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As summer kicks off, so does the planning of vacations and trips that the harsh winter season doesn’t allow for.  With long distance travelers, especially those driving, it means the threat of neck and back pain that always seems to be synonymous with traveling. While this pain seems to always…

The purpose pain serves is to alert the body to damaging stimuli such as an inflammatory process or reaction or tissue damage. The International Association for the Study of Pain, defines pain as “an emotionally charged and physically unpleasant experience associated with actual or potential existence of tissue damage, or…

When you have a headache, you want it to stop. And you want it to stop now. Sure, we can treat migraines and severe headaches with a specialized treatment plan (often combining medications, therapies, and other pain-relieving measures), but if it’s late at night, or you want to reduce your…

With year 2014 many changes to the healthcare system are coming into affect especially in programs associated with the federal government. “Medicare is looking for ways to save some money on physician reimbursements,” according to Dr. Doug Wisor of the National Spine and Pain Center. Many pain management centers offer…

With the passing of Super Bowl 2014 and the Olympic’s Opening Ceremony this week, sports are on the minds of many. Soon Augusta natives and an abundance of visitors will be watching professionals putt on the famous National golf course. Not to mention the upcoming Boston Marathon, Final Four basketball…

Chronic pain does more than just cause discomfort or painful sensations; it can also affect a person psychologically. Recent studies indicate that patients who suffer from long-term pain feel like they are not themselves, and that they’ve somehow lost their “sense of self”. In other words, they have become detached…

If you’re an avid athlete, chances are you have encountered ankle pain or injury at some point in your life. It is certainly not unusual for ankle injuries to occur multiple times, and this is a recipe for chronic ankle pain. Usually chronic ankle pain happens after an original injury…

A few recent studies suggest that regular yoga sessions can provide relief for certain chronic back pain sufferers.  Yoga and stretching exercises appear to have a positive effect on patients who have nonspecific back pain, which are pains that have no obvious cause.  Not only does it help reduce this…

Amongst all the warnings about the dangers of smoking, there’s a new concern that may be surprising. A recent study indicates that women who have smoked regularly at some point in their lives report more instances of chronic pain than women who have not.  The study observed more than 6,000…

A recent study by Gallup indicates that more than one third of Americans above the age of 50 suffer from some type of chronic back or neck pain, while a slightly smaller amount suffer from chronic pain in the leg or knee.  The amount of reported chronic pain increases most dramatically from…