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Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD): A Breakthrough in Treating Lumbar Stenosis

Lumbar stenosis is a common condition that affects many individuals. It can lead to significant pain, discomfort, and reduced mobility. Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) is a recent advancements that may offer a solution for certain patients.

Nov 14th, 2023

Opioid Pain Medications: A Double-Edged Sword

Pain is a universal human experience. One of the most potent tools against pain is opioid medications. These drugs have been used for centuries to alleviate suffering. However, their use has not been without controversy and risks. Opioid pain medications h

Oct 25th, 2023

Can Physical Therapy Alleviate My Sciatica for Good?

Have you been referred to physical therapy for sciatica? If drugs haven’t provided relief, you want to know if physical therapy is going to work. Is there a cure?

Sep 1st, 2023

What to Expect During Your Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Trial

If you have chronic pain from peripheral nerve damage, your doctor may recommend trying peripheral nerve stimulation. To start, you’ll undergo a temporary trial to determine if this minimally invasive strategy is going to work for you.

Aug 1st, 2023

Should You Consider Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Back and Neck Pain?

Have traditional treatments for your chronic neck or back pain yielded unsatisfactory results? You may be a candidate for spinal cord stimulation, a minimally invasive treatment that helps many patients.

Jul 10th, 2023

Exercise Tips When You Have Arthritis

You know exercise is good for you, but you’ve got arthritis, and some days it’s hard to move. Starting and following an exercise plan recommended by your doctor can help prevent flare-ups, pain, and stiffness.

Jun 2nd, 2023

Stop Doing This If You Want Less Neck Pain

Did you wake up with a stiff neck? Perhaps after hours at the computer, your neck is painful. Lifestyle habits can cause neck pain. Learn what habits to break to relieve your neck pain.

May 1st, 2023

Spinal Compression Fractures — They’re More Common Than You Think

If you have osteoporosis, you’re at increased risk of a spinal compression fracture. These fractures can affect your height and posture as well as cause painful symptoms. Learn more about causes and treatments.

Apr 3rd, 2023

How Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Can Treat Amputation Pain

If you’re suffering pain from an amputation, you’re seeking pain relief. Learn how a minimally invasive procedure called peripheral nerve stimulation can help ease your pain.

Mar 9th, 2023

Is Radiofrequency Ablation a Temporary Treatment?

You’re suffering from chronic pain. Conservative treatments like physical therapy and steroid injections haven’t helped. You may be a good candidate for a minimally invasive procedure called radiofrequency ablation.

Feb 1st, 2023

How Does a Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial Work?

Has chronic pain stopped you in your tracks? You may be considering spinal cord stimulation. You’re interested in finding out how a trial works, since that’s the way you’ll know whether this treatment will help you.

Jan 1st, 2023

Trigger Point Injections for Neck Pain: What to Expect

Neck pain from knotted muscles can stop you in your tracks. You may not be able to move your neck without severe pain. Learn how trigger point injections can help bring you relief.

Dec 2nd, 2022

5 Causes of Severe Lower Back Pain

Lower back pain is debilitating. You want relief now. You also want answers. What’s causing this severe pain? How can doctors provide the solution you need?

Nov 1st, 2022

Vertos Medical: Minimally Invasive Treatment for Lumbar Stenosis

You’ve been diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis. Are there better answers than opioids, injections that only last so long, or surgery? Learn about the Vertos Medical mild® procedure.

Oct 7th, 2022

How to Manage Fibromyalgia-Related Digestive Problems

You’re suffering from chronic pain from fibromyalgia, along with several uncomfortable digestive issues. Learn about strategies that can help you manage gastrointestinal problems related to fibromyalgia.

Sep 1st, 2022

How Does Cluneal Nerve Stimulation Help Chronic Pain?

Chronic back pain is disabling. If other treatments haven’t helped you, they may not have been treating the root cause of your problem. Sometimes a nerve is to blame.

Aug 1st, 2022

Epidurals Aren’t Just for Pregnancy

Your back pain is unremitting. It may radiate down one or both legs. You just want it to stop. Learn about a minimally invasive treatment that can help: the epidural steroid injection.

Jul 1st, 2022

What Can You Expect from a Compression Fracture?

Are you having difficulty walking because of back pain? Perhaps you’ve had to give up playing a sport you love or digging in the garden. Learn about compression fractures and treatment options.

