Chronic spine pain – back pain that persists for three months or longer – is debilitating and significantly affects individuals’ quality of life and ability to perform daily tasks. In severe cases, spine and back pain can leave patients bedridden. The key to achieving relief from chronic spine pain is identifying its cause. Following are three common reasons why you may be experiencing spine pain.
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February 9, 2018News
Announcing 4 New Pain Specialists to Continue to Serve the Greater Baytown Area
Dr. Nemish Dave, Dr. Sunil Thomas, Dr. Eduardo Garcia and Dr. Jeffrey Cannella are pain specialists, Board Certified in Interventional Pain Medicine. Each of these doctors specializes in pain management and bringing cutting edge, high tech therapies for the specialized treatment of chronic pain. These four Space City Pain Specialists will continue to lead pain medicine in the Baytown office, which was formerly staffed by Dr. Susan Orillosa. (more…)
If you suffer from chronic back pain, you know how important it is to find back pain relief, but pain management might be easier than you thought. Your answer to pain relief could be exercise!
Exercise has shown many benefits for heart health, emotional health, and chronic back pain relief. Even light exercise can save people from enduring chronic back pain. When looking for ways to relieve back pain and lose weight, try a new exercise plan. There are several forms of light exercise that can relieve chronic pain — including: (more…)
Migraine headaches affect 29.5 million Americans, approximately 12% of the U.S. population. Migraines are three times more common in women than men – about 18% of women suffer from migraines vs. 6% of men.
What Causes Women to Have More Migraines?
Women are believed to have a higher occurrence of migraines due to the hormonal milestones that occur over a woman’s lifetime: menarche (menstruation), pregnancy, the postpartum and breastfeeding states, perimenopause, and menopause. Also, the use of oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy used by women can increase the frequency and severity of migraines. (more…)
Houston, Texas- Space City Pain Specialists, along with University of Texas Medical Branch, is contributing to the next Journal of Pain Medicine publication. SCPS and UTMB conducted research for over six years to find the success rate of morphine microdosing in noncancer patients who visited SCPS or UTMB for pain treatments. Dr. Susan J. Orillosa, MD and Dr. Eduardo A. Garcia, MD of SCPS are both listed as authors of the original research article. (more…)
Do I Have Chronic Pain Syndrome?
Chronic pain syndrome (CPS) Is very common. In the US, there are more than 3 million people living with chronic pain syndrome each year. There are numerous treatments available to help with chronic pain symptoms. Unfortunately, there are many cases where people seek multiple treatments for their pain. It is better to find a single treatment that heals your pain once and for all. So, before seeking treatment to cure your CPS, let’s learn more about this condition. There are various causes, symptoms and treatments for chronic pain syndrome. (more…)
Houston, Texas is no different than the rest of the United States when it comes to lower back pain. Our backs hurt from overuse, aging and previous injuries. It happens to all of us, but Houston does have one advantage over the rest of the country. Houston, Texas has a new fix for back pain. There is a quick and easy fix for lower back pain that’s helping Houstonians get their lives back in one day. This new back pain fix is starting to gain more and more popularity from Houston, Texas and nearby cities. Due to success rates and patient testimonials, Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression has even been featured on the daytime talk show Great Day Houston. (more…)
The MILD treatment is healing patients with severe lower back pain. As patients reach age 65 and older, they feel intense pressure in the lower back, also known as lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Lumbar spinal stenosis occurs when the canal of the lumbar spine narrows and compresses the medulla spinalis nerves in your lower back. MILD treats LSS pain with minimally invasive lumbar decompression. The MILD procedure is specifically for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. (more…)
Back pain is an ongoing problem for millions of Americans. For decades, lower back pain has been a common symptom for both men and women. So, meet a new back pain treatment that works miracles for lower back pain. This new back pain treatment is Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression or MILD. MILD is still exclusive to certain regions of the United States like Southeast Houston, Texas. (more…)
Back problems can be an immobilizing type of pain. If back pain is a chronic condition, standing or even walking may be extremely painful. Over-the-counter medications or anti-inflammatory prescriptions may not fully treat the pain. Also, drugs do have a long list of side effects. People who struggle with back pain can look to other methods that may help with immediate pain relief. Acupressure is a form of massage therapy that can help with back pain relief. There are specific points throughout the body that can help the back. So, general massaging may help the back, but precise pressure points can be more beneficial. (more…)
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