Back pain. It is something we are all familiar with to one degree or another. When back pain is severe, it can interrupt daily life. In fact, this is why so many people experiencing back pain in the Weatherford area come to see us at...
Treating persistent pain is one of the most challenging aspects of medicine. There are times when a pain doctor might recommend something like physical therapy or surgery. There are other times when injection therapies or something like spinal cord stimulation are more appropriate. Interestingly, most...
Lone Star Pain Medicine is a Weatherford, TX clinic specializing in pain management. As a specialty, pain medicine is very much needed in this day and age. Still, accepting the realities of pain management forces us to also accept an uncomfortable reality: we are focusing...
The human body can seem kind of crazy at times. We have seen it firsthand here at Lone Star Pain Medicine. Take cervical kyphosis. In some people, the condition manifests in multiple symptoms that can range from mild to nearly debilitating. In other cases, cervical...
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...