Buttocks, hip and leg numbness. Could the answer be integrative Neurology?
Integrative neurology combines the knowledge of medical neurology, the study of the brain and nerves, with complimentary techniques like acupuncture, chiropractic and herbal therapies. There are many different reasons why a person develops lower back, hip and leg pain. These symptoms can be caused by or even muscle spasms.
Despite enormous amounts of money being spent to try to determine which treatments are the most effective for these common conditions, no single treatment has emerged as the best choice. What the researchers did find however, is that different patients respond to different combinations of treatments. Because stenosis, sciatica and neuropathy involve the nerves of the lower extremities, Integrative Neurology is an ideal method of treatment
Neuropathy, stenosis, sciatica slipped discs and nerve entrapments often can produce symptoms that are identical, but the reason for those symptoms, and effective treatment of these various conditions is a as different as night and day. A pinched nerve in tarsal tunnel syndrome, for example is about 20 to 30 inches away from the pinched nerve in piriformis syndrome, although they can produce very similar symptoms. Likewise, both tarsal tunnel syndrome and neuropathy can involve the nerves of the feet and ankles, but one is a compressed nerve, the other can be associated with diabetes.
Doctors educated in neurology are specifically trained to diagnose these types of problems. Only then can effective treatment be instituted. The take home point I am trying to make to you is that there are many different conditions that produce very similar symptoms, to find relief the number one step is ALWAYS to determine exactly where and why the nerves are being irritated.
The Integrative Neurologist combines these diagnostic skills with a number of effective treatment options. For example piriformis syndrome and tarsal tunnel syndrome require a decompression-type therapy. Adding high voltage galvanic nerve stimulation can often help damaged nerves to repair while suppressing pain. Supplementing the diet with specific nutrients may also promote nerve regrowth. A specific follow-up exercise program based on a patient's MRI results offers the best chance for long lasting improvements and the best way to determine helpful from harmful activity. A combined, individually created, Integrative Neurology treatment program is the best way to quickly find and fix the cause of pain or numbness in the back and lower extremities.
Dr. George Kukurin is licensed as a chiropractor in the states of Arizona, Pennsylvania and California. He is also licensed to practice acupuncture by the state of Arizona. Dr. Kukurin is also board certified as a Chiropractic Neurologist To attain this prestigious status he was required to attend an approved three year post-graduate program in neurology, which is the study of the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
He completed his post-graduate neurology training through the Parker College in Dallas Texas. Upon completion of this training, Dr. Kukurin had to pass a two-day long rigorous board examination. He scored in the upper 5% of his class on these examinations, obtaining a 100% perfect score on the clinical portion of the testing. To maintain elite status with the Board of Chiropractic Neurologists; Diplomat Neurologists, like Dr. Kukurin, must keep their knowledge and skills of neurology updated by attending a minimum of 30 hours of post-graduate training in neurology every year from an approved and accredited neurology program.
He has a keen interest in diseases of the nervous system, like peripheral neuropathy, movement disorders, spinal stenosis and headaches. He is a former faculty member of the Post-Graduate Neurology Department of Parker College. He has published several textbooks including "Integrative Neurology: Hope and Help for People Suffering From Neuropathy" that contains over 300 scientific references for the treatment of neuropathy through the use of Integrative Neurology and Alternative Medicine techniques like acupuncture, laser therapy, herbal and nutritional medicines.
The techniques for treating the nervous system that Dr. Kukurin has pioneered have been chosen for inclusion at scientific conferences held at Johns Hopkins Medical School and through the Peripheral Nerve Society, an international organization devoted to the scientific study of diseases of the nerves, like neuropathy.
Some of the treatment techniques he developed have been published in peer reviewed medical journals and are indexed in the National Library of Medicine. The results patients have obtained using his treatment approaches have appeared on FOX and ABC affiliate newscasts. He has been practicing as a chiropractic neurologist for over 20 years. He sees patients in offices located both in Phoenix Arizona and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Despite enormous amounts of money being spent to try to determine which treatments are the most effective for these common conditions, no single treatment has emerged as the best choice. What the researchers did find however, is that different patients respond to different combinations of treatments. Because stenosis, sciatica and neuropathy involve the nerves of the lower extremities, Integrative Neurology is an ideal method of treatment
Neuropathy, stenosis, sciatica slipped discs and nerve entrapments often can produce symptoms that are identical, but the reason for those symptoms, and effective treatment of these various conditions is a as different as night and day. A pinched nerve in tarsal tunnel syndrome, for example is about 20 to 30 inches away from the pinched nerve in piriformis syndrome, although they can produce very similar symptoms. Likewise, both tarsal tunnel syndrome and neuropathy can involve the nerves of the feet and ankles, but one is a compressed nerve, the other can be associated with diabetes.
Doctors educated in neurology are specifically trained to diagnose these types of problems. Only then can effective treatment be instituted. The take home point I am trying to make to you is that there are many different conditions that produce very similar symptoms, to find relief the number one step is ALWAYS to determine exactly where and why the nerves are being irritated.
The Integrative Neurologist combines these diagnostic skills with a number of effective treatment options. For example piriformis syndrome and tarsal tunnel syndrome require a decompression-type therapy. Adding high voltage galvanic nerve stimulation can often help damaged nerves to repair while suppressing pain. Supplementing the diet with specific nutrients may also promote nerve regrowth. A specific follow-up exercise program based on a patient's MRI results offers the best chance for long lasting improvements and the best way to determine helpful from harmful activity. A combined, individually created, Integrative Neurology treatment program is the best way to quickly find and fix the cause of pain or numbness in the back and lower extremities.
Dr. George Kukurin is licensed as a chiropractor in the states of Arizona, Pennsylvania and California. He is also licensed to practice acupuncture by the state of Arizona. Dr. Kukurin is also board certified as a Chiropractic Neurologist To attain this prestigious status he was required to attend an approved three year post-graduate program in neurology, which is the study of the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
He completed his post-graduate neurology training through the Parker College in Dallas Texas. Upon completion of this training, Dr. Kukurin had to pass a two-day long rigorous board examination. He scored in the upper 5% of his class on these examinations, obtaining a 100% perfect score on the clinical portion of the testing. To maintain elite status with the Board of Chiropractic Neurologists; Diplomat Neurologists, like Dr. Kukurin, must keep their knowledge and skills of neurology updated by attending a minimum of 30 hours of post-graduate training in neurology every year from an approved and accredited neurology program.
He has a keen interest in diseases of the nervous system, like peripheral neuropathy, movement disorders, spinal stenosis and headaches. He is a former faculty member of the Post-Graduate Neurology Department of Parker College. He has published several textbooks including "Integrative Neurology: Hope and Help for People Suffering From Neuropathy" that contains over 300 scientific references for the treatment of neuropathy through the use of Integrative Neurology and Alternative Medicine techniques like acupuncture, laser therapy, herbal and nutritional medicines.
The techniques for treating the nervous system that Dr. Kukurin has pioneered have been chosen for inclusion at scientific conferences held at Johns Hopkins Medical School and through the Peripheral Nerve Society, an international organization devoted to the scientific study of diseases of the nerves, like neuropathy.
Some of the treatment techniques he developed have been published in peer reviewed medical journals and are indexed in the National Library of Medicine. The results patients have obtained using his treatment approaches have appeared on FOX and ABC affiliate newscasts. He has been practicing as a chiropractic neurologist for over 20 years. He sees patients in offices located both in Phoenix Arizona and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
