Lower Back Pain...

Lower back pain is one of the leading reasons why people miss work. Under New York State Workers Compensation, if you are injured on the job, you are entitled to receive treatments at NO COST to you, the injured worker. Dr. Augustine works with many local doctors to provide you a diversified approach to getting you back to work in a timely manner.

One of the areas that need to be ruled out as a cause of lower back pain is a possible space occupying lesion such as a mass that has grown large enough to put pressure on to the spinal nerves. Dr. Augustine does this by asking you very specific questions, but also can send you for diagnostic studies as well. This may include x-rays, MRI, or even a CT Scan.

Next would be to test whether or not your lower back pain is coming from the muscles, ligaments or nerves. Dr. Augustine will put you through a series of tests to narrow down the source of the pain. There may be some things you can do at home to help alleviate the pain. This can involve functional exercises, icing or using a hot pack.

Dr. Augustine may send you to another specialist for your lower back pain if he thinks you have a condition that he can not help you with. Or he may treat concurrently with another doctor to get you the fast pain relief you deserve.

On occasion, you may need to be fitted with orthotics for your feet. If you have a poor arch support, this can lead to lower back pain and even knee pain.

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