How the Way You Walk and Hold Your Body Affects Your Health Did you know that, for every inch forward that your head moves, you put about 10 pounds of pressure on your neck, shoulders and back? If you're spending hours every day leaning forward over … [Read more...]
Pain Management
Chronic Pain Intervention Techniques—Radiofrequency Ablation
What Is Radiofrequency Ablation? How Can It Help You? When you've suffered any type of traumatic injury or have a degenerative condition that's causing chronic pain, you want relief. An effective and well-known treatment option for long-term pain, … [Read more...]
How Tendon Sheath and Bursae Injections Can Treat Chronic Pain
What Are These Treatments? How Do They Work? If you've ever suffered tendonitis from tennis or golfer's elbow, you know it can make life's simplest tasks a challenge. Picking up a fork or a coffee cup, turning the page on a book or opening a door … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Trigger Point Injections for Treating Chronic Pain
What Is a Trigger Point Injection? What Kinds of Pain Can It Treat? When you're experiencing persistent pain, whether it's the result of an accident, a degenerative condition, or simply the result of poor posture, it can make the simple pleasures of … [Read more...]
Tips on Choosing the Best Pain Management Center
You learn about pain when you're little, after suffering minor injuries such as cuts and scrapes. As an adult, if you have chronic pain due to an underlying health condition or a sports injury, you will be well-served by visiting a physician at a … [Read more...]
When to See a Pain Management Specialist for Knee Pain
Occasional knee pain is common, especially if you are active in your daily life. Your knee can hurt if you had a particularly long day spent on your feet or if you pushed yourself a little too much during your workout. Knee pain usually goes away … [Read more...]
Top Causes of Joint Pain and Relief Options
Joint pain has many different causes, thereby requiring different treatments. Whether the inflammation or injury is sports-related, age-related, job-related, or accident-related, the pain can be successfully treated so you can get back to enjoying … [Read more...]
What to Expect at a Physiatry Appointment
Physical medicine, or physiatry, involves the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a variety of conditions and diseases that affect bones, ligaments, muscles, tendons, the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. If you suffer from chronic pain or other … [Read more...]
Is Interventional Pain Management for Me?
If you have a condition or injury that is causing you pain, interventional pain management may be the solution to effectively treat the root cause of your symptoms. Interventional pain management uses a variety of different techniques and treatments … [Read more...]
Why Visit a Pain Specialist for Neck Pain Relief
Neck pain is a common complaint among American adults. Sometimes, patients get lucky and their neck pain goes away without seeing a specialist. If neck pain persists or worsens, however, don't wait to see a pain specialist. Neck pain can interfere … [Read more...]
