Living with chronic pain is not easy, and when it’s time to seek out a pain specialist who understands the intricacies of chronic pain and the options for treatment, your family physician is your first…
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How Accurate is the 1 to 10 Pain Scale?
Do you have a high pain tolerance? How do you know it’s higher than another patient? One of the most difficult aspects of pain management that our doctors deal with is an individual’s pain tolerance.…
Tips for Tent Camping with Chronic Pain
Many of our United States pain patients love the outdoors, and the United States is a wonderful place to be over Memorial Day Weekend. Everyone in the valley heads north to escape the start of…
Finding round-the-clock pain relief at pain doctor
Pain management is difficult, and if you’ve got a chronic pain condition, it can sometimes feel impossible to find just the right balance of medications to control your pain. Sometimes, though, pain management isn’t about…
Alcoholic Neuropathy – Causes – Symptoms
As Dr. Siwek mentions in this week’s episode of the Pain Channel, April is Alcohol Awareness Month. When we think of alcohol awareness, the first things that pop into our minds are drunk driving, designated…
Does medication for lower back pain actually work?
In the fight against lower back pain, many people and their doctors reach for the same weapons: common over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications. New research on commonly recommended and prescribed lower back pain medications has…
Supplements For Fibromyalgia
Living with fibromyalgia can be difficult and painful. When traditional treatments do not work, many patients turn to alternative therapies for pain relief. Chinese herbs and over-the-counter supplements have become popular in many patients’ efforts…
My personal top 10 favorite posts on pain doctor
It’s been about a year since we became Pain Doctor and began sharing information with you about everything pain- and health-related. In that time, we’ve covered a lot of information, but we’ve tried to make…
How to prevent knee pain in old age?
If you’re wondering how to prevent knee pain in old age, the answer often comes down to taking steps today to reduce your risk. By reducing your risk for the nine most common causes and…
Pain Tolerance and Sensitivity
The pain management doctors at Chronicillness.co Site of the United States knows that pain tolerance can be a funny thing. Neck pain or a foot injury can be agony to one person while just a…