Conditions We Treat
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Arthritis
Arthritis is inflammation of a joint. Symptoms of arthritis may include pain, swelling, redness, warmth, and limitation of movement. There are over 100 types of arthritis. Three common types are osteoarthritis,... -
Back Pain
Most people will have a minor back problem at one time or another. Our body movements usually do not cause problems, but it's not surprising that symptoms develop from everyday wear and tear, overuse, or injury.... -
Bursitis
Bursitis is an inflammation of the small sacs of fluid (bursae) that cushion and lubricate the areas between tendons and bones. The trochanteric bursa is a large sac separating the greater...
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Cancer Pain
Just as the sensation of pain can manifest itself in a variety of ways, there is a broad range of options for managing pain. Treatment with analgesics is the basis of pain management for cancer patients. However,... -
Chronic pain
Chronic pain is pain that continues for 3 months or longer. Chronic pain may be triggered by a disease or injury, or the cause may not be clear. -
Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is part of the natural process of growing older. Unfortunately, as we age, our intervertebral discs lose their flexibility, elasticity, and shock absorbing characteristics. The fibrous outer portion of the disc, called the... -
Facet Joint Pain
Facet joints are small stabilizing joints located between and behind adjacent vertebrae. At each given spinal level the angle of the facets - relative to a plane running through... -
Fibromyalgia
What is fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a long-term problem that causes pain in the muscles and soft tissues of your body. You may lack energy or have... -
Herniated Disc
The bones that form the spine (backbone) are cushioned by small, round, flat discs. When these discs are damaged from an injury, normal wear and tear, or disease, they may bulge abnormally or... -
Leg Weakness
Many people who have low back pain say their legs feel weak. If weakness is related to back pain, you will be able to make your leg muscles work, even though it may... -
Migraine Headaches
Migraines are painful, sometimes disabling headaches that are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, noise, and smell. These throbbing headaches usually occur on only one side of the head, although the pain can shift from... -
Muscle Strain
Most muscle strains (pulled muscles) are caused by overstreching. Strains may be minor or seere, such as a torn muscle or tendon.Symptoms of a muscle strain can vary depending on how... -
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Muscle Pain)
Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a fancy way to describe muscle pain. It refers to pain and inflammation in the bodys soft tissues. Myofascial pain is a chronic condition that affects the fascia (connective tissue that covers the... -
Neck Pain with Arm Pain
When neck pain is caused by muscle strain, you may have aches and stiffness that spread to your upper arm. Shooting pain that spreads down the arm into the hand and fingers can be a symptom of a... -
Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state that usually is accompanied by tissue injury. With neuropathic pain, the nerve fibers themselves may be damaged, dysfunctional or injured. These damaged nerve fibers send incorrect signals to other pain... -
Numbness or Tingling of the Extremities
Numbness is the inability to feel normal sensation when your skin is touched. It may feel like the part you touch does not belong to you. Tingling (paresthesia) is a pins-and-needles sensation, like when your foot falls asleep.... -
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a condition in which the cartilage in the discs, or the moving joints of the spine, is damaged. Often the body's reaction is to grow calcium deposits over the joint, which can lead to pinching of... -
Pain
When you feel pain, it is really a reaction to signals transmitted throughout your body. These signals are sent from the pain source -- such as a sore back, through the nerves in the spinal cord, and up to the brain, where they... -
Peripheral Neuropathy
The name of the condition tells you a bit about what it is:Peripheral: Beyond (in this case, beyond the brain and the spinal cord.) -
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a painful, chronic condition that can occur following shingles, a viral infection that causes a mildly itchy to intensely painful rash.PHN occurs most... -
Radiculopathy
Doctors use the term radiculopathy to specifically describe pain, and other symptoms like numbness, tingling, and weakness in your arms or legs that are caused by a problem with your nerve roots. The nerve roots are branches of the spinal cord... -
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSDS)
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS), also known as complex regional pain syndrome, is a rare disorder of the sympathetic nervous system that is characterized by chronic, severe pain. The sympathetic nervous system is that part of the autonomic...
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Sciatica
Sciatica is pain caused by irritation or pressure against the sciatic nerve, which is a bundle of nerve roots that extend through the buttocks down the back of each leg to the foot. People with... -
Shingles
Shingles, a viral infection of the nerve roots, affects 500,000 people in the U.S each year. Most people recover from their bout, but for as many as 20%-30% of them, the pain doesn't go away. It can last... -
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis refers to narrowing of the spinal canal. There are a variety of causes. The most common cause is a combination of degenerative spine disease (osteoarthritis of the spine) and bulging or herniated discs. From one... -
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylolisthesis is a condition in which one vertebral body slips forward over another. This can cause worsening of osteoarthritis, altered spine mechanics, nerve root compression, or spinal stenosis. A fracture of disconnection in the bones that surround... -
Sports Injuries
Sports injuries are injuries that typically occur while participating in organized sports, competitions, training sessions, or organized fitness activities.There are two general types. The first type is called an acute... -
Tension Headaches
Tension headaches are episodes of constant aching, tightness, pressure, and pain around the forehead, temples, or back of the head and neck. Symptoms usually occur on both sides of the head rather than just... -
Vertebral Fracture
Compression fractures of the vertebrae occur most often in patients with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is most common in postmenopausal women, the elderly, patients with a family history of the disease, and patients with a history of malnutrition (especially... -
Whiplash
Whiplash, also called neck sprain or neck strain, is injury to the neck.? Whiplash is characterized by a collection of symptoms that occur following damage to the neck. In whiplash, the intervertebral joints (located between vertebrae), discs, and...
