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Upper Back Pain Treatment

Back Pain can have an adverse effect on anyone who has it, and 80% of adults have experienced some form of it at some point in their lives.

No matter what part of your back experiences pain, it can be quite intense. The good news is that no matter where it is, the odds are there will be some form of effective treatment for it that will give you relief.

Low back pain is the most common type, but there are many people who suffer upper back pain on either their right or left sides. There are specific upper right back pain treatments that depend on what your symptoms are.The upper back supports the upper body and neck. And pain in your upper back can be caused by a muscle strain or injury or by some type of misuse such as sleeping on it the wrong way.These causes are classified as joint malfunction or muscular irritation.

Joint malfunction is most generally the result of an injury or strain to one or more of the joints. This can occur on either side of the upper back. There are different upper right back pain treatments for joint malfunction. A chiropractic massage treatment can loosen the muscles to enable the chiropractor to get them back in their proper positions. You can also use an osteopathic physician or physical therapist to accomplish the same thing.

In addition to the massage  or physical therapy treatment, your physician may also prescribe some anti-inflammation medication for the short-term pain. This is the common treatment for upper back pain.

Irritated muscles are usually the result of different causes than injury or strains. Muscular irritation is usually caused by poor posture or poor muscle strength due to a lack of exercise. This is where a physical therapist can help you strengthen your upper back muscles and give you an exercise regimen of stretching that you can do at home. As your back muscles strengthen, your pain will dissipate. Massage therapy and acupuncture are also effective in relieving upper back pain. Ans if your pain is severe, your doctor can prescribe some pain relievers to help you stop the pain until you start building up your back muscle strength which should then take over and relieve your back pain for good.

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New “Open MRI” Technology

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New “Open MRI” technologies have been introduced to the market and now persons suffering from chronic back pain or spinal stenosis, lumbar stenosis, low back pain, sciatica, and virtually all other types of back pain can be evaluated by an MRI without having to climb into a claustrophobic cylinder. The new “Open MRI” scans the patient while he or she is standing.

p>I can personally attest as a sciatica sufferer myself that one of the things I most fear is getting an MRI. I mean I truly dread it even though I know it provides invaluable diagnosis of my back problems. And I don’t even suffer from claustrophobia, but it still makes me seriously stress out. This is truly good news!

 

 

What exactly is an Open MRI?

Open Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Open MRI) is an advanced diagnostic imaging procedure that creates detailed images of internal bodily structures without the use of ionized radiation (x-rays). Open MRI is able to produce these detailed images through the use of a powerful magnet, radiowaves and a computer. MRI can assist physicians in detecting and diagnosing diseases or other abnormalities in very early stages.

INSIGHT IMAGING is dedicated to the emerging technology of low-field, patient-friendly magnetic resonance imaging systems. Claustrophobic, obese and pediatric patients, along with those suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome, are often able to comfortably undergo MRI examinations in these “open architecture” systems while failing to tolerate traditional “closed” MRI systems. Open systems are quieter and more comfortable for patients. Open MRI systems are rapidly becoming a preferred choice for many healthcare consumers.

 

 

This new “Open MRI” is fully covered by most health insurers at no additional cost vs. the older “traditional” MRI technology used all other imaging centers.

Stand Up or Sit Down and Watch TV during your Open MRI scan!

Fear of claustrophobia or being squeezed into a tube is non-existent in the totally open MRI scanner.

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High Field Stand-Up MRI vs. the Traditional Open MRI

Washington Open MRI now has the revolutionary high field full-body Open MRI scanner that can scan back pain patients in the sitting or standing position.

The new Stand-Up Open MRI technology allows you to watch TV during your Open MRI scan!

Fear of claustrophobia or being squeezed into a tube is non-existent in the totally open MRI scanner.
The world’s Patient-Friendly scanner  available at Washington Open MRI’s Stand-Up Open-MRI centers.

This technological breakthrough is second to none in the MRI imaging world, and fully reimbursed by all insurance carriers at no additional cost to the patient.

The revolutionary open MRI scanner features the only MRI-compatible, motorized, multi-positional, patient positioning system, which has been engineered to be fully functional Inside the scanner’s magnetic field. It can position the patient for the full range of conventional “lie-down” MRI scanning, or upright for weight-bearing studies. The full length of the spine can be imaged in the normal weight-bearing posture, even with the patient touching their toes for full flexion images of the lumbar spine. Unusual patient positions that are impossible on conventional “lie-down” MRI scanners are routine on Washington Open MRI’s new Stand-Up Open MRI.

The patient positioning system is tilted back slightly in order to stabilize the patient and avoid body motion during stand-up scanning. Patients can be positioned facing the poles, which enables a large range of motion for scans of the shoulder. Scans can also be obtained with lateral flexion of the lumbar spine NO OTHER MRI can perform this diagnostic procedure.This new Stand-Up Open MRI is based on FONAR’s proven high-field technology, and FONAR is the PATENT HOLDER for MRI scanning technology – all others license this proprietary technology fror their MRI equipment. So who do you think will always be at “the cutting edge”.The combination of the transaxial magnetic field and any of FONAR’s array of high signal-to-noise solenoidal surface coils is one of the key reasons why the new Stand-Up Open MRI is second-to-none in image quality. And as FONAR is the patent-holder of this technology Its full range of advanced software features and state-of-the-art pulse sequences provide unparalleled diagnostic precision.

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Often an upright position is the only position in which the patient’s issues can be diagnosed. Certain cardiovascular and neurological disorders can only be properly diagnosed when the patient is upright. The same is true of the GI tract and the spine and joints, including the upper and lower back, neck, hips, knees and ankles. With the revolutionary MRI’s unparalleled ability to “see” soft tissues, Stand-Up Open MRI gives physicians a more global view of pathology and its impact on function.

From the perspective of medicine, Stand-Up Open MRI provides a dramatic view of the body’s interior. For the first time, Washington Open MRI brings to the medical practice the newfound ability to see all the body’s organs and tissues in their normal position of function – upright.

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