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  The History of Fibromyalgia

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 04-Jul-2022 | No of views: 4279

  Fibromyalgia is often thought of as a new diagnosis! Stigma often results in people thinking that fibromyalgia is just a name that has been thrown on a group of symptoms that doctors can give when they can’t figure out what else is wrong. These misconceptions are damaging and far from true. Fibromyalgia is a valid diagnosis in its own right, and is far from a new disorder; it has a long history, as explained here, “Its definition and content have changed repeatedly in the 110 years of its existence.”

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  Joint Pain Can Hinder Your Life

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 01-Jul-2022 | No of views: 3263

  You can’t accomplish much when your joints hurt every time you move. Whether knee or hip pain literally stops you in your tracks, wrist pain interferes with your work, or shoulder pain limits arm movement, call the Pain Management Center. Their innovative regenerative and interventional treatments can effectively relieve pain and restore function.

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  How Epidural Steroid Injections Can Help You Recover From A Shoulder Injury

  Tags: Shoulder Pain, Epidural Injection | Posted on: 29-Jun-2022 | No of views: 3348

  Chronic shoulder pain can be debilitating. Normal daily activities such as lifting laundry from the washing machine, carrying groceries from the car into the house, or reaching for an item on a tall shelf can become difficult to perform and cause major discomfort. When pain continues to worsen or fails to respond to other forms of treatment, minimally invasive epidural steroid injections (ESI) may provide some patients the pain relief they need to be able to comfortably perform a wide range of tasks.

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  Pacing for Chronic Pain to Prevent the Boom/Bust Cycle

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 27-Jun-2022 | No of views: 3643

  Living with chronic pain, it can be tough to figure out the level of functioning that is going to allow you to get things done without making your symptoms flare. There’s a fine line between doing too much and too little. Avoiding activity because we fear it may increase our pain is maladaptive (meaning not helpful), but overdoing it and making your symptoms flare is also maladaptive! This sounds like you can’t win, but it’s about finding that balance.

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  3 Ways to Treat Pain Without Surgery

  Tags: Pain Management, Health and Wellness | Posted on: 24-Jun-2022 | No of views: 3712

  When you desperately need pain relief and you don’t want surgery, interventional medicine specialists can help. Interventional medicine is a field that specializes in relieving your pain by directly treating its source: the nerves sending the pain signals. Interventional procedures are primarily considered after conventional medical treatments fail to provide pain relief and before you resort to surgical intervention. These three nonsurgical treatments are only a few of the many pain-relieving options.

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  Avoiding Opioid Based Pain Killers

  Tags: Pain Management, Health and Wellness | Posted on: 22-Jun-2022 | No of views: 3618

  Pain Management Alternatives - Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain every day. Sports injuries, chronic neck, joint, or headache pain, and even recovering from surgery are all reasons why some people deal with pain. Pain medication prescriptions are written daily by doctors, but what if there was a way to manage pain without the worry of addiction or possible side effects? Today there are several alternative options to get away from powerful pain medications or opioid-based painkillers.

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  The Pain Triangle – What It Means For Pain Sufferers?

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 20-Jun-2022 | No of views: 4247

  With so many different theories and models on chronic pain, it can be confusing to fully understand how it works – especially for those who suffer from it. But one such model, known as ‘the pain triangle’, is a simplistic way to view chronic pain, providing patients with a lot of knowledge and potential recovery options.

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  Spinal Cord Stimulation May Be the Answer to Dealing With Chronic Back Pain

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 17-Jun-2022 | No of views: 2554

  Chronic back pain is one of the most common complaints among adults, in part, because the back and spinal column are complex structures. There is a lot that can go wrong there. Often, back pain gets better with self-management. Things like icing and rest cure many problems temporarily. When that isn’t enough, look for an alternative that might include spinal cord stimulation.

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  Are Seniors Good Candidates For Physical Therapy?

  Tags: Pain Management, Health and Wellness | Posted on: 15-Jun-2022 | No of views: 3327

  When most people think about effective treatment for arthritis, Parkinson’s, or even cancer, they think of surgery and prescription medications. But what if physical therapy is the answer? In the last few years, physical therapy has become vital to the treatment and rehabilitation of anyone who is either ill or injured. And especially for older adults and seniors, physical therapy works both as a tool to recover from an injury and prevent several physical ailments.

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  The Psychology of Pain: Why Chronic Pain Is More Than Just Physical?

  Tags: Pain Management | Posted on: 13-Jun-2022 | No of views: 3783

  Chronic pain does more than just cause physical problems. The underlying effects it can have on the psychology of sufferers can be hugely detrimental to their health and wellbeing. Let’s explore the psychology of pain and the importance of understanding it. When people hear the term ‘chronic pain’, they tend to directly relate it to purely physical problems, whether it’s back pain, arthritis, or any other number of issues that are experienced frequently, by people all over the world.

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