Cord / Nerve Tumors. Back and Neck Pain. Cervical stenosis alludes to narrowing of the spinal cord in the neck, which causes uncomfortable pressure. Such pressure usually results in a syndrome known as cervical myelopathy a form of spinal cord injury that has a fairly classic clinical appearance. Surgical decompression of the spinal canal, however, is the only completely effective cervical stenosis treatment for myelopathy; s...
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Dean Karahalios, MD, Treats Spondylolisthesis
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About Advocate Good Sam. Back & Neck Pain. Cervical Discectomy & Fusion. Spinal Cord / Nerve Tumors. Back and Neck Pain. FOUR TYPES OF SPONDYLOLISTHESIS. Spondylolisthesis is a medical term referring to a slippage of one vertebral body over another. Typically, the fourth and fifth lumbar or the fifth lumbar and first sacral vertebral bodies are involved. A second type of spondylolisthesis is congenital spondylolisthesis (also called dysplastic spondylolisthesis). This type more commonly affects women...
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Dean Karahalios, MD, Treats Degenerative Disc Disease
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About Advocate Good Sam. Back & Neck Pain. Cervical Discectomy & Fusion. Spinal Cord / Nerve Tumors. Back and Neck Pain. Most symptomatic cases of disc degeneration resolve with non-surgical management. The absolute best treatment has yet to be determined, but bed rest is usually quite helpful in bringing pain relief. Medications like non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and muscle relaxants are often prescribed. Steroids, taken orally or injected into the epidural space, may also b...Dr Karaha...
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Dean Karahalios, MD - Neck Pain from Cervical Disc Hernation
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About Advocate Good Sam. Back & Neck Pain. Cervical Discectomy & Fusion. Spinal Cord / Nerve Tumors. Back and Neck Pain. The most common symptom of a cervical disc herniation is neck pain spreading into different areas of the arm areas uniquely determined by the disc which is involved. Paresthesias (pins and needles) and weakness of some arm muscles can also be associated with cervical disc herniation. After six to eight weeks of failed conservative treatment, a surgical approach. Find DKNEURO on Facebook.
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Dean Karahalios MD, treats back and neck pain
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About Advocate Good Sam. Back & Neck Pain. Cervical Discectomy & Fusion. Spinal Cord / Nerve Tumors. Back and Neck Pain. Back and Neck Pain. Back and Neck Pain. As a neurosurgeon with fellowship training in the treatment of spine disease, Dr. Karahalios has specialized in caring for patients with back and neck pain for over ten years. Back pain is the second most common reason that people visit a physician, right behind the common cold. Back belts allow you to lift more weight. Heat is best for acute bac...
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Dean Karahalios MD, Neck (Cervical) Pain
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About Advocate Good Sam. Back & Neck Pain. Cervical Discectomy & Fusion. Spinal Cord / Nerve Tumors. Back and Neck Pain. Neck pain accounts for almost 1% of all visits to a primary care physician in the United States and may result from abnormalities in the soft tissues the muscles, ligaments, and nerves as well as in bones and joints of the spine. Neck pain can last for a few hours or weeks, in which case it is referred to as acute, or it can last longer and is then considered chronic. We are now accept...