September is National Pain Awareness Month in the U.S. Every year, we support the efforts of advocacy groups by educating patients about some of the lesser talked about aspects of pain treatment. In light of that, we would like to introduce you to the idea...
Here at Lone Star, the phrase 'pain medicine' is in our name. When you think of pain medicine, do not think in terms of prescription medications. Rather, think of the practice of medicine as it relates to chronic pain. It is really a form of...
Recently, we published a post discussing what we believe are the five basic principles of regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine, while not new to the medical community, is just coming into its own in terms of patient awareness. There is still a lot the general public...
We doctors love to use complex medical terms instead of everyday English. The thing is, we know what we're talking about. You might not. Take the common condition known as cervical radiculopathy. Do you know what it is? If you've been to Lone Star Pain...
Lone Star Pain Medicine is thrilled to be able to offer a limited number of regenerative therapies to patients with qualifying conditions. Regenerative medicine is not necessarily new in terms of scientific study. In fact, researchers have been studying it for decades. Yet it is...
Musculoskeletal issues can make life uncomfortable and inconvenient. Everything from osteoarthritis to torn ligaments can make even the simplest tasks too painful to do. Thankfully, the specialists at Lone Star Pain Medicine have a full range of treatments that we can recommend. Among them are...
There are all sorts of diseases and medical conditions a lot of people suffer from but no one knows about. They are largely unknown because they do not get a lot of media attention for one reason or another. Nonetheless, they are very real and...
As specialists in treating neck and shoulder pain, Lone Star doctors see a number of conditions for which shoulder joint injections are appropriate. We are careful to discuss these injections with patients before recommending them. Know that they are safe and, for many patients, quite...
A while back we published a blog post discussing the relationship between poor posture and neck pain. The post helped a lot of people, but it didn't go far enough. We decided to use this post to expand on the topic. It will discuss how...
As pain management doctors in Texas, the team here at Lone Star works awfully hard to help people manage chronic pain so that they can live their best possible lives. One of our goals is to continually monitor emerging treatments with the knowledge that one...
