Neck pain may be caused by everything from using your smartphone to hunching over at your computer all day to engaging in a favorite sport or hobby. If your neck pain isn’t going away, it is in your best interest to see a pain-management specialist for an evaluation. Let’s talk about some of the most popular treatments for chronic neck pain, and where you can go for a medical assessment and treatment that works for you. Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection The cervical spine is the uppermost ... [Read More]
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How Your Pain Management Doctor Can Help You Still Enjoy Winter Activities
Dealing with pain during the holiday season can prevent you from enjoying it. The arrival of winter means parties, family get-togethers, and winter activities, such as ice-skating, sledding, and skiing. To truly enjoy the winter season, you need to get your pain under control. If you’ve got arthritis, the colder weather can make your pain worse. If you’ve got chronic pain in your neck, back, knee, or hand, you may not be able to participate in winter sports. Make an appointment with a pain ... [Read More]
How Your Back Can Cause Foot Pain: Neuropathic Pain Explained
Neuropathic pain is pain that originates in the nerves, which continue to send pain signals to the brain even though the original injury or disease has completely healed. Your spine houses the spinal cord, which communicates all sensory signals from throughout the body to the brain – and if there is an issue with a nerve in the spinal cord that relays neurological messages from the foot, you may be enduring the sensation of continuous foot pain. Neuropathic pain may be caused by issues such ... [Read More]
How Chronic Pain Management Will Improve Your Overall Health
The experience of being in pain can affect you mentally, emotionally, and socially. Migraines and headaches, low back pain, arthritis pain, and cancer pain all result in lower quality of life, which is why chronic pain management is important. First, the underlying cause of the pain should be treated, if possible. The type of pain should be accurately diagnosed since treatment also varies depending on the type of chronic pain involved. If the cause of the pain cannot be treated, for example, if ... [Read More]
Myofascial Pain, TMJ, and Trigeminal Neuralgia Compared
Face pain can be due to a headache, a toothache, or an underlying health condition. Facial pain can become a menace, ready to strike and ruin your day. At this point, it grows from a mere inconvenience to a painful and distracting condition in need of treatment – and over-the-counter pain medications may not be enough to thwart the pain. It is then in your best interest to seek treatment from a pain management doctor. Let’s talk about some of the more common medical conditions that may be ... [Read More]
