Among the many surgical procedures that we offer for relieving chronic pain is something known as anterior cervical discectomy. The procedure is also known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) due to the fact that bones in the cervical spine are fused together. ACDF...
Lone Star Medicine recently began offering a limited number of regenerative medicine services to help patients with chronic pain. Those services include both stem cell and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections. The treatments are appropriate for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions, including osteoarthritis. We want you...
Some people just don't like seeing the doctor. We get it. Even individuals who work in medicine can feel uncomfortable about an office visit with the GP. But when it comes to chronic pain, ignoring it is never a good idea. At the very least,...
The dreaded 'C' word is one no one likes to hear from the doctor. Being told you have cancer changes your life forever. And not only yours, but the lives of everyone who cares for you, as well. If you have been diagnosed with cancer...
The human spine is a complex piece of architecture. There are dozens of joints along the spine capable of being a source of pain. Facet joints are a good example. These can degenerate over time, leading to chronic pain. Degenerating joints can restrict movement as...
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,...