Jun 28th, 2022

Your Treatment Options for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

Your lower back really hurts. If it’s sacroiliac joint dysfunction, learn what your treatment options are. Modern medicine has answers for you, from conservative treatments to radiofrequency ablation and joint fusion.

May 1st, 2022

Treat Your Peripheral Vascular Disease With Revolutionary Spinal Cord Stimulation

Symptoms from peripheral vascular disease can be very disabling. If other treatments haven’t helped the chronic pain, learn about spinal cord stimulation. This innovative treatment can help you regain a better quality of life.

Apr 1st, 2022

What to Expect During a Medial Branch Block

You’ve got significant back pain that hasn’t abated with traditional therapies. Pain management specialists use minimally invasive techniques to discover the cause of your pain. Learn how a medial branch block may help diagnose your ailment.

Mar 1st, 2022

MILD (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression): What is it, and Can it Help You?

You’ve got lumbar spinal stenosis, and it hurts. There’s now another option besides open surgery. Learn about the MILD procedure: minimally invasive lumbar decompression. It may be the answer you’ve been looking for.

Feb 1st, 2022

What to do if You Have Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

You’ve had pain in your back that sometimes radiates down your legs; it’s sciatica. The root cause of your sciatica may be lumbar spinal stenosis. Learn about treatments and what you can do to manage the condition.

Jan 4th, 2022

Why You Might Be A Good Candidate For Kyphoplasty

You suffer from back pain, and it hasn’t gotten any better. You may have a compression fracture in your back. If that’s the case, you may be a candidate for a procedure called a kyphoplasty.

Dec 2nd, 2021

Compression Fracture: What Is It, and What Can You Expect?

You’re having back pain. It may have started slowly or appeared out of the blue. Because there are many reasons for back pain, it’s important to receive a correct diagnosis. You may have a compression fracture.

Nov 5th, 2021

Causes of and Cures for Cervical Stenosis

Are you experiencing pain and other troublesome symptoms in your neck and/or shoulders and arms? You could have cervical stenosis. Learn about the causes of and cures for this painful condition.

Oct 5th, 2021

Relief for Your Sciatic Nerve Pain

Back pain is a common complaint for many, and you’re one of them. When the pain starts moving down your leg, you may have a condition called sciatica. Learn ways to gain relief from the pain.

Sep 1st, 2021

How to Know if Spinal Cord Stimulation Is Right for You

Modern pain management offers a range of treatment choices depending on your diagnosis. If traditional treatments fail, learn whether spinal cord stimulation may be a good option for you.

Aug 4th, 2021

Understanding Radiculopathy and Your Treatment Options

Your back pain is severe. Sitting for any length of time can be excruciating. Perhaps the pain is located in your neck, and you have trouble moving your head. You likely have radiculopathy.

Jul 29th, 2021

How Neurostimulation Combats Chronic Pain

If you suffer from chronic pain, you’re seeking a solution. You want your quality of life back. Learn how neurostimulation can provide long lasting relief from the tyranny of chronic pain.

Jun 22nd, 2021

Treatment Options for Achy Knees

Do your knees ache after a long day? Perhaps it doesn’t even take that; walking up stairs can produce the pain. A pain management specialist can help relieve your discomfort.

May 13th, 2021

Fibromyalgia: There Is Relief

You’ve got pain in more than one place in your body for no apparent reason. You know you didn’t pull a muscle gardening, so what is it? Body pain could signal fibromyalgia. If that’s the case, relief is available.

Apr 1st, 2021

When are Hip Injections Helpful?

Your hip is a source of chronic pain. Will anything work other than a hip replacement? Learn when hip injections can be helpful in giving you relief so you can enjoy your daily activities.

Mar 1st, 2021

Benefits of Cluneal Nerve Stimulation

Is it hard for you to sit for long periods of time because you’re experiencing pain in your buttocks and possibly down your leg? You may benefit from cluneal nerve stimulation.

Feb 1st, 2021

When to Seek Medical Care for Neck Pain

Is persistent neck pain getting you down? When neck pain doesn’t go away on its own, it’s time to get proper medical treatment so the condition doesn’t get worse.

Jan 1st, 2021

Healing From a Compression Fracture: What to Expect

You’ve been diagnosed with a compression fracture. It hurts. How soon can you expect relief from this intense pain, and how long will it take to heal? Learn about recovery from these disabling fractures.

Dec 10th, 2020

Do You Have Symptoms of Sciatica?

