Many people experience stiffness and pain in their joints and bones at some point. But when is this pain more than just simple pain or soreness from an activity? Avascular necrosis affects between 10,000 and 20,000 people in the U.S. each year and causes pain and stiffness in the bones and joints. Knowing the avascular necrosis symptoms and causes can help you find treatments before the disease worsens. Here is a deeper look at what avascular necrosis is and what its symptoms are.
For those who struggle with joint pain or arthritis, the winter months can be especially harsh. The wintry weather and lack of sunlight can cause joints to become stiff, tender, sore, and achy. Joint pain may even cause the person to miss out on important events due to their discomfort or lack of mobility. Thankfully though there are ways to help alleviate joint pain during these cold, dark months. Here are 6 tips for managing your winter joint pain.
When it comes to chronic pain, it can feel like a never-ending loop of doctor’s appointments and new treatments. In some cases, the side effects of the treatments can even make the patient feel worse than before the treatment began. Some patients feel like they have no other treatment options left. In these cases, it may be time to consider neurostimulation as a treatment option. Not only does neurostimulation treat chronic pain, but it also has fewer side effects than traditional medication. While there is a lot of information on the internet about neurostimulation, it can sometimes be hard to distinguish fact from fiction. In this blog, we will be looking at the facts vs fiction of neurostimulation.(more…)
Orlando Landrum is a pain specialist serving South Bend, IN, and Elkhart, IN through his Cutting Edge Integrative Pain Centers. He also treats patients in all areas of Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan via telemedicine. As a new clinical advisor for Lin Health, Dr. Landrum sat down with the Lin Health team to discuss his alternatives and approaches for pain management. Let’s see what he had to say.
The world of medicine is constantly changing and evolving. Drugs that were once thought to only be useful for one thing have been found to be effective in treating other ailments. One of those drugs that have been found to treat more ailments than the one they were originally created for is ketamine. Originally used as an anesthetic on battlefields and operating rooms, ketamine is now showing promise as a treatment for major depression, neuropathic pain from cancer treatment, and more. Let’s take a deeper look at how ketamine infusion treatments can help those struggling with mental health issues or chronic pain. (more…)
Arthritis can be a debilitating pain that causes you to miss out on the important things in life. and keeps you from participating in activities that you once enjoyed. As you and your doctor start discussing your diagnosis and treatment options you might notice that there are different types of arthritis and treatments. Two types of arthritis you may hear about are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Let’s look closer at the similarities and differences between osteoarthritis vs rheumatoid arthritis.
