Waking up constantly in pain, feeling pain throughout the day, and trying to sleep through the pain can be a terrible way to live. This is chronic pain, which is any type of pain that lasts more than 12 weeks. While acute, temporary pain is the normal sensation that our bodies communicate when we’re injured or ill, chronic pain can be ongoing – and may not have an obvious reason for it occurring. However, some of the known common causes of chronic pain include musculoskeletal injuries (in ... [Read More]
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Does Whiplash Only Affect Your Neck?
If you’ve been in a car accident, you’re likely familiar with sudden – or quickly developing – neck strain. This type of neck strain, known as whiplash, is caused by any blunt impact that causes your head to instantly jerk (or “whip”) backward and forward. It happens so quickly that you may not even realize it happened. The sudden force of the jerking motion causes the muscles and tendons in your neck to stretch and slightly tear. In addition to car accidents, neck strai ... [Read More]
How Is an Interventional Pain Management Specialist Different from Other Pain Management Specialists?
In exploring your therapeutic options for chronic pain, you may come across the term “interventional pain management specialist” and wonder what the difference is between that and a pain management doctor. Are they different or synonymous? As its name implies, pain management is a branch of medicine that provides treatment for a wide variety of conditions that can cause pain. However, pain management can be simple or complex, depending on what causes the pain. For example, a herniated disc ... [Read More]
What Conditions Do Pain Management Specialists Treat?
In what can be a musculoskeletal mystery of sorts, chronic pain may be caused by disease, injury, genetics, or even anxiety. The pain may even be “reflected” to a location of the body that’s far away from the originating source of the problem. In many cases, the root cause of pain cannot be definitively determined. It’s a complicated and cumbersome condition that causes over 11.2 percent of all American adults – about 25.3 million people – to suffer from perpetual pain in their joints, bones, ... [Read More]
Signs of Serious Back Pain Problems
A leading cause of disability worldwide – and one of the most common reasons why people visit their physician – almost 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point during their lifetime. Hours spent slouched on the couch, long days sitting and working at a desk, or simply having poor posture all contribute to back pain. It’s an issue that certainly needs addressing, which is usually done first with over-the-counter pain medications. But what if your back pain is more than just ... [Read More]