Nerve block procedures can play a critical role in greatly improving a person’s quality of life after years spent struggling with severe pain. But they are not infallible, and often represent just one major step in a series of steps to achieving a better life. Nerve blocks have been in use for decades, and their…

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Back pain is unfortunately a common issue, plaguing an estimated 31 million US adults, affecting roughly 80 percent of people at some point in their lifetime. Yet in most cases, it’s not debilitating. As we age, our bones and tendons become progressively weaker, and the wear-and-tear of existence leads to aches and pains that, in…

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The human spine is a very strong collection of bones and tendons, supporting the body and the weight it carries for decades – until it doesn’t. Spinal conditions can often be debilitating, but their effects don’t have to be permanent. Yet one thing is clear: without a solid backbone, quality of life can drop fast….

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Whether it is pancreatitis, gallstones, Crohn’s, gastric cancer, or gastritis, massive chronic abdominal pain can be debilitating and vastly reduce life quality. While acute abdominal pain passes and resolves itself after treatment or over hours to days, chronic pain has a staying power ranging from several weeks to a few years, appearing intermittently. While there…

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Sciatica is a condition caused by the compression of the sciatic nerve, the longest nerve in the human body. Like other forms of nerve compression, sciatica can cause excruciating and long-lasting pain, often followed by total debilitation. Sciatica is the symptom of a long list of different problems, ranging from a herniated disc to osteophytes,…

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Injuries can be incredibly discouraging and are both physically and mentally difficult to recover from. More than just a slight ache, an injury often feels like you are at odds with your own body. On one hand, you feel and understand that circumstances beyond your control, as well as your own actions, led you to…

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Lower back pain caused by sciatica is neuropathic, and the direct result of inflamed or damaged nerves in the lumbar portion of the spine. This inflammation can be caused in several different ways, but the first line of treatment is largely the same: identify effective methods for pain relief and pain management, and work to…

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Migraines affect an estimated 39 million Americans, and while they’re commonly misunderstood as just ‘really bad headaches’, migraines can cause nausea and vomiting, problems with balance, photosensitivity, and a myriad of other terrible physical symptoms alongside the usual pressure and pain of a headache. Now, a new remedy for migraines comes from injections of Botox…

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In this day and age, it’s common to hear about antioxidants and anti-inflammatory foods. Yet while most consumers generally understand that these are good things, they don’t completely understand why. For those suffering with chronic pain, that is a mistake that must be addressed. Any individual who struggles with chronic pain issues must recognize the…

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Chronic pain is frustrating to say the least, and for the 50 million Americans currently struggling with some form of chronic pain, coping properly becomes extremely important. To cope is to ‘deal with something’, but how does one deal with inescapable pain? The answer is complex, but the first step is turning ‘inescapable pain’ into…

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