What Is Bone Cement and How Is It Used?
Bone cement is a tool used by our physicians to create an internal cast that stabilizes fractured vertebrae. It doesn’t look like the wet cement you may see on the...
What are Back Spasms?
Published: September 11, 2015 Updated: April 13, 2023 A back spasm is a painful contraction of a muscle. It can be felt anywhere along the spinal cord but is commonly...
Difference Between Headaches and Migraines
Published On: July 31, 2015Updated On: April 18, 2023 Approximately 37 million people in the United States suffer from migraines; roughly 5 million experience at least one migraine a month. Physical...
Diabetic Nerve Pain Treatment
Research suggests that neuropathy occurs most often in people with diabetes who have difficulty controlling their high blood sugar glucose levels. People over 40 and smokers are also at increased...
Why Do Migraines Make You Nauseous?
A migraine is a serious chronic condition where a person has a severe headache lasting anywhere from hours to days. It can be felt on either side of the head,...
Disc Extrusion- Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
This Blog Features… Disc extrusion occurs when the outer wall of an intervertebral disc tears, causing the inner disc material to seep into the spinal canal. Symptoms of a disc...
Trigger Points and Referred Pain
This Blog Features… Trigger points are small, contracted knots in muscle that may lead to something called “referred pain.” Although the cause of trigger points is relatively unknown, physicians have...
Do I Need An MRI Scan For My Chronic Pain?
The development of the MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine greatly revolutionized the treatment of chronic pain—specifically low back pain. Usually, an MRI scan is administered to confirm what physicians believe...
Radial Neuropathy
The radial nerve runs through the underside of the arm and is responsible for movement in the triceps and the extension of the wrist and hand. It’s a major branch...
That Temporary Cramp May Actually be Carpal Tunnel
In many cases, carpal tunnel syndrome is ignored for years and passed off as a temporary cramp of the hand and wrist. However, chronic pain in the hand may be...