August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness month (also known as SMA). SMA affects roughly 4 people in every 100,000 throughout the USA. 1 in 50 people carry the disease, and 1 out of every 6,000 to 10,000 people develop SMA.
Aug 1st, 2022
August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness month (also known as SMA). SMA affects roughly 4 people in every 100,000 throughout the USA. 1 in 50 people carry the disease, and 1 out of every 6,000 to 10,000 people develop SMA.
What is pain? Pain occurs when something hurts, causing an uncomfortable or unpleasant feeling. The presence of pain often means that something is wrong or has happened. When it comes to pain, there are two different types of pain: Acute vs Chronic Pain.
These FDA-approved electrotherapy devices are surgically implanted and used as treatments to provide pain management through mild electrical signals that send electrical pulses to mask the pain felt by certain receptors in the brain.
Most people do not know the difference between a physician assistant and a nurse practitioner. You may visit either type of healthcare provider in one of our offices or your primary care office, more often than you visit with a doctor.
Pain Care has some exciting news! We have been keeping a little secret but now the secret is out! Pain Care has its own open MRI machine. We can now order and offer our patients MRIs within our own facility!
Many people rely on pain medication to manage chronic pain, but it can cause drowsiness, hallucinations or lead to addiction. Continue reading for ways to control pain without medication.
Copays, deductibles, and coinsurance, OH MY! Trying to understand insurance benefits can be very difficult and overwhelming at times. Please review the following information to help you become more prepared when planning your care with Pain Care.