Articles about Pain Management
“An estimated 51 million people — more than 20% of U.S. adults — have chronic pain, 17 million — almost 7% of adults — have high-impact chronic pain, and only a mere 10% of those reporting chronic pain will be pain free within a year,” according to the April 2023 U.S. Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Imagine a world where no one would believe you were pregnant until you had gone into labor. People would shrug off the morning sickness and changes to your body as normal. You would be told that gaining weight is expected as you age, and body aches and pains are something we all go through. Perhaps … Read more
You jam your finger, skin your elbow or sprain a bone or muscle, and you soon notice that your body’s defenses are doing everything they can right from the beginning to repair the damage on their own. But these defenses can help damaged tissue only so much because of age, disease, blood or injuries that … Read more
That aching knee, sore shoulder or painful elbow can be the result of a variety of different issues, and there are many ways to treat both the cause and the discomfort that can keep you up at night, limit your physical activities and affect your quality of life. Arthritis, often an affliction of the elderly, … Read more
You’ve decided that enough is enough. Perhaps you have finally reached the realization that the gnawing pain you have been dealing with for years on end isn’t going to just go away on its own. While medications are still prescribed to treat chronic pain in some cases, the good news is that you now have … Read more
By Isabel Alvarez Arata “Most injuries happen when people are compensating in some way for how their body moves,” said Jill Zimmerman, DPT, a personal trainer with more than 15 years of experience. Whether it be picking up a child or swinging a golf club, the body often compensates to achieve required movements. Pain associated … Read more