Services
Neuromuscular and Rehabilitation Associates treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions using various non-invasive procedures. In many cases this allows us to delay or potentially eliminate the need for invasive surgeries. Please note that the list below is not comprehensive, but intended only as a general overview.
Conditions:
• Cervical or lumbosacral radiculopathy
(pinched nerve in the neck or low back)
• Neck or low back pain
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Arthritis/tendonitis
• Pain, numbness or limited mobility
Procedures:
• electromyography
(a diagnostic test used to study nerve and muscle function)
• Interventional spinal pain management with x-ray guided injection to eliminate spine or extremity pain
• Ultrasound-guided interventional pain procedures
Patient Education
The following conditions and procedures are also treated here at Neuromuscular and Rehabilitation Associates. Each item has an accompanying PDF download for additional information.
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Increased pressure or pinched nerve at the wrist.
Symptoms:
• Pain
• Numbness
• Tingling
• Weak grip
• Clumsiness
• Loss of sensation
A pinched nerve in the neck.
Symptoms:
• Pain in the neck and down the arm
• Weakness of certain muscles
• Shoulder blade pain
• Numbness
• Tingling
A nerve compression problem behind the elbow
Symptoms:
• Numbness and tingling in the little and
ring fingers and the little finger side of the hand/wrist
• Weakness of hand muscles
A test that measures the electrical activity of specific muscles and nerves
When is an EMG neccessary?:
• Neck, lower back, arm or leg pain
• Unexplained muscle weakness
• Numbness
• Tingling
• Clumsiness
• Loss of sensation
Fluoroscopically Guided Spinal Injections Download PDF
Spinal injections can be used to reduce (not necessarily eliminate) pain from several common spinal conditions. These include lumbar discherniation, spinal stenosis (narrowing), facet syndrome and sacroiliac pain.
An injection of medicine into a pain generator near your spine.
Abnormal sensation or pain in the outer thigh.
Symptoms:
• Burning, stinging or “pins and needles” sensation in the outer thigh
• Numbness
• Tingling
Subacromial Bursitis (Rotator Cuff Tendonitis) Download PDF
Pain near the shoulder joint caused by bursa and/or tendon inflammation.
Symptoms:
• Pain in the shoulder
• Pain down the arm, not past the elbow
• Difficulty raising the arm up overhead or behind the back
• Possible weakness (related to pain)
