Learn About Shingles
In some social circles, children are deliberately exposed to viruses (such as the chickenpox) to promote immunity. This is referred as a “Pox Party,” influenced by the belief that chicken pox is a “one-time illness.” Mostly common in older adults, [...]
Headaches Pounding Your Life?
Sometimes a headache is not just a headache, but a real “pain in the neck!” In fact, misconceptions about the origin of head pain often lead to misdiagnosis and a prolongation of symptoms. Cervicogenic headache, for example, is a syndrome [...]
What are the signs of Peripheral Neuropathy?
Sometimes seeking relief from chronic pain can seem overwhelming! But if you also have a “sense” that something is not quite right-such as lack of coordination or regularly dropping things, know that it is not "all in your head." Peripheral Neuropathy [...]
Cervical Spondylosis: Regain an Active Life
It's no secret that getting older is often associated with pain and reduced function. So if you're not quite ready to blow out your birthday candles at your next birthday, there is hope! Painful conditions such as neck pain and low back [...]
Sacroiliitis Diagnosis and Treatment
Need to lay your back pain to rest but can't get sleep? Though rest can serve as a natural remedy for low back pain, sufferers with chronic back pain-such as sacroiliitis- are often sleep deprived due to extreme sleep discomfort. [...]
Flip or Flop: Is your favorite summer footwear hurting your back?
The sun is shining, birds are chirping, shorts and t-shirt weather is here at last. Now it’s time to pull out your favorite warm weather footwear, the ever popular flip flop, and head outside. Not so fast! It’s easy to [...]
Ouch, My Back! Is Your Favorite Fashion Accessory Your Back’s Worst Enemy?
Close your eyes. Pretend you’re watching your favorite TV show and a commercial comes on: A fashionably dressed woman runs down her stairs, about to head out the door for work. She grabs a huge handbag (the size of some [...]
MidSouth Pain Treatment Center Recognizes Pain Awareness Month
September is a month that we all feel pain in one way or another. Summer is drawing to an end, the kids just “broke the bank” with their back-to-school needs and wants, and you just had to endure Uncle Jimmy [...]
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Part 1): The Full Spectrum of Pain Management
Pain management. Two simple words... yet so much meaning behind them. What really is pain management? What is the true difference between chronic pain and acute pain and how they are managed? Will chronic pain every go away? Will I [...]
Arthritis, Spondylosis, and Jingle Bells
Jingle, jingle, jingle… what is that sound? It is the jingle bells on the shoe laces of all the MidSouth Pain Treatment Center employees running through the streets of Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee. Did that first sentence leave you scratching [...]
MidSouth Pain Treatment Center Brought the Heat
Did anyone smell something burning in Jackson, Tennessee this past Saturday morning? Well it’s because MidSouth Pain Treatment Center’s very own CEO and Medical Director, Dr. Michael Steuer, left fire tracks as he flew through the streets of Jackson at [...]
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Part 2): Pain Relief Dreams Can Come True
Pain Management is a medical specialty more commonly known today, than say 15 years ago when people suffering from chronic pain had very few options and solutions. Now, there is tremendous hope for chronic pain sufferers. There is a treatment [...]