Tag: doctors

National Pain Awareness Month

September is Pain Awareness Month.

September Is National Pain Awareness Month Tell us your pain story: We want to hear your story. In acknowledgement of National Pain Awareness Month we will publish your story to our blog as an effort to build awareness around the struggle of 25.3 million U.S. adults in pain in our country. We encourage anyone who …

Continue reading

Pain Doctors Who Listen

Doctors Listening to Patients In Pain

In Pain? Want Your Doctor To Listen? Patients suffering chronic pain have feelings and deserve respect from their doctor. Studies have shown that doctors tend to monopolize a patients visit by doing all the talking and just not listening. Taking the time to hear what a patient is feeling can give way to a less painful …

Continue reading

Understanding Back Injuries

Your back is an intricate core of bones, muscles, and other tissues extending from our neck to your pelvis. Back injuries can result from sports injuries, car accidents or a slip and fall at work. Lower back pain is the most common area of back injuries. Common back injuries include: Sciatica Bulging/ruptured/herniated disc Degenerative disc …

Continue reading