Caffeine, Energy Drinks, and Chronic Pain
Our Arizona pain specialists are often confronted with one very prominent question; How can I increase my energy levels even as I live with chronic pain? The easy answer is...
How Accurate is the 1 to 10 Pain Scale?
Do you have a high pain tolerance? How do you know it’s higher than another patients? One of the most difficult aspects of pain management that our doctors deal with...
Why Do I Need A Referral To See A Pain Specialist?
Living with chronic pain is not easy, and when it’s time to seek out a pain specialists who understands the intricacies of chronic pain and the options for treatment, your...
Tips for Tent Camping with Chronic Pain
Many of our Arizona pain patients love the outdoors, and Arizona is a wonderful place to be over Memorial Day Weekend. Everyone in the valley heads north to escape the...
Alcohol Neuropathy Part II – Treatment
Most pain doctors in Arizona will tell you that there is no known cure for alcohol neuropathy, but there are successful pain management and treatment methods to help patients get...
Alcoholic Neuropathy Part I – Causes – Symptoms
As Dr. Siwek mentions in this week’s episode of the Pain Channel, April is Alcohol Awareness Month. When we think of alcohol awareness, the first things that pop into our...
Cerebral Palsy and Multidisciplinary Pain Management – Part II
Pain Management for Cerebral Palsy Pain management doctors who specialize in pediatrics and special needs have a supreme knowledge of the intricacies of cerebral palsy. With this condition comes a...
Cerebral Palsy and Multidisciplinary Pain Management – Part I
Cerebral palsy affects an estimated 800,000 people in the U.S, and 3 out of every 1,000 children. It’s a condition that affects every aspect of the human body, from movement,...
Can Endorphins Ease Chronic Pain?
This week at The Pain Center of Arizona and the Pain Channel, we’ve been spending a lot of time focusing on the power of the mind to overcome pain in...