In addition to using cutting edge interventional pain treatments to help our patients manage their pain, Tulsa Pain also believes in using what’s known as integrative pain treatments. Our integrative treatments offer a therapeutic approach that can be paired with medications, injection, and other treatments to relieve symptoms of chronic pain. One lesser-known approach is a therapy known as diathermy.
It is still a wonder how the spine, one of the most significant aspects of our mobility, can be the leading cause of pain in the United States. Whether your job has to do with sitting at a desk all day or always being on the move picking up heavy objects, everyone is susceptible to back pain. So what is it about driving that makes it so much worse?
People in the chronic pain community know that working with a diagnosis of chronic back pain can be difficult. Fortunately, treatment from Tulsa Pain Consultants can make the workday tolerable, but the underlying condition or injury may leave people with more limitations than expected. Some may try to hide the fact that they are in pain from their employer, but in order to promote positive communication, you boss will need to know these 3 things:
The “internet of things” is the latest trend in technology right now, which is a concept that focuses on enabling objects to be electronic and connected to a network. These so-called smart products allow us to be more mobile and keep track of things we never thought imaginable.
When people experience more than 15 headaches per month, they are usually classified as chronic headaches. These headaches can come in the form of migraines, tension headaches, cluster headaches, and more. After an evaluation, our physicians frequently find that these headaches are a result of swelling around the occipital nerves, which is a system of nerves that span from the back of your head and down into your upper neck. At Tulsa Pain, we focus on the uppermost region known as the greater occipital nerve in order to treat headaches and occipital neuralgia.
Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure in which heat energy is used to treat pain. It can provide pain relief to all sorts of chronic pain patients, especially those with back and neck pain. Many pain management doctors recommend this option because it can give longer lasting effects than a steroid injection.
It’s a popular theory that people can feel a storm coming in their joints. In fact, many patients suffering from chronic pain conditions like fibromyalgia have reported an increase in pain right before it rains. Even though this phenomenon is common, there has been no research to back up these claims – until now.
