by Daniel Feivor | Jul 15, 2019 | Wellness
When you’re in pain, the last thing you want is for your doctor to tell you that it would get better if you just lost weight. In fact, weight is a leading reason why people in pain (and people in general) don’t go to the doctor – they don’t want to be harassed about...
by Michele Rogers | Jul 15, 2019 | Wellness
According to the National Institutes of Health, pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined and pain is cited as the most common reason Americans access the health care system. Debilitating, disabling pain leaves you unable to work, to...
by Michele Rogers | Jul 15, 2019 | Blog, Wellness
A migraine isn’t just a bad headache; it’s a specific type of headache that comes with severe throbbing or pulsing pain on one side of the head – or sometimes both sides. Migraines are often accompanied by nausea or vomiting and they’re made worse by light or noise. A...
by Benjamin Seeman | Jul 11, 2019 | Wellness
There is a well-documented link between pain and depression that can make both of them harder to treat if they’re not dealt with quickly. Pain causes depression and depression causes pain in a vicious cycle that can get worse over time. Pain causes depression It’s not...
by Benjamin Seeman | Jul 11, 2019 | Wellness
Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood pain disorder, which makes it difficult and frustrating to treat. Fibromyalgia falls under a group of disorders known as Central Sensitization Syndromes. This means that while the pain itself is felt in the musculoskeletal system,...
by Benjamin Seeman | Jul 9, 2019 | Wellness
People tend to view pain management as a last-resort option after surgery. This is a mistake, especially when it concerns back pain. We tell the primary care physicians and specialists we work with that we’d really like them to refer patients to us as soon as...
