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Getting Help for Low Back Pain

Mrs. Smith has suffered from low back pain for the past five years. Her pain intensifies when bending backwards. She had many tests, including an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), x-rays and nerve studies, all of ... Read more... »

Treating Pain Associated with Terminal Illness

Ms. Collins was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. She immediately underwent surgical removal of her tumor and took anti-cancer medications to ensure the destruction of any remaining cancer cells. Three months ago, however, Ms. ... Read more... »

What Is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?

Three years ago, Mr. Gordon stepped "the wrong way" when getting out of bed one morning; the resulting foot pain was excruciating. Since that day, even lightly touching the skin of his foot causes Mr. ... Read more... »

Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy: A New Treatment for Low Back Pain

Mr. Swanson has been suffering from low back pain for many years. When his pain began, his doctor gave him medications and ordered physical therapy. When there was no improvement after several months, he was ... Read more... »

Brain Imaging: A Technological Breakthough in the Assessment of Pain

In the early nineteenth century, physicians treating pneumonia did not recognize its cause (germs) and so did not know how to provide appropriate treatment. Two hundred years later, physicians treating chronic pain are in pretty ... Read more... »

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