“Low back pain is one of the most common chronic painful conditions that I see in my pain clinic,” observes Kevin Wong, DO, a Board Certified Anesthesiologist with fellowship training in Pain Medicine. Dr. Wong is affiliated with  Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California.

The immediate causes are seemingly endless: lifting an object, pushing a cart, waking up in the morning. In other words, the causes may not be very precise and can sometimes be surprising. And the pain generators can come from numerous places throughout the body: the joints, muscles, ligaments, nerves, narrowing of the spinal cord.

All of this means that treatment for a low back pain involves a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach which can involve a wide range of treatment options.

In Quick Video Tip: Low Back Pain Treatments – Dr. Wong provides a framework for how to think about this vexing health issue that so many of us encounter at one time or another in our lives and some tips for things you can do to help. He covers:

• Causes
• Pain Generators
• Multidisciplinary treatment approaches
• Conservative measures
• Pain clinic role

“There’s no one formula for treatment of every patient – every patient should have a customized treatment plan for chronic low back pain,” says Dr. Wong. The conservative measures that he covers in this video may be just what’s needed to remedy your low back pain.

Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority. Watch this Quick Tip Video about low back pain — share it with your friends and family, too. More great VIDEO is available at the Eisenhower Video Library. More great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library.

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U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including these five in Orthopedics: Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture, Back Surgery and Orthopedics overall.

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