Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain is a common reason for visits to the doctor, affecting people of all ages and activity levels. An estimated 8 in 10 people experience this musculoskeletal disorder...
Cancer Treatment Prompts Chronic Pain
A cancer diagnosis is daunting in itself—not to mention the subsequent and ongoing treatment. For patients who undergo radiation or chemotherapy, one downside that is often coupled with the heroic...
Getting Older Doesn’t Have to Mean Living with Pain
There’s no question about it, as we get older, our chances of suffering a painful medical condition go up. Some studies indicate that 50 percent of older adults live with chronic pain....
Coping with Whole Body Pain
It’s bad enough to have a headache or backache. But when literally everything seems to hurt, you’re truly miserable. You can have trouble getting through simple daily activities and may find it...
Sciatica Leg Pain: Can It Be Cured?
If you’ve had sciatica leg pain, you know it can be miserable—shooting pain in your leg and sometimes tingling, weakness, or numbness. Sciatica pain starts when something in your body, often a...
What to Look for in a Pain Management Clinic
If you’re in pain, you’re not alone. About 1 in 4 Americans suffer from pain that lasts more than 24 hours. In fact, more people suffer from pain than from...
The 7 Most Common Types of Neck Injury
If your car was rear-ended two days ago, and you wake up with neck pain, the cause is obvious: you’re likely suffering from whiplash. Other times the cause of your...
The Relationship Between Fibromyalgia and Weight Gain
Unfortunately, it’s easy for chronic pain patients to gain weight. Chronic pain patients are often in too much pain to get up and cook a healthy meal or exercise, so...
What is a Quell Device?
The Pain Center of Arizona values innovation, so when a new FDA-approved device comes out, we want our patients to be the first to learn about the possible benefits. You...
Facet Joint Injection Side Effects
A facet joint injection can be a great tool to treat back pain that originates in the facet joints. When patients at The Pain Center of Arizona still feel pain...