Phantom Limb Pain is very real pain felt in a limb of the body after it has been removed. Even though it is no longer there, the brain sometimes has problems sorting out this fact. Let’s learn more about Phantom Limb Pain and how to find pain relief. Overview of Phantom Limb Pain: Affecting about…
Musculoskeletal Pain covers a wide range of issues originating in your muscles, bones, joints, or tendons. Since this is such a large area, we will cover a broad overview of the different kinds of Musculoskeletal Pain as well as links to additional information within our database. Let’s learn more about Musculoskeletal Pain and how to…
While gout is considered the result of arthritis, it is truly caused by a build-up or uric acid in places like the foot, ankle, big toe, wrist, elbow, and other related joints. Learn the what you can do if you have gout. Causes of Gout Due to the fact that men have more uric acid…
As with most pain treatment options, a cortisone (steroid) injection reduces inflammation in the pained area. For Tendon and Soft Tissue injections, most patients would find relief from things like tennis elbow, elbow pain, tendonitis and wrist pain. What to Expect: A cortisone injection is used to treat many issues dealing with inflammation. If Dr.…
The Intra-Articular Cortisone Injection, is in short, a steroid injection used to help inflammation caused by osteoarthritis. The medicine is injected into the joint space of the inflamed (painful) part of the body. This may include hips, shoulder, wrist, foot, ankle, knee, or elbow. It is worth noting that Intra-Articular is most likely going to…
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? The Carpal Tunnel in your wrist is a thin passageway surrounded by ligaments and bones. For some people, there may be pressure placed upon the medial nerve that runs through the wrist, causing pain or numbness in the hand. It can be caused by overuse of the wrists during activities…