Did you know that an estimated 22 percent of motor vehicle accidents are due to inclement weather? With a high potential for slippery roads over the next couple of months, the frequency of motor vehicle accidents is likely to increase. If you are involved in an accident, it’s essential to know the signs of cervical…
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…
Sports injuries happen. When you push yourself to achieve new levels of fitness, you are bound to sustain a sports injury of some kind sooner or later. The most important thing you can do regarding injuries is to prevent them in the first place by training safely, warming up, increasing your intensity gradually, and consuming…
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,…
If you suffer from headaches, you’re not alone. Almost everyone gets headaches from time to time, with some people experiencing frequent or chronic headaches that can interfere with their daily lives. The good news is that there are lots of treatments for migraines in the pain management space. Redefine Healthcare offers natural headache treatments including…
Redefine Healthcare is pleased to announce that they will now offer same-day interventional spine procedures at their four NJ locations. These procedures include: Radiofrequency ablation Radiofrequency ablation is a pain-relief procedure involving an electrical current that heats a targeted area of nerve tissue to decrease pain signals from that area. Pain relief from this procedure…
Redefine Healthcare announced today that they would be offering same-day, minimally-invasive pain treatments at their four New Jersey locations: Union, Clifton, Edison, and Paterson. Patients now have some options for quick pain relief depending on their individual needs. Redefine Healthcare offers the following five minimally-invasive pain relief treatments, among others. Kyphoplasty Kyphoplasty is a procedure…
No one wants to suffer an injury while on the job, but it can and does happen—sometimes much more easily than workers may expect. These risks are a large part of why workers compensation systems exist: to help manage the risk and provide for workers hurt while on duty. What are some of the most…
Osteoarthritis is a common condition in which the cartilage between the joints begins to wear away. This allows the bones to rub against each other with less cushioning, resulting in pain, stiffness, swelling, reduced mobility, and in some cases, bone spurs. Osteoarthritis can occur in people of any age, but it is most common in…
If you have a chronic pain condition such as fibromyalgia, your symptoms can be exacerbated by cold weather. Winter temperatures affect pain in several ways. First, patients tend to spend more time staying warm indoors, and this decrease in activity may increase stiffness and fatigue. Muscle tightness and spasms also become more likely. Another factor…