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…
Fibromyalgia
An in-depth guide on Fibromyalgia, covering its symptoms, causes, treatments, and tips for managing this chronic condition effectively.
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 and Symptoms in Fibromyalgia
Introduction Fibromyalgia and alcoholic neuropathy are two distinct medical conditions, but they can sometimes overlap in ways that make diagnosis and symptom management more complicated. Both conditions can involve chronic pain, fatigue, sensory changes, sleep…
Does Medication for Fibromyalgia Lower Back Pain Actually Work?
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that affects how the nervous system processes pain signals. One of the most common and frustrating symptoms people report is persistent lower back pain. Unlike back pain caused by…
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…
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…
Fibromyalgia Pain Tolerance and Sensitivity
Understanding Why Pain Feels Different in Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition that changes the way the nervous system processes sensory information. For many people living with fibromyalgia, pain does not behave in the…
Breaking out of pain-induced isolation: faces of pain
Chronic pain is usually defined as pain that’s lasted for more than three months. This may not seem like a terribly long time–unless you’re the one in pain. When something hurts for so long, it…
Heavy Loads and Nerve Damage in Fibromyalgia
Introduction Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition known for widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and heightened sensitivity to physical pressure. One of the most confusing and frustrating aspects of living with fibromyalgia is how everyday physical…
Why do we feel pain?
To most people, pain is usually nothing more than an annoyance–a twinge of back pain or a prickle of pain from a hangnail. For those who suffer from a chronic pain condition, however, it’s much…