If you experience knee pain, you may assume that you have a knee problem – but that’s not always the case. While knee pain may indeed be caused by a knee condition, it may also be caused by a problem with your back, such as a pinched nerve or a disc protrusion. The lower back…
Redefine Healthcare offers epidural lysis of adhesions for patients with excess scarring in the epidural space. Lysis of adhesions is also known as the Racz procedure. This procedure helps address scar tissue conditions around the spine. Patients may have scar tissue in the area between the spinal cord and the bones that support and surround…
Redefine Healthcare offers facet joint thermal ablation treatment in New Jersey to treat arthritis of the spine and other conditions such as facet disease, facet hypertrophy, spondylosis, and spinal degenerative joint disease. Especially in patients who have tried conservative care methods for several months with no relief, Redefine Healthcare staff explain, this procedure may help…
Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine that typically occurs just before puberty during a growth spurt. The cause of scoliosis is usually unknown. While most cases are mild, scoliosis can be disabling in some people. June is Scoliosis Awareness Month, a great time for education about early detection of this prevalent disease through a…
Redefine Healthcare is pleased to announce that they will now offer electromyography treatment in their NJ clinics. Electromyography, along with nerve conduction studies, is often used to determine the cause of weak or sore muscles and other symptoms. Electromyography measures how well muscles respond to nerve signals from the brain. When a doctor uses it,…
Redefine Healthcare offers nerve conduction studies to help diagnose a variety of conditions and help determine the best course of treatment. What is a nerve conduction study? A nerve conduction study, or NCS, is a procedure that measures the speed with which electrical impulses move through specific nerves. During this test, your physician will attach…
Shoulder subluxation is a dislocation injury in which the ball of the upper arm bone slips partially out of the glenoid socket (the socket of the scapula, or shoulder blade). By contrast, in a complete dislocation, the humerus comes entirely out of the socket. As the most mobile joint in the human body, the shoulder…
Headaches are a common complaint and one that can be tricky to diagnose. That’s because there are many different types of headaches, with many different triggers. Some common causes of headaches include lack of sleep, alcohol, skipped meals, poor posture, and excessive stress. Paying attention to what sets off your headaches can help your chiropractor…