Your lower back hurts. You’re feeling strange sensations in your leg. What’s going on? You may have sciatica. It’s time for a visit to the doctor; you don’t want the pain to get any worse.

Nov 9th, 2020

The Difference Between Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis

“Oh, my aching joints.” If this describes a chronic feeling rather than just overdoing it one day on the tennis court, you likely have arthritis. Is it osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis? They’re very different health conditions.

Oct 8th, 2020

Is Ablation Right For You?

Are you suffering from chronic pain? Back, neck, hip, or knee pain can stop you in your tracks. You may benefit from a minimally invasive procedure called radiofrequency ablation if other treatments haven’t worked.

Sep 17th, 2020

6 Tips for Protecting Arthritic Knees blog: Apollo Pain Management

If it’s hard to walk or climb stairs because of knee pain, you may have arthritis in your knee joints. Learning how to take care of your knees when you have arthritis is a key to maintaining your mobility.

Jun 8th, 2020

Sacroiliac Fusion: A Minimally Invasive Joint Surgery That Can Ease Your Back Pain

If your lower back pain is chronic, it may be a problem with your sacroiliac joint. Today’s modern, minimally invasive sacroiliac fusion surgery can ease your pain in cases that don’t resolve with more conservative treatment.

May 19th, 2020

Can Spinal Stenosis Be Prevented?

Do you have chronic back pain? It could be early spinal stenosis, a degenerative condition of the spine usually caused by wear and tear on the spinal cord. The good news is that you can take active steps to halt its progression.

Apr 21st, 2020

Hobbled by Hip Pain? Try an Intra-Articular Hip Injection

Your hip pain, mild at first, has been getting worse. It’s probably arthritis, but you’re not sure. Whatever the cause, you’re seeking relief. You may benefit from an intra-articular hip injection.

Mar 4th, 2020

6 Tips for Protecting Arthritic Knees

If it’s hard to walk or climb stairs because of knee pain, you may have arthritis in your knee joints. Learning how to take care of your knees when you have arthritis is a key to maintaining your mobility.

Feb 1st, 2020

How Peripheral Nerve Stimulators Work to Treat Your Chronic Pain

An incredible 20% of adults in the United States struggle with chronic pain, making relief a top priority. If you’re in pain, there are effective options, and a peripheral nerve stimulator may be one of them. Here’s what you should know.

Jan 1st, 2020

Could Radiofrequency Ablation Remedy Your Chronic Back Pain?

You’ve tried everything to stop your chronic back pain, from physical therapy to medications to injections, and nothing has worked. If you think surgery is your only option, think again — radiofrequency ablation may be the answer.

Nov 1st, 2019

How Your Weight Affects Your Sciatica Pain

You know that your excess weight is bad for your health, but did you know it’s also making your sciatica worse? Find out why a few extra pounds could be complicating your pain and what you can do about it.

Oct 1st, 2019

The Dangers of Tech Neck

If you spend a lot of time every day staring at a screen, you could be at risk for developing tech neck. Although this painful condition is easy to develop, it’s also easy to fix the habits that cause it.

Sep 1st, 2019

What to Expect Before, During, and After Kyphoplasty

Your lower back is killing you and you don’t know why. And is it your imagination, or are you a bit shorter than you once were? It’s possible you fractured your spine, and that’s causing both problems. The solution is kyphoplasty. Here’s what you need to k

Aug 1st, 2019

Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Your Fibromyalgia Pain

Fibromyalgia is a pain… in your neck, back, shoulders — basically throughout your body. It’s a tough medical nut to crack, so a multidisciplinary approach to manage fibromyalgia pain and its other symptoms is the best route to take.

Jul 1st, 2019

How Spinal Cord Stimulators Offer Drug-Free Relief From Chronic Back Pain

If you suffer from chronic back pain, you may have tried a variety of treatments, to no avail. But there is another option. Spinal cord stimulators may help you finally get some relief.

Jun 1st, 2019

When an Epidural is the Best Choice for Chronic Back Pain

If you often find yourself at the doctor’s office for searing back pain that’s moving down into your leg, you may be a candidate for an epidural injection. This injection can provide welcome relief for pain that radiates to a limb.

May 24th, 2019

Arthritis and Exercise: What to Do and Not Do

Are you struggling with arthritis pain? Do you avoid certain activities because you’re afraid they’ll make your symptoms worse? Exercise is vital to managing arthritis, but it’s important to take the right steps to keep your body moving safely.

Apr 30th, 2019