The most common illness of people now day is back pain. Many kind of reason that people go to hospital for his/her back pain and according Dr. Yesaya Yunus, 80% people go to hospital for their back pain.
The most common illness of people now day is back pain. Many kind of reason that people go to hospital for his/her back pain and according Dr. Yesaya Yunus, 80% people go to hospital for their back pain. Taken from Jakarta Post (14/11), Dr Gamaliel Tan, Consultant of Orthopedic Surgery Department divided back pain into five categories, they are wear and tear, trauma, infection, cancer, and inflammation. 95% back pain heals by its self in 6 ? 8 weeks.
?We found that many researches that many illnesses caused of back pain, this is a hot topic today because there is a dramatic increasing quantity of back pain patient.?, said Rustan effendi as the chairman of the UPH Seminar for Medical Faculty Dies Natalis Celebration with Multi perspective and Recent Management of Back Pain as the title.
In Faculty of Medicine of UPH Seminar that presented in November 22th, 2008 provided the multi point of view from some experts for back pain problem. They were Prof. David J. Fairholm, M. D (neurosurgeon from Canada ), dr. Rizal Pohan, Sp. OT (Orthopedics aspect of back pain), Prof. Lucas Meliala (neurological aspect), Dr. Yesaya Yunus Sp BS (Surgical aspect), dr. Parlindungan Siregar, Sp.PD (Refferal pain aspect), Dr. Freddy wilmana, MFPM, SpFK (Pharmacological aspect), dan Barbara Dorsch, MAPA (Medical rehabilitation from Australia). Each point of view gave different perspective to back pain.
?Assessment is the most importance for patient with back bone problem. See the way of his walking, his tip toe, bending knee, how far the pain felt in feet, and reflex movement when the patient point the area of pain.?, said Prof. David. He concluded the speak that with good muscle exercise will help the back pain problem and the best exercise was swimming.
?95% backbone problem heals by its self, but rest is disorder or hernia of the back pillow bone. In year 98, we as the senior nerve doctor agree with Hit first talk latter principle.?, said Prof. Lucas as Neurological expert which had senior. He said that after the pain was gone, the action could do.
?Back pain problem is illness in the back pillow bone, even if it?s has tumor or hernia.?, said Dr. Yahya. The back pillow pain was called HNP that could be cured by instrumentation or replacing the back pillow bone with the new one.
?Physiotherapy give help for better back bone problem especially that have been old, physiotherapy give the best movement step to do the physical activity (ergonomist ? RED). So the back pain problem person can more flexible in doing the activity.?, said Barbara Dorch as expert in physiotherapy who work in Siloam Hospital Karawaci. She also showed her physical aptitude in her year 66 to the audience.
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