Pain affects every aspect of your life, and when living with chronic pain, normal, daily activities are a challenge. From the amount of sleep you get to the thoughts you have, pain has the power to affect your quality of life negatively. Your day-to-day activities are crucial in …
Foot Pain: Causes, At-Home Remedies, and Treatments
Various conditions, diseases, deformities, or injuries cause foot pain. Medications are a common approach to getting relief, but many options don’t involve pills or taking medicine. Causes of Foot Pain Diseases, viruses, fungi, and bacteria can cause foot pain, but one of the most common causes …
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7 Ways to Get Relief from Arthritis Pain
Arthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability worldwide. In the United States alone, arthritis affects 50 million adults and over 300,000 children. Arthritis is not a single diagnosis but in fact a collection of conditions that causes pain and aches related to joint …
Effectively Managing Your Chronic Pain on a Daily Basis
Pain does have a purpose, although it can be uncomfortable. When pain overstays its welcome, it can alter your quality of life and prevent you from living your best life. Chronic pain can be debilitating and for patients who have suffered for years with pain and discomfort, they may …
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How Chronic Pain Affects Sleep
Sleep is key to your body’s overall health. But if you experience chronic pain, sleep can become problematic. In fact, sleep disturbances are present in 67%-88% of all chronic pain cases. ‘Sleep disturbances’ is a catchall phrase for any type of difficulty sleeping. The most common …
Top 10 Most Common Sports Injuries
Sports injuries are common in children and adults. There are hundreds of different types of injuries that are caused by sports. Some body parts are more susceptible to injury than others and the top three injuries make up for the majority of all sports-related injuries. Let’s talk about the 10 …
What is the Facet Joint Procedure?
Facet joints are small, bony joints that sit along the spine. They are paired up from the neck to the lower back area. When the joints get inflamed, they cause pain that can be severe. The pain can be acute or chronic, caused by a variety of conditions. The pain radiates to other parts of the …
How Does Radiofrequency Ablation Treat Chronic Pain?
Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radiofrequency energy to destroy damaged nerves or tissues that send pain signals to the brain. The patient's pain is reduced by blocking the communication between the nerve and the brain. This treatment can provide patients …
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Knee Pain: Causes and Treatments
Knee pain is a common condition that affects people of all ages. It can be acute or chronic pain, depending on the cause. Knee pain may be the result of a medical condition or an injury. Minor pain typically responds well to at-home methods of treatments; however, in more serious …
Types of Neuropathic Pain and Treatment Options
Chronic pain is primarily one of the prevalent conditions affecting approximately 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. A substantial number of these patients experience chronic neuropathic pain. Also, another research shows that neuropathic pain affects more women than men, with a pain frequency rate of 8% and …
Dr. John Knab Featured in EMTT Publication
EMTT is short of Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy. It is a form of magnetic therapy that opens doors to a world of possibilities in regeneration and rehabilitation. This therapy allows physicians to broaden their scope of treatments for patients with musculoskeletal conditions and …
How are Nerve Block Injections Used?
Many times, a group of nerves - called a plexus or ganglion - causes pain to an area of the body. This pain can be “turned off” by using a specific type of injection that blocks the pain signals from reaching the brain. This is called a nerve block. Nerve block injections are used to …
What is a Pain Management Specialist?
In science, as more and more information about a specific topic is learned, it often leads to subspecialties. Consider the field of physics. There are astrophysicists, nuclear physicists, molecular physicists, and so on. The same is true in medicine. Within the cardiology field are general …
