A variety of conditions can cause abdominal pain. Some are more serious than others, so it is important to see a doctor if you are experiencing chronic abdominal pain along with symptoms like diarrhea and bloody stool. At Lone Star Pain Medicine, one of the...
Steroid injections are fairly common as a treatment for pain. Unfortunately, steroids have a bad reputation thanks to athletes using a specific kind of steroid to enhance performance. We want you to know that you have nothing to fear from steroid injections. The way Lone...
Pain management doctors treat all sorts of patients suffering from a wide variety of chronic pain conditions. Believe it or not, chronic headache pain is not all that unusual. Headaches are something we see quite frequently here in our Texas pain management clinic. The interesting thing...
Back pain is one of the hardest types of chronic pain to diagnose and treat. There are so many joints and muscles in the back that, unless a physician has a clear-cut reason to suspect a certain cause, diagnosis can be difficult. That leads us...
If your grandmother ever told you to sit up straight or to stand tall, she was actually on to something. Way back in the day, our parents and grandparents knew that good posture was a good thing. Maybe they didn't exactly know why. But still,...
Diabetes patients are vulnerable to neuropathy but may easily miss the symptoms. Since these signs can have serious health impact, it is important to know what these signs are so that they can seek help in time. Symptoms of Neuropathy Many of the symptoms of neuropathy appear...
Migraine is a severe type of headache that is recurring. A migraine can be debilitating and last hours or even days. If you've ever suffered a migraine, you know it's not an ordinary headache. It often causes throbbing pain, usually only on one side of your...
A bulging disc refers to a condition in which an intervertebral disc protrudes or bulges out of its place, from between the vertebrae. This can press upon a surrounding nerve roots and result in pain. Intervertebral discs are gel-filled pads that act like shock absorbers,...