F YMonth: November 18, 2016

What to Look for in a Pain Management Doctor

A lot of doctors can show you a pain intensity scale, such as the numeric pain rating scale where you can identify how bad your pain is from 0 to 10, 0 being none and 10 as the highest.  Others will ask when your pain started, how your pain feels, where your pain is, or […]

Managing Sciatica

 “Pain can kill”. This might be an overstatement to some but categorizing pain as a vital sign underlines the gravity of threat it poses. Far from being just an unpleasant experience that people should endure, pain can actually harm the body by unleashing a cascade of hormonal and neurochemical changes that can affect an individual […]

Migraines: More Than “Just A Headache”

What is a migraine? Migraine is not just a headache, but also a complex neurological event with different kinds of symptoms. Besides an intense or throbbing headache, some common symptoms include hypersensitivity to light or sounds, nausea and vomiting, visual disturbance, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. Others also have sensitivity to touch or smell. Some have […]

Importance of Local Pain Management Clinics

Pain is an experience one is never in doubt about having. One might ask, “Am I in love?” But never “Am I in pain?”1 Indeed, pain is inevitable to mankind. However, is pain just an idea, a sensation, emotion, or a feeling?   In 1931, nobel laureate Albert Schweizer said that “Pain is a more […]

Skip to content