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Dr. Ronald Tolchin

Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care

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Learning About Lumbar Strains

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, explains with a 3 D imaging what a lumbar strain is.

Learning About Lumbar Strain

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, explains with a 3 D imaging what a lumbar strain is. The specialist specifies how the lumbar strain occurs.

X ray, CT (Computer tomography) scan, MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging), Radionuclide bone scan and (EMG) Electromyogram are the diagnostic tests for strains and sprains according to Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care. Doctor Tolchin explains those tests show details of the bones, muscles, joints and everything related to the spine for making diagnosis and sending the most convenient treatment.

Symptoms Of Lumbar Strain

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, explains with a spine model the symptoms of lumbar strain. Sudden pain in the lower back, spasms in the lower back and pain when touching in the lower part of the back are the most common symptoms, the doctor says.

Low-Impact Exercises for Back Pain

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, says when you row you have to make sure you are strengthening the core at the same time you are contracting the core. He also explains if you pull the arms back, you will work the arms and chest muscles, but you have to do it correctly with your back straight, and maybe even arched backward.

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