Nucci Medical Blog
Trigger point injections are a way to treat muscular neck and back pain due to muscle inflammation and spasm. The muscles of the neck and back are multi-layered and run in multiple different directions....
What Are Facet Joints? The facets are small joints in the back of the spine that allow the spine to bend and move. They are like small finger joints. There is one facet joint...
Telemedicine, and specifically tele-orthopedics, is another powerful tool that can facilitate care of the injured patient. Seeing a physician, particularly a specialist, can be time consuming and difficult to schedule. Many patients may...
What is an Endoscopic Discectomy? This minimally-invasive procedure is performed through a tubular device. It is designed to relieve pain caused by herniated discs pressing on nerve roots. This surgery is performed on an...
Neck cracking and grinding: When you crack your neck and other parts of your body due to ache or stiffness, your joints are releasing gas bubbles to temporarily relieve your joints and muscles. Why...
What is Whiplash? Whiplash is a neck strain injury that is usually a result from a motor vehicle accident involving a car that is not moving and is hit by another vehicle from behind....
What is the difference between PRP and Stem Cell Therapy? Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy and stem cell therapy are both non-invasive procedures with excellent potential to heal injuries. While platelet rich plasma uses...
How can certain foods cause joint inflammation? Your body creates “free radicals” as part of its metabolic process, which are highly reactive atoms or molecules. An imbalance of these molecules can occur which is...
The Growing Opioid Epidemic Chronic pain affects more than 3 million people in the US per year. Opioid use has been heavily relied on to treat chronic pain; however, the side effects and long-term...
Tips to living with chronic neck and back pain: Chronic pain affects more than 3 million people in the US per year. Chronic pain is hard to cure but can be successfully treated. Many...