A herniated lumbar disc is a painful condition that millions of Americans suffer from every single year. So how does it happen? And, more importantly, how can you treat it? The truth is, while a herniated lumbar disc can be [...]
MOBILE CHECK-IN COMING SOON! Midsouth Pain Treatment Center and Midsouth Interventional Pain Institute are partnering with Phreesia to help save you time when you register for your next appointment. You will be able to check-in from any smartphone, tablet, or [...]
When it comes to pain, lower back pain ranks at the top of one of the most commonly reported conditions with about 10 percent of people worldwide suffering from it. Over 31 million people in the U.S. will experience lower [...]
"Chronic pain affects an estimated 100 million Americans or one-third of the U.S. population,'' according to a position paper by the Annals of Internal Medicine. That same paper indicates that nearly 25% of the population are experiencing moderate to severe [...]
In years past, all children went through the ritual of contracting the childhood disease chickenpox. In more recent generations, better preventive treatments have been discovered. We can prevent chickenpox with the varicella vaccine, shingles with the Zostavax vaccine, and now [...]
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TGN) is a nervous system condition characterized by sharp, shooting, electrical facial pain into one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve, a major cranial nerve that provides sensation to one side of the face. This condition can [...]
Have you ever wondered why we instinctively rub our elbow after bumping it on a table? Yes, it makes it feel better, but why? There is some science behind this reaction. Simply put, our nervous system sends all sensory signals [...]
A generation ago, when our parents were our age, the only treatments available to treat their neck and upper back pain were either aspirin-like drugs or surgery. They were usually told by their doctors that they would “just have to [...]
As the population ages, the occurrence of chronic pain in the U.S. will increase. Doctors will be faced with a difficult challenge in treating pain in patients over the age of 65. Not only is the duration of pain longer, [...]
Surabhi Dangi-Garimella, PhD There is no arguing that cancer survivors are growing in numbers thanks to better access to screening, development of targeted therapies, and increased awareness among providers as well as patients about precision medicine, among other reasons. Just last [...]