Questions

Can headache, tinnitus, or blurred eyes be caused by cervical symptoms with pain?

Cervical tension and pain can cause several other symptoms.
Superficial and minor nerves will be compressed by tensed up muscles leading to pain. The muscle tension itself also causes regional or radiating pain in a different way. Classical symptoms in relation to cervical pain are formication in the upper limbs, headache, tinnitus or blurred eyes.

Problems in your shoulder joint can also cause similar symptoms. A slipped disc in the cervical spine needs to be excluded during clinical examination.
After a thorough physical examination and detailed questioning process therapy options will be evaluated with the patient. Depending on the individual problem oral medication, local infiltration or physical therapy are the first choice options in solving your pain. Depending on the symptoms and possible side effects, infiltration therapy with various other substances including botulin can be performed due to the wish of the patient.

If you suffer from acute or chronic pain or have associated symptoms that can possible be related to it, do not hesitate to contact a specialist in this field. PD Florian M. Kovar, MD is your specialist when it comes to solve your health-related problems efficiently.

How can botulin help in lower back pain?

Botulin in the field of orthopedics is well known for the treatment of amputation stumps and spastic conditions. Several published international scientific papers have shown that botulin has also an anti-inflammatory and pain reducing effect in humans. Pain relieving function of botulin is achieved by loosening muscle tensions and via inactivation of pain transporting transmitter patterns. Both lead to a reduction in existing pain.

A treatment with botulin can lead to a pain free interval up to 6 month or more. Very seldomly an inactivation of the botulin effect can occur after multiple applications. In rare cases a genetic preposition causes a not effective application of botulin.

Before a therapy can be performed a detailed examination and diagnostic is mandatory. In a personal conversation all aspects of the treatment will be discussed and explained in detail by PD Florian M. Kovar, MD in person. A written informed consent agreement signed by the patient is mandatory for treatment. Before treatment all possible costs will be presented to the patient beforehand.

If you suffer from acute or chronic pain or have associated symptoms that can be possible related to it do not hesitate to contact a specialist in this field. PD Florian M. Kovar, MD is your specialist when it comes to solving your health-related problems efficiently.

How does an injection work?

An injection or “infiltration therapy” is a very useful treatment option in resolving your pain or muscle tensions. The benefit is in the local application – to work where it hurts. Very often people refer to “infiltration therapy” as useless and only short time oriented. In the right hands and with the correct indication “infiltration therapy” is the most useful therapy option available.

Depending on the symptoms and possible side effects, infiltration therapy with various other substances including botulin can be performed due to the wish of the patient.

Is cortisone really so bad as everybody says?

Cortisone is a verry well known and established medical substance with various fields for medical treatment. In the right hands and with the correct indication it is the most useful therapy option available. Cortisone helps to loosen the muscle tensions and helps relieving you from pain. As in every medication the dose makes the poison. In low dose application cortisone is very helpful and did not cause unreasonably dangerous side effects.

In children or pregnant and breastfeeding women application of cortisone is not recommended.

Infiltration therapy only leads to a short term effect in pain relieving?

Cortisone is a verry well known and established medical substance with various fields for medical treatment. The second substance in an injection normally consist of a various pain reliever. Depending on your individual problem cortisone may be the substance of choice for a pain relieving effect.

Depending on the symptoms and possible side effects, infiltration therapy with various other substances including botulin can be performed due to the wish of the patient.

Do you have pain in your elbow joint with formication?

Severe pain in your elbow can have various causes. Elbow pain is not only a common pain syndrome in the elderly but also more and more common in younger people due to current changes in work and sport behaviour.

Unusual workload due to heavy weight lifting, wrong sitting position or wrong strain during workout procedures can lead to pain in the elbow. Working in front of a computer screen under suboptimal conditions by using a mouse, or repeated rotation movements during work or leisure activities are very often the source of origin when it comes to pain syndromes related to the elbow.

Severe pain in the elbow can cause located or perceived pain in the lower arm, wrist and fingers. A multidisciplinary approach in finding the cause of symptoms is considered the gold standard. Most commonly the source of pain at the elbow are muscle tensions, arthrosis of the joint, overuse of the joint related tendons.

