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To treat pain and therefore Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment for many with pain that has failed physical therapy, medications or even surgery. What is Spinal Cord Stimulation? Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) works by transmitting small signals of electrical current to spinal cord nerves. The pin pointed stimulation to these areas blocks the signal […]

The other statistics are equally staggering: The best news is that (even if you might be getting just a tad, ahem, older) you don’t have to accept arthritis pain and you don’t have to suffer. Pain management specialists have many treatment options that can help improve the quality of your life quickly and without surgery.

Whiplash – common problem, difficult to diagnosis. That is until now. Whiplash doesn’t show up on X-rays or on MRIs. But there is no mistaking that it hurts and that the pain can last, even becoming a chronic condition. The source of chronic neck pain after whiplash injuries has been a mystery. After all, the

Sacroiliac joint dysfunction might be a mouthful (and a huge pain over the buttocks) but it should be a household name. In fact, the condition is common enough that physicians estimate that up to 15 percent of all people with back pain are experiencing sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Yet many sufferers go undiagnosed. What is Sacroiliac

The World Health Organization conducted a study looking at the most common disabling diseases. Migraine was number four. Migraines are intense. I have one patient who shared with me what a migraine feels like for her. She said a migraine “feels just like pushing a baby out… of her head.” Migraines may also come with

What is shingles and what are its causes? Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. The rash can appear anywhere on the body, but is most often found on the torso. Shingles is a reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Following the chicken pox, the virus lies

Millions of American men and women suffer from back pain often with pain down the back of the leg.  This can be a significant medical problem that needs attention and can many times be helped and often can be cured.  This blog will define sciatica, discuss the diagnosis, and some of the treatments that can

Washboard abs are not only easy on the eyes, they can also help alleviate low back pain. Combat low back pain by exercising and strengthening the abdominal muscles that help make up the “core”: abdominal extensors, flexors, transversus abdominus and obliques. Do these three no-equipment-necessary exercises to get started. Planks Planks are one of the

Beauty is pain, and this fall’s footwear fashion trends promise a lot of it! Sky-high platforms, pumps, pointy-toes and ice-sculpture inspired heels are among the season’s avant-garde offenders. Worn by the catwalk goddess they scream Vogue, while on your feet you scream ‘ouch!’ In the endless struggle to stay in style, did you know you

Back and neck pain have a myriad of causes and there are specific treatments that can help those who suffer from this common malady. This blog will discuss the relationship of trigger points to neck and back pain and how they can be used to help treat those who suffer from chronic neck and low