Articles about Pain Management
By Theresa Stratford You have tried everything at this point. You cannot sleep at night and it is affecting your quality of life. It’s pain, and it could be shoulder pain, knee pain or back pain – whatever it is that is ailing you must go. Advantage Healthcare of Charleston’s goal is to help as … Read more
Imagine walking down the hallway of a hospital ward where people are, for example, recovering post-surgery. You pass a patient room on your right and one on your left. Ten steps further, another set of rooms to the right and left. Statistically, one of those four patients in that short walk will wind up abusing … Read more
The opioid epidemic has taken its toll in South Carolina. The “Just Plain Killers” campaign, which was created by the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, released that in 2017, there were 748 deaths involving opioids in our state. That was up from 616 in 2016. State-funded treatment data showed that […]
The image of needles in health care might conjure up pictures of shots, having blood drawn, IVs and other procedures that create a bit of pain and discomfort in the name of overall health. So, for those who have never heard of dry needling, it might be hard to believe that a practice where a […]
More than 80 percent of all Americans will experience low back pain at some point during their lifetime. According to Crow and Willis, the economic impact of low back pain in the United States is estimated at $240 billion annually in terms of treatment costs, lost wages and lost productivity. Two common classifications of low […]
Everything You need to Know About Acupuncture and Chiropractic Care for Pain Management Pain has a purpose. But even though we know that pain can be a good thing because it lets us know when something is going wrong with our health, it’s hard to embrace something that, well, hurts – especially if it persists […]