Nov 13, 2020 | Pain Management
Chronic pain is a common problem people face in their daily lives. So common, in fact, that more than one-third of the US adult population—35% of us—suffer from chronic pain. And chronic pain takes its toll: obviously, it affects our bodies, but also our minds and...
Oct 7, 2020 | Pain Management
The concept of using light and energy to reduce pain and inflammation, accelerate healing, and relaxing muscles sounds like something from science fiction, but like other things, this idea has slowly become science fact. How does laser treatment work and what are the...
Sep 2, 2020 | Back / Spine
Back pain is among the most common chronic conditions Americans suffer from. There is any number of causes for this pain which means accurately determining the reason for it can be tricky and often requiring the expertise of a medical professional. Today, we’re...
Jul 2, 2020 | Back / Spine
Osteoporosis is one of the most widespread degenerative diseases in the world: approximately 20% of men and 50% of women have suffered a broken bone due to osteoporosis yet it remains widely undiagnosed. It is for this reason osteoporosis has been deemed a...
May 7, 2020 | Pain Management
When it comes to treating pain, knowing you have a problem is the first step in solving it. If you are a pain patient, you can go to the doctor or schedule a telemedicine appointment. You have options for treatment and diagnosis, but today we want to tell you about...
Apr 15, 2020 | Pain Management
In the socially distanced world, we currently find ourselves living in, new concerns about how pain patients can access the medical care they need to manage and treat their pain without going to the doctor. Conventional wisdom says that if you are ill or suffering...
Mar 12, 2020 | Back / Spine, Pain Management
Nearly 65 million Americans suffer from some amount of back pain and about 16 million of them–approximately 8% of the adult population–experience chronic back pain. Back pain is considered the sixth most costly condition in the US, with health care and...
Dec 19, 2019 | Stem Cells
The human body is a beautifully complex system of different structures each with their own purposes and means of accomplishing them. Cells are a great example of this. Every part of your body is made up of cells and they all possess characteristics that make them...
Nov 19, 2019 | Back / Spine
There’s a reason why we call something (or someone) that is difficult or annoying a “pain in the neck,” but when it comes to less idiomatic neck pains, they are more than just a little difficult—they can be debilitating. Today, we’re talking...
Sep 10, 2019 | Joint Replacement
Conventional wisdom says that obese people should probably put off their joint replacement surgery until they can lose enough weight to avoid any complications that may occur during an operation. The logic seems reasonable enough, but it presents something of a...
