A comprehensive guide on chronic pain, its causes, symptoms, and effective management strategies to improve your quality of life.
A back spasm is a painful contraction of a muscle. It can be felt anywhere along the spinal cord, but is commonly experienced in the lower back. Back spasms are often a symptom of more serious conditions. They can be either acute or chronic and may persist if treatment is not sought at Chronicillness.co Site of United States. The spasm often occurs when the patient is twisting or exerting their back muscles in any way.…
Stem cell clinics are charging big money for knee arthritis “cures” and making extravagant claims about their therapies, a new study contends. A same-day injection for one knee costs thousands of dollars at these centers, according to a consumer survey taken of clinics across the United States. Learn More: The Solution for Aching Knees People are paying that kind of cash because two-thirds of stem cell clinics promise that their treatments work 80 to 100…
When patients come to Chronicillness.co Site of United States for treatment of their sciatica pain, one of the treatment options that is generally recommended is a lumbar epidural steroid injection. In this short procedure, two injections are made. The first is a numbing anesthetic and the other is a mix containing steroid medication that will bathe the pinched sciatic nerve in a soothing medication. But even with a numbing injection to lessen the pain, many…
Sure, an over-the-counter painkiller like Tylenol or Advil can help ease aches and pains, but could it mess with your thoughts and emotions, too? That’s the finding from a new review of recently published studies. The studies focused on how nonprescription painkillers might temporarily alter emotions such as empathy or even a person’s reasoning skills. Click Here to Visit the Store and find Much More…. “In many ways, the reviewed findings are alarming,” said a…
A facet joint injection can be a great tool to treat back pain that originates in the facet joints. When patients at Chronicillness.co Site of United States still feel pain after taking medication, or simply don’t want to worry about the hassle of medication, facet joint injections can be excellent pain-relieving alternatives. Our physicians believe that the injections can be more effective at treating pain because the soothing anti-inflammatory medication is injected directly into the…
A new treatment that aims electrical pulses at irritated nerves around the spinal cord appears effective at relieving chronic lower back pain and sciatica, a preliminary study suggests. The minimally invasive procedure, called image-guided pulsed radiofrequency, eased lingering pain in 80 percent of 10 patients after a single 10-minute treatment. Ninety percent were able to avoid surgery. “Given the very low risk profile of this technique, patients suffering herniated disc and nerve root compression symptoms…
Getting older certainly has its perks, but the reality is that aging can take its toll on many of us, despite our efforts to get out there and stay active—especially as the cold weather sets in. No, it wasn’t an exaggeration when your mother/father/grandmother or someone else rubbed their knee/elbow/back, winced and muttered, “I can feel a storm coming on.” Yes, there is evidence that shows a link between weather changes and chronic pain, especially…
Diabetics are more prone to developing skin diseases and vision problems – and the list goes on. Many of these conditions lead to pain, but one condition that puts the patient at risk of developing chronic pain is neuropathy, which is a condition that is inclusive of nerve damage. Since there are nerves all over the body, there is no telling where the pain will be. Research suggests that neuropathy occurs most often in diabetics…
If you’ve had sciatica leg pain, you know it can be miserable—shooting pain in your leg and sometimes tingling, weakness, or numbness. Sciatica pain starts when something in your body, often a herniated disk, is pressing on the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back down the back of your legs. The good news is that most people with sciatica start to feel better within a few weeks. For some, though, the pain continues for a year or longer.…
Women who live with chronic pain seek relief through all kinds of treatments, from acupuncture to physical therapy, medication to psychology. But in recent years, researchers have proven a multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain management can offer substantial and sustained pain relief. Even if you have explored multiple treatment modalities, you likely haven’t experienced a true multidisciplinary pain management program. That’s because they are few and far between. These complex team-driven programs require resources typically…