Common Pain Complaints: Why Patients Seek Pain Specialists
Chronic or acute pain can affect anyone—employees, athletes, and everyday individuals. Pain often leads people to seek care from board-certified pain management specialists. By understanding the most common pain complaints, patients can take the first step toward exploring treatment options.
Musculoskeletal Resources (MSR) connects patients across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut with a network of board-certified physicians who provide pain management services.
Joint Pain
Joint pain is one of the most frequent reasons patients visit pain specialists. It can result from sudden injury, overuse, or wear and tear over time.
Common areas affected by joint pain include:
Back Pain
Back pain is a universal complaint among patients of all ages. It may begin after a workplace injury, sports activity, or even daily strain. While some cases improve with rest and physical therapy, others may become chronic and require ongoing pain management.
Types of back pain include:
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Acute pain
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Chronic pain
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Neuropathic pain
Conditions that may cause back pain:
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Spinal stenosis
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Herniated disc
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Degenerative disc disease
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Radiculopathy
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Bulging disc
Sprains and Strains
Sprains and strains are also common pain complaints, often linked to workplace overuse or athletic activity.
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Strains affect muscles or tendons, often caused by overstretching, inflammation, or tearing.
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Sprains involve injury to ligaments, typically in weight-bearing joints.
Frequently affected areas include:
Next Steps
A pain management evaluation can help determine the severity of injury and identify treatment options to support recovery. If you’re experiencing joint pain, back pain, sprains, or strains, you’re not alone. Pain and Injury provides access to a network of board-certified pain specialists in NY, NJ, and CT who evaluate and treat these common complaints.
Pain and Injury is a referral network connecting patients with independent providers. MSR does not provide medical care or guarantee outcomes.