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The neck is a marvel of nature’s engineering, holding up about 11 pounds of weight, all your life. The bones at the top of the spine, along with your muscles and ligaments, support the head which is a delicate balance. Several factors, ranging from poor...
When you’re in pain, it may not be easy to understand where to seek help. For many pain patients, the answer is a pain management doctor. The pain management specialist could have the solution to your pain and here are the reasons why. Pain management providers are...
Back pain is one of the leading causes of disability and physician visits worldwide. Poor posture, hours slouching in a chair and long hours sitting at a desk can all cause chronic back pain. Most people take over-the-counter pain medications when they first experience back pain....
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...