7 Shocking Truths About Pain No One Told You

Before understanding pain management, it is important to understand pain. Here are some facts about pain, only a few people know –

• Pain is a complex, subjective experience. The same root cause with equivalent severity may produce a different experience of pain in different people.
• Pain can also appear as or be accompanied by numbness, tingling, pins and needles, throbbing or a dull ache in different parts of the body.
• Pain is a warning mechanism of the body to alert you to an underlying condition. But when ignored, it could turn chronic and become a problem in itself.
• The site of pain and the underlying cause could be very different.
• Pain medicine is now a specialty and you should see a pain specialist for pain treatment.
• Pain management doctors at pain clinics specialize in diagnosis, management and treatment of different kinds of pain. 
• Most pain clinics use a multidisciplinary approach to create individualized treatment plans to bring long term pain relief to the patient.
 
These are some of the most effective pain treatments offered by leading pain doctors at Premier Pain Consultants in San Antonio.

NERVE BLOCKS
Nerve blocks are injections of a mixture of pain medications, usually a local anesthetic and a corticosteroid, into or around the pain causing nerve. This prevents the feeling of pain in the area and the patient is likely to experience pain relief for several months.

Nerve blocks can be used for different nerves in the body depending upon where the pain is and its severity and frequency.

EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS
An epidural steroid injection is the injection of a strong dose of steroid into the epidural space of the spine in order to help provide relief for pain-causing inflammation in this area.

These injections reduce inflammatory swelling and can provide pain relief up to a few months.

SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR IMPLANTS
The spinal cord stimulator implant device is used for chronic pain limbs or back pain patients. It is recommended only when every other treatment technique has failed to provide relief.

The device is implanted within the body along the spinal cord. It sends electrical signals along the spine that mask the signals sent by the spine itself, changing the way the brain receives them and directly preventing pain the patient would normally feel.

STEM CELL