When you hurt yourself, you feel pain. If you have ever wondered why you feel that pain, it is because pain is a signal that your body has been damaged in some way or something is not right. However, not all pain is the same. Acute...
Phantom pain occurs when someone who has undergone an amputation begins feeling pain coming from a body part that is no longer there. Amputation on its own is difficult as it takes a very heavy physical and mental toll on the patient. When phantom pain...
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a very common condition that affects many people in the United States. Ergonomic disorders are some of the fastest-growing work-related illnesses. It is no surprise considering how much people work on their computers every day. The carpal tunnel is the passageway in...
Selective nerve root blocks are procedures that exist to help combat chronic pain. They consist of an injection of anesthetic along a specific nerve root. Most patients who undergo selective nerve root blocks have tried a plethora of other treatments without any success. While selective...
Back pain is a common complaint. In many cases, back pain may heal on its own. However, sometimes the back pain becomes chronic and debilitating. This is usually a sign of a more serious underlying injury or condition. It is important to know when to...
Epidural injections are a form of pain management used by many pain management specialist offices. Epidural injections are given in the spine and typically consist of some type of steroid to help with the pain. During epidural injections, the skin is typically numbed with lidocaine,...
Many people throughout the United States suffer from back pain. Back pain is very common as people get older, and typically results from the wear and tear the back goes through as people age. One of the reasons back pain is so difficult to treat...
There are a variety of different nerve blocks that exist to help manage pain. One of these nerve blocks is a sympathetic nerve block. These blocks are focused on addressing pain caused by sympathetic nerves, which run in front of the spinal canal as opposed...
Everyone will experience abdominal pain at least once in their lives. Whether it comes from having the stomach flu or eating something bad, we all know the feeling. Abdominal pain often comes with nausea, and some cramping, and typically makes us reach for pain relief...
Close to 50 million surgeries are performed every year in the United States. As the population continues to grow every year, and live longer every year, it seems the amount of surgeries continues to rise. However, surgery comes with a host of potential complications, risks,...
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