by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Dec 30, 2010 | Medications
GENERAL Non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID”S), such as aspirin and paracetamol, are the most commonly used drugs for the treatment of chronic pain syndromes. Unlike paracetamol, NSAID”S and aspirin have anti-inflammatory properties. As opposed to...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Dec 30, 2010 | Conditions, home page articles, Low Back Pain, Spinal Fracture, Thoracic Pain, Vertebral Compression Fracture
GENERAL Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are quite common in the population and are mainly due to osteoporosis. The problem is that almost 2/3 of these fractures remain undiagnosed and are attributed to pain caused by muscle spasms or spondyloarthritis related to...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Dec 30, 2010 | Herniated Disc, Low Back Pain
ANATOMY Vertebral bodies are separated one from another with intervertebral discs. The discs are composed of an inner core (nucleus pulposus) and an outer ring (annulus fibrosus), which supports the nucleus. Intervertebral discs are like “cushions” between vertebrae...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Dec 30, 2010 | Injury of Paravertebral Muscles (strain) and Ligaments (sprain), Low Back Pain
The most common causes of acute low back pain are injury, overloading, sprain or/and strain of paravertebral muscles and ligaments induced by weight lifting, muscle overuse and fatigue. The pain is usually located around the waist, without radiating to legs, and is...
by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP) | Dec 29, 2010 | Facet Joint Syndrome, home page articles, Low Back Pain
ANATOMY Joint is the meeting point of two or more bones. The joint allows the movement of bones. The bones of the spine are called vertebrae. Vertebrae are interconnected through facet joints, else known as zygoapophyseal joints or apophyseal joints. Every vertebra...
