If you are ready to take the next step from your regular physician to a pain specialist, there are many options that you should consider before going. First, you should ask your doctor who they recommend. If you trust your doctor, they may be able to provide you with...
The week leading up to Father’s Day is National Men’s Health Week. Take the time to make sure that the men in your life are healthy and keeping up with their health needs. There are many ways that men can improve their health and improving their chronic pain is just...
It has been 7 weeks since Prince passed away from an unintentional opioid overdose. Prince suffered from chronic pain after a hip surgery in 2010. While his death was tragic, he brought about the discussion of opioid use and chronic pain back to the table. Opioids are...
Chronic pain is very complex and so is stress. Stress can actually contribute to chronic pain. If you are under stress and also suffer from chronic pain, you are in luck. There are plenty of relaxation exercises that you can incorporate into your pain-management plan...
Pain pumps deliver controlled doses of pain medicine directly to the spinal cord. Pain pumps have been another way to reduce pain since the 1980s. It was originally created as an alternative treatment for unrelieved pain from cancer, and eventually was applied to...
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day falls on May 20th every year. It was established by the International Foundation for Autoimmune Arthritis in 2012. The event hosts many nonprofits, advocates, and experts from around the world to provide education and awareness...
