Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory condition. If left unchecked, it can cause your vertebrae to fuse together. This can limit your range of motion, hunch your posture forward and lead to pain and discomfort. In serious cases where spondylitis affects the rib cage, it can...
People struggling with chronic pain often struggle to find reliable treatments. Pain management doctors are now offering sympathetic nerve blocks - a relatively new procedure that can help people with chronic pain to manage their illness without the trouble of invasive treatments. This article explores the...
Herniated discs are one of the most common causes of chronic back pain. As intervertebral discs wear out due to age, overuse or injury, the outer layer may weaken, allowing the contents of the disc to leak out. This leaking material can pinch a nerve...
Pain management doctors offer a number of treatments for patients interested in receiving minimally invasive pain relief. One such treatment is the selective nerve root block (SNRB) injection. These injections help to relieve pain caused by inflamed nerves in the spinal column. This article explains how...
There are a number of pain clinics in Chicago that offer minimally-invasive treatments such as radiofrequency lesioning (RL). These treatments help people who struggle with chronic pain and want to avoid the challenges associated with surgery and other invasive treatments. However, many of these therapies can...
If you’ve struggled with chronic back pain then it’s in your best interest to connect with a back specialist. One of the many treatments that you may be offered is a percutaneous discectomy (PD). Thanks to modern research, more and more minimally invasive treatments are being...
Cancer is a unique disease that is very unique to each individual. Some people who have cancer can tell early on, while others reach Stage 4 cancer before they notice something is wrong. Some people have extreme pain due to cancer while others feel no...
Chronic pelvic pain is a very real condition in both men and women. Typically, when people hear the term “pelvic pain” it is immediately attributed to pain in a woman’s reproductive organs. However, this is entirely incorrect. Pelvic pain can of course refer to pain...
Pain is a unique symptom because we all experience pain differently. In addition, there are a lot of factors that contribute to the pain from physical or psychological. True pain management requires expertise and lots of experience. It also tends to require a lot of...
People with chronic pain can find relief through the use of many different treatments. One such treatment is known as a facet joint block, or simply a facet block, a treatment that provides an alternative to more invasive treatments such as surgery. A pain management specialist...