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  Pain Management: Auto Injury

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 30-Aug-2023 | No of views: 3060

  Americans spend more than a million days each year hospitalized after auto injuries, and more than 2.5 million people visit emergency rooms annually for treatment. If you’re still experiencing lingering, painful symptoms following a car crash, the expert medical team offers the most advanced treatments in pain management. The team of board-certified doctors specializes in interventional pain procedures so you can get long-term relief, increase mobility, and return to your active lifestyle.

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  How Long Does Piriformis Syndrome Pain Last?

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 28-Aug-2023 | No of views: 17258

  Mild piriformis syndrome pain may resolve with rest in 1 to 2 days. If the piriformis muscle is acutely inflamed, irritated, or swollen, the pain may persist for several days or weeks, and more targeted treatment will be necessary to prevent the condition from becoming chronic. If left untreated, deep buttock pain may worsen over time and prolong over a period of 2 years (or more) with a gradual worsening of symptoms in some individuals.

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  Different Types of Headaches

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 25-Aug-2023 | No of views: 3222

  There are many different types and causes of headaches, such as migraine, tension-type, cluster, sinus, and hypnic headaches. Medication overuse can also lead to a headache when a person stops using pain relief or other drugs after using them for some time. Headaches are a common complaint — the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that almost half of all adults will have experienced at least one headache within the last year.

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  Pain Management: Back Pain

  Tags: Pain Management, Back Pain | Posted on: 23-Aug-2023 | No of views: 3232

  If you’ve experienced back pain, you’re not alone -- it’s the number one cause of disability worldwide. The expert pain management team offers the most advanced options in back pain management for patients of all ages who experience chronic or acute back pain. The medical team specializes in cutting-edge interventional pain procedures to help you "Restore Function and relive Life". Call or schedule an appointment online today.

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  The Relationship between Chronic Pain and OCD

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 21-Aug-2023 | No of views: 3172

  Chronic pain and OCD are two disorders that are incredibly challenging to live with and overcome. In this article, we’re going to break down what exactly chronic pain is, what OCD is, how these two relate to one another, and what to do if you’re experiencing both. What is Chronic Pain? Pain that lasts longer than 3 to 6 months is considered chronic pain.

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  Why Do I Have A Headache? Causes, Types, And Remedies

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 18-Aug-2023 | No of views: 2983

  Headaches are a common health problem that most people experience at some time. Factors that lead to headaches may be: emotional, such as stress, depression, or anxiety, medical, such as migraine or high blood pressure, physical, such as an injury, environmental, such as the weather. Frequent or severe headaches can affect a person’s quality of life. Knowing how to recognize the type of headache and its cause can help a person take appropriate action.

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  Pain Management: Cancer Pain

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 16-Aug-2023 | No of views: 3048

  Well, over a million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year and have to face the challenges of this frightening disease. This highly respected team of interventional pain physicians offers the most advanced options in pain management for patients. What Causes Cancer-Related Pain? Cancer-related pain can be the result of the cancer itself or a side effect of the treatment you’re receiving. As cancer grows and destroys healthy tissue, you may feel pain. Or, if you have a tumor that presses on a nerve or your bones and organs, it can be very painful.

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  How To Explain Central Sensitization To Patients

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 14-Aug-2023 | No of views: 3308

  Understanding the science of chronic pain is pivotal to a patient’s recovery. Many pain patients won’t yet have been given the information they need about their chronic pain, so it becomes even more vital to educate them. The concept of central sensitization can be a tricky one to explain, but once a patient has this knowledge, they can take great strides forward in their recovery.

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  Stem Cell Manipulation Shows Promise For Cartilage Renewal And Joint Repair

  Tags: Stem Cell, Pain Management | Posted on: 11-Aug-2023 | No of views: 2527

  For people with a type of jaw joint disorder that results from loss of cartilage, the only treatments available address symptoms but do not repair the damaged tissue. Now, a new study of mice suggests stem cells already present in the jaw joint could be manipulated to repair it. The study, led by Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, is published in the journal Nature Communications. The authors describe how manipulating stem cells in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of mice with TMJ degeneration led the cells to repair cartilage in the joint.

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  Pain Management: Chronic Pain

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 09-Aug-2023 | No of views: 3012

  If you’re one of the 100 million Americans suffering from chronic pain, you know how disruptive your symptoms can be, including keeping you from daily activities. The expert pain management team wants you to know that there’s a variety of treatment options for chronic pain available to improve your quality of life. Living with pain doesn’t have to be a way of life.

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