After a thorough physical examination and detailed questioning process therapy options will be evaluated with the patient. Depending on the individual problem oral medication, local infiltration or physical therapy are the first choice options in solving your pain. Depending on the symptoms and possible side effects, infiltration therapy with various other substances including botulin can be performed due to the wish of the patient.

If you suffer from acute or chronic pain in your elbow or have associated symptoms that can be possible related to it do not hesitate to contact a specialist in this field. PD Florian M. Kovar, MD is your specialist when it comes to solving your health-related problems efficiently.

Do you suffer from knee pain when using the staircase?

Severe pain in your knee after using the staircase or extensive downhill walking can be caused by an overuse of muscle structures. Very often a discrepancy between the kneecap and the groove in the femoral bone leads to an extensive overuse of the muscle structures around your knee joint.
After a thorough physical examination and detailed questioning process therapy options will be evaluated with the patient. Depending on the individual problem oral medication, local infiltration or physical therapy are the first choice options in solving your pain. Depending on the symptoms and possible side effects, infiltration therapy with various other substances including botulin can be performed due to the wish of the patient.

Lower back pain after a sudden movement?

Severe pain in your lower back can have various causes. This pain is not only a common pain syndrome in the elderly but also more and more common in younger people due to current changes in work and sport behaviour.

Unusual workload due to heavy weight lifting, wrong sitting position or wrong strain during workout procedures can lead to pain in the lower back. Working in front of a computer screen under suboptimal conditions, air draft and not ergonomically movements are very often the source of origin when it comes to pain syndromes related to the lower back.

Most commonly the source of pain at the lower back are muscle tensions, arthrosis of the intervertebral joints, local inflammation, gliding of the vertebral body, lumbar disc protrusion, pressure on spinal structures or fracture of the vertebral body caused by osteoporosis.

If you suffer from acute or chronic pain at you lower back or have associated symptoms that can be possible related to it do not hesitate to contact a specialist in this field. PD Florian M. Kovar, MD is your specialist when it comes to solving your health-related problems efficiently.

Do you suffer from a dragging pain in your lower limb?

Can stress cause severe lower back pain?

Muscle tensions can be initiated or increased by stress. If you have history of lower back pain stress can be the little rice corn that’s matters when it comes to pain. stress can be seen as an amplifier for preexisting conditions.

Do you have pain in your feet after a long days walking or a short run around the block?

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of acute and chronic heel pain. The etiology is generally from inflammation following repeated injury and microtears in the plantar fascia. Symptoms worsen with weight bearing and/or walking. During night or periods of relief symptoms vanish or get much better.

Various reasons can lead to pain in the foot. An inflammation of the plantar fasciitis or common foot deformity are very often the source of origin when it comes to pain syndromes related to the foot. Pain associated with the ankle joint is also a possible source of origin for hip related pain.

If you suffer from acute or chronic pain in your hip or have associated symptoms that can be possible related to it do not hesitate to contact a specialist in this field. PD Florian M. Kovar, MD is your specialist when it comes to solving your health-related problems efficiently.

After a short intense run I have knee pain – what´s the origin?

Knee related pain after a short intense run is very often of muscular origin and can be seen as a sign of overuse. Very often a mismatch between the kneecap and the groove at the femoral bone is associated with this pain syndrome.

Lesions at the cruciate ligament or the meniscus cannot be excluded but are very seldom observed in clinical praxis.

If you suffer from acute or chronic knee pain or have associated symptoms that can possible be related to it, do not hesitate to contact a specialist in this field. PD Florian M. Kovar, MD is your specialist when it comes to solving your health-related problems efficiently.

After a long walk my limb hurts?

Dragging pain in your limb after a long walk is more common than you think. Very often this is just a sign of muscle overuse. Possible other sources for your pain have to be excluded e.g. lower back pain, bursitis of the hip, achilles tendon lesion.
After a thorough physical examination and detailed questioning process therapy options will be evaluated with the patient. Depending on the individual problem oral medication, local infiltration or physical therapy are the first choice options in solving your pain. Depending on the symptoms and possible side effects, infiltration therapy with various other substances including botulin can be performed due to the wish of the patient.

My fingers are numb?

Numbness at your fingers is very often a sign for carpal tunnel syndrome or a cervical spine syndrome. A typewriter´s cramp can also cause similar symptoms that have to be examined.