Would you believe that pain is one of the most common concerns that sends people to the doctor's office? It makes sense. Pain is often a warning sign of something else. It is also uncomfortable. Despite all that, there are times when a GP or...
Treating back pain is always a tricky proposition. When a patient is suffering from non-specific low back pain, the proposition is even more challenging. Patients often need multiple therapies to obtain the relief they are seeking. With that being the case, we are intrigued by...
There has been a lot of media chatter about artificial intelligence (AI) over the last year or so. Every time you turn around, it seems like someone is using AI to do something new and innovative. It turns out that we are using AI in...
Lone Star Pain Medicine works with patients to help mitigate cervical pain. We do what we do based on scientific knowledge and years of experience. More importantly, we are happy to help. But did you know there are non-medical things you can do outside the...
Human beings have a natural tendency to rest when something hurts. As back pain specialists here at Lone Star, we see it all the time. Sometimes rest is appropriate, other times it's not. In fact, long-term sitting and resting tends to make things worse for...
Acute myofascial pain can be difficult to diagnose. Once a doctor has done so, traditional therapies are based primarily on management. Patients are offered both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments designed to provide relief until the situation resolves itself. However, trigger point injections are another option....
All the doctors here at Lone Star Pain Medicine are certified pain specialists. Pain management is their specialty; it is what they focus on. That being the case, you might wonder what qualifies a doctor as a pain specialist. How is a pain management doctor...
When it comes to getting appropriate medical treatment, a person's choice of provider is important on many levels. A new study out of UC Davis shows just how important it is. According to the study, a person's first choice affects everything that happens afterward. Researchers at...
The pain management doctors here at Lone Star Pain Medicine specialize in treatments that are not typically offered in primary care settings. But we would never go so far as to say that any of our treatments is guaranteed to work. People respond differently to...
For the purposes of diagnosis and treatment, the spine is divided into three sections: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar. The lumbar spine consists of the five bones at the bottom of the spine. In essence, the lumbar spine is your lower back. And it can be...