If you have chronic or severe pain, it’s probably time to see a pain management doctor. However, you may be hesitant because you don’t want to get onto medication to manage your pain, maybe because you have many other medications to manage, or you want to keep medication as a last resort. Many oral pain
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What’s The Experience Like at a Pain Management Clinic?
If you’ve been referred to a pain management clinic for neck and back pain or other conditions, you likely need strategies to facilitate movement, lessen pain, and improve your activity at home and on the job. Let’s talk about what you will experience in a pain management clinic on your first visit and where you
Read MoreHow Can a Pain Management Doctor Determine the Cause of Your Chronic Pain?
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 50 million American adults living with chronic pain, 20 million of whom are affected by high-impact chronic pain (i.e., accompanied by major activity restriction). Chronic pain is defined as one that has lasted over 12 weeks, or beyond the usual
Read MoreWhat Are Your Arthritis Treatment Options?
If you have arthritis, you understand how painful, restrictive, and distracting it can be. Fortunately, there are many treatment options available to manage this lifelong condition. If you suspect you may have arthritis, or if you have a diagnosis already and need help managing it, there are many treatments that can benefit you. What is
Read MoreTips for Easing Chronic Arthritis Pain
Arthritis is a common disease that can cause pain, swelling, and stiffness in joints. The condition can lead to long-term pain and can become more disabling as it progresses. There are, however, several ways you can ease symptoms and manage arthritis more effectively. What Causes Arthritis? Joints are constantly exposed to low-level damage as part
Read MoreWhat should I expect at a pain clinic?
Millions of Americans are living with chronic pain. If you are a chronic pain sufferer, it can feel like a very lonely road ahead. Sometimes, people, even doctors themselves, think you are exaggerating things when you try to describe your pain. Pain itself is very complex and can have physical and psychological contributors. It can
Read MorePain Management For Chronic Pain Relief
Are you getting tired of living through your chronic pain despite years of treatment? For years, invasive and long-term treatments like surgery, medication, and therapy, may have been your only solutions for chronic pain. Luckily, there are new technologies and practices you can now utilize for pain management. In this blog, we’ll talk about the
Read MoreSurgical and non-surgical treatments for hip arthritis
Hip osteoarthritis is truly a pain. Hips badly affected by arthritis can make bending, walking, and standing difficult. The last thing anyone with hip arthritis wants is to prolong the pain. If you are experiencing symptoms of hip arthritis, you want treatment and you want it now. Let’s take a look at the nonsurgical treatment
Read MoreCommon Treatments for Neck Pain
Neck pain is a common complaint among many American adults. It typically results from poor body mechanics, worn joints, overuse (hunching for hours), and injury, such as whiplash. If your neck pain is starting to hinder you from doing even simple tasks, you will greatly benefit from the expertise of a pain management doctor, who can
Read MoreTypes of Spinal Stenosis
The spine gives your body structure and provides support to enable you to stand up. Without it, you cannot move freely and bend with flexibility. As we age, the spine’s structure changes, causing a narrowing of the space around the spinal cord. This is called spinal stenosis. Symptoms of spinal stenosis can worsen over time.
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