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When you suffer a lower back sprain, you just can’t get comfortable no matter what position you try. Standing, sitting, lying down, moving and standing still all cause your lumbar spine area to hurt. Before you start relying on over-the-counter painkillers to make it through your day, seek out an experience spine specialist for a more permanent solution. Dr. Amr Hosny and a team of spine experts at the Spine & Rehab Group have eight locations in New York City and northern New Jersey to offer compassionate and effective care. Call for a consultation today.
The main reason 70 percent of people complain of lower back pain is because of a lumbar sprain, a twisted ligament in your lower back. You can inadvertently injure or damage the soft tissues that surround your spinal bones — the ligaments, muscles and tendons — by moving awkwardly, exercising improperly or playing sports forcefully. The result is varying degrees of back pain.
Any back pain is potentially serious. Your pain may be due to a lower back sprain or another problem altogether, such as:
Before you can receive treatment for your lower back pain, you require an accurate diagnosis from a spine specialist like Dr. Amr Hosny. At his practice with other spine doctors, the Spine & Rehab Group, you find expert and compassionate care from top pain management doctors in New York City and northern New Jersey. The earlier you get your spine examined, the sooner you can get lumbar sprain treatment.
Amr Hosny, MD, MBA, FASA
David Chu, MD, FAAPMR
Vivek Mehta, MD, FAAPMR
Deepali Gupta, MD, DABA, DABPM
Your spine helps you to stand tall while supporting your weight and protecting your organs. Your lower back provides the flexibility you need to bend, turn and twist. When you move with a sudden jerk, especially if you’re not properly warmed up, you can aggravate the soft tissues around your spine. When you hurt your back in a sports injury, you may have bent or twisted your spine in a clumsy way that inflamed or created micro-tears in those tissues. Lower back sprains usually happen to people between the ages of 20 to 50. Other ways you may have caused a lumbar sprain include:
Pain is the first way you know there’s something wrong with your lower back. You also may have felt a pop or a tear when the injury occurred. Getting to a spine doctor is your best course of action, as only an experienced, board-certified specialist like Dr. Hosny can accurately diagnose your condition and prescribe effective treatment.
Dr. Hosny and his team of spine experts in NYC and northern NJ rely on state-of-the-art medical technology to learn how severe your injury is. And they know how to treat a lumbar sprain. Besides the first rush of pain, other symptoms that alert you to a lower back sprain include:
After almost 6 months of low back pain I went in to see a specialist at The Spine & Rehab Group. I went through a couple noninvasive procedures and since then my back pain has been so much better. Everyone at The Spine & Rehab Group has been really friendly and attentive. I truly feel like I’m in good hands there.
Lisa Del Monte ★★★★★I visited The Spine and Rehab Group to practice routine stretching, something my doctor had recommended. When I realized that my lower back pain was limiting my quality of life, I knew that it was time to seek help. I traveled from Dumont, NJ to Paramus, NJ. Dr. Hosny began my healing process by applying treatments that specifically addressed my needs.
Camila MillerUnlike treating upper back pain or middle back pain that can signal a life-threatening condition like a heart attack, lumbar sprain treatment isn’t a complicated affair. When Dr. Hosny explains how to treat a lower back sprain for mild to medium cases, he usually starts with conservative pain management techniques, such as:
Sometimes, your lumbar sprain causes severe pain. It may have become chronic. For this, you need other forms of lower back sprain treatment, such as:
You can book an appointment at any of the eight convenient locations like Cranford, East Brunswick, Paramus, Riverdale or Englewood Cliffs in New Jersey or the Financial District, Midtown Manhattan or Greenwich Village in New York City. Contact the Spine & Rehab Group nearest you for a consultation today.
Dr. Amr Hosny is a Harvard-trained Interventional Spine Specialist that helps patients achieve pain relief, heal from injury, and return to their normal lifestyle as soon as possible without surgery.
Dr. Hosny completed an Interventional Spine fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, in Boston, MA, and then finished his residency at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University in NYC. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at New York Medical College and is a written examination editor for the American Board of Anesthesiology. Experienced physician, educator, and healthcare entrepreneur, Dr. Hosny, is committed to enhancing health equity and accessibility using information technology in an era of rapid healthcare transformation while upholding the highest medical care standards.
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