Conditions treated by George Rappard, MD in Los Angeles, CA
Back pain
Back pain is a serious cause of disability in the United States, affecting nearly 65 million Americans and 20% of the working population. In the U.S., back pain is the number one reason for health care expenditure. While sudden back pain may be caused by muscle spasm, most cases of chronic, or long lasting back pain are caused by degeneration of...
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Neck pain
Neck pain is usually caused by degenerative conditions of the spine, most commonly arthritis. Patients will typically experience pain along the neck. This may worsen with turning of the head or flexion, extension of the neck. Neck pain may be referred to the shoulders or to the upper back. Sometimes, arthritis may result in compression of the ne...
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Spinal stenosis
Spinal stenosis is a unique cause of back pain caused by narrowing of the spinal canal. The spinal canal is a tube surrounded by bone that extends from the top to the bottom of the spine. Within the spinal canal travels the spinal cord, nerves and blood vessels. Narrowing of the spinal canal, or spinal stenosis, is usually caused by degeneration...
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Vertebral compression fracture
Symptomatic vertebral compression fractures are a significant cause of back pain in the United States. These fractures affect 25% of all postmenopausal women and the occurrence increases with age, reaching 40% in women over 80 years old. Less common in men, vertebral compression fractures are still of concern in elderly males. Vertebral compress...
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Failed back syndrome
failed back syndrome is seen when individuals have had surgery for back pain without relief of their symptoms. While back surgery is 90% effective in treating nerve pain, the kind of pain that runs down your leg, it is only 60% effective in treating back pain, or pain across the back. Just becouse a patient has failed back surgery doesn't mean t...
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Sacral Illiac Joint Pain
In older individuals, the sacral illiac joint (SIJ) may be the cause of back pain. Thge SIJ is the junction of the pelvis and the spine and is an area of wear and tear as one gets older. SIJ pain is commonly felt as pain in the hips, across the back and at the buttocks. SIJ pain can be treated by injections, ablation, or removal of the joint ner...
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