Author name: Pennsylvania Pain and Spine

Best Chronic Pain Prevention: Staying Active & Mobile on a Regular Basis

Many people hear the terms “working out” or “physically fit” and quickly shutter  in reaction to thinking about their fitness or health level in comparison to others. Feeling inadequate or lacking motivation to workout, stay active, stretch, etc. is a common feeling among many during recent years – especially after being at home during a […]

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New Findings for Treating Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A 5 Year Study on the MILD Procedure

Research The results are in! This month a paper was published covering a 5-year study of the MILD procedure aimed at determine length of effectiveness of the procedure on patients with Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.  Mild is a minimally invasive procedure that can provide patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis symptom relief, but also helps decrease

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woman receiving a trigger point injection in her deltoid

Trigger Point Injections Explained

Affecting nearly 50 million US adults, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons that patients seek medical care. Chronic, debilitating pain can have a detrimental effect on a patient’s quality of life because it can adversely affect functional capacity; cause psychological distress; and cause strain in personal relationships. The spectrum of pain consists

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