Most Common Queries About Back Pain – Dr. Jwalant S. Mehta

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About Dr Mehta

• Mr Jwalant S Mehta is a consultant spinal surgeon
  specialising in spinal deformity corrections and
  treatment of all spinal conditions. His is based
  in Birmingham at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
  and the Birmingham Childrens Hospital.
  Additionally, he has practising privileges with
  the BMI and Spire groups.
• He serves on major steering committees of the
  premier international scoliosis organisation, the
  Scoliosis Research Society. He is currently
  serving on the CME and the Research Grant review
  committees, and is a programme reviewer for the
  IMAST and the annual meetings.
• He has recently been appointed as an honorary
  senior lecturer at the Aston University in
  Birmingham, heading the Spine module on the MCh
  (Orth) course.

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What Causes Back Pain?

• Human back is a complex structure comprising
  spine bones (vertebrae), muscles, ligaments,
  nerves, blood vessels and disks which all work in
  tandem to support our bodily functions.
• The problem arising with any one of these
  components can cause back pain and in some of the
  cases, the causes remain unclear as well.
• Being a multifactorial condition lifestyle,
  environment, genetic or structural factors can
  result in the back pain

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What Causes Back Pain?

• In most cases, the cause of back pain is
  non-specific i.e. it is not caused by any serious
  disease but by poor posture during regular
  activities like pushing, pulling incorrectly,
  slouching or standing for long periods, twisting,
  awkward bending etc. Arthritis, Osteoporosis,
  Bone disorders, pregnancy, kidney infections,
  sleep disorders are other specific causes of back
  pain.

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How common is the back pain?

• Back pain is one of the most common conditions
  that affect the adults of all ages. However, back
  pain in children i.e. Paediatric Back pain is not
  so common and s Spinal Surgeon has to be
  contacted before the condition worsens.
• In case of acute back pain, the physician
  diagnoses the patients with a physical
  examination by taking the medical history of the
  patient into the account.
• But in cases of chronic back pains, physicians
  prescribed tests and scans are done to diagnose
  the condition.

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How do I prevent the occurrence back pain?

• Almost everyone experiences back pain at some
  point in time in our life.
• But the good news is that you can minimize the
  pain, prevent the recurrence or even ensure a
  speedy recovery by making simple lifestyle
  changes like incorporating, an exercise routine,
  a proper posture, a healthy diet.
• You can ask your doctor regarding these changes
  and he will help you with them.

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What are the treatment options are available for
back pain?

• Variety of treatment options are employed based
  on the specificity and severity of the back pain
  such as Medicines, Exercise programs, Physical
  therapy sessions, surgical procedures.
• Surgery is usually employed for pain related to
  structural problems.

Do patients always need surgery for back pain? 

• No, surgery for back pain is recommended only if
  there is an underlying medical reason behind the
  pain or if other conservative reasons havent
  worked.

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What can I do to prevent my back pain from
getting worse?

• Almost everyone experiences back pain at some
  point in time in our life. But the good news is
  that you can minimize the pain, prevent the
  recurrence or even ensure a speedy recovery by
  making simple lifestyle changes like
  incorporating, an exercise routine, a proper
  posture, a healthy diet.
• You can ask your doctor regarding these changes
  and he will help you with them.

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Contact us
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Contact and Connect

• Clinical secretary Samantha Leavy 44 785 021
  1939
• Medico-legal secretary Jan Clarke 44 121
  4508928
• Spire Parkway Hospital0121 704 5500
• BMI Edgbaston0121 456 2000 (appointments)
• BMI NEC (National Enquiry Centre) 0808 101 0337
• Email info_at_mehtaspine.co.uk
• The appointments are booked through the clinic

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