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Abdominal pain is the pain that occurs in the belly area. This type of pain is a common medical complaint and should usually resolve without treatment. However, sometimes abdominal pain becomes chronic and disabling. If you or a loved one is suffering from chronic abdominal...
Chances are, if you are reading this, you have heard of epidural injections as a treatment for low back pain. Here are the important facts about epidural steroid injections. Epidural Injections Epidural injections, or ESIs, can be used to treat common back conditions like spinal stenosis and...
Shoulder pain can be any type of pain in the shoulder. The shoulder is a complex structure made up of the collarbone or clavicle, shoulder blade or scapula and the upper arm bone or humerus. There are two joints – the Acromio-clavicular joint and the...
Neck and shoulder pain may be the result of small areas of muscle tightness or knots, also referred to as trigger points. These trigger points usually involve the trapezius muscle, rotator cuff muscles, deltoids, pectoralis and the latissimus dorsi. A trigger point is a small area...
The opioid crisis is defined as the rapid increase in the use of non-prescription and prescription opioid drugs in the United States which began back in the late 1990s and has continued throughout the first nearly 20 years of the 2000s. In 2006 alone, over...
Modern lifestyle is all about smartphones, apps, AI and almost everything is possible at the click of a button. But this convenience has also brought with it neck and shoulder pain, abnormal spine curvature and chronic headaches. When we hunch over our devices for hours...
The human spine is an extremely complex structure, an engineering miracle! But its complexity makes it susceptible injury during daily activities, in sports and due to the body’s natural aging process. Many people suffer from back and neck pain and want to know why they suffer...
Are you tired of taking pain pills? Do you struggle through the day because your pain medications just aren’t enough? Modern pain medicine can treat many types of pain which may not always respond to routine medical treatments. When it comes to back pain, proper treatment...