Morton’s Neuroma.

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SYMPTOMS Do you feel pain in your foot upon weight bearing? Are you feeling like having a pebble in your shoe all the time? Pain when you squeeze your foot? This could be Morton’s neuroma. This is a benign tumor formation of one of your nerves, the intermetatarsal nerve. Even though there are surgical measures…

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

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SYMPTOMS Are you experiencing numbness, tingling, or burning sensations in the thumb and index, andmiddle fingers in particular? Do you wake up in the morning shaking your hands in order to make wake them up also? You may be suffering of the common disorder known as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). This is what medically is…

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Tennis or Golfers Elbow Disorder.

SYMPTOMS Do you have constant pain on either side of your elbow? Worse when stretching your hand? Youmay be suffering from either tennis or golfers’ elbow disorder. And you don’t have to specificallybe a player of either sport. The disorder is caused by an epicondylitis, exactly at the proximalinsertion point of a tendon. TREATMENTS Tendon…

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Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)

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SYMPTOMS Do you feel pain in a joint as you move it? Does it get worse as the day advances? Do you feel you cannot move it anymore? You could suffer from Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), or degenerative osteoarthritis. DJD is a group of mechanical abnormalities involving the degradation of the joints by erosion of…

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FAQs

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Are you looking for answers to questions you may have about our practice? This section of our website is intended to assist you in answering practical questions that youmay have. Our ability to provide pain care and service for your specific needs and generalquestions concerning pain management. If you do not find the answer you…

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Migraines

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SYMPTOMS Do you feel that throbbing pain that usually is preceded by visual blurriness followed byannoyance by light, movement, or sounds? Do you have nausea and vomiting sometimes when itoccurs? You could be suffering from migraines. Even though the classification of migraines is not as simple to be documented here. The treatment is usually the…

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Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ)

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SYMPTOMS Are you feeling pain, clicking, or locking sensation when chewing or opening your mouth? Does this pain causes headaches on this same side? You could be suffering of TMJ disorder. The temporomandibular joint is susceptible to many of the conditions that affect other joints in the body, but most commonly is the degenerative arthritis,…

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Peripheral Nerve Stimulator (PNS)

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Overview A peripheral nerve stimulator is a device used to exert pulsed electrical signals to the nerves tocontrol chronic pain. An implantable system delivers electrical pulses via a lead to nerves. Painsignals are inhibited before they reach the brain and replaced with a paresthesia that covers thespecific areas where the pain was felt. PNS procedure…

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Atypical Facial pain and/or Trigeminal Neuralgia

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SYMPTOMS Have you been suffering from facial pain that is unbearable by now? You could be suffering from the complex and debilitating disorder of trigeminal neuralgia. This disorder is characterized by episodes of intense facial pain that last from a few seconds to several minutes or hours. The description of the pain is a trigger…

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Costochondritis

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SYMPTOMS Do you feel a constant ache in the middle of your chest? Have you been to the ER many times thinking you have a heart attack and all the workup has been normal? You could be suffering from a usual but commonly underdiagnosed disorder called costochondritis. TREATMENT Costochondral joint injection:This is a joint between…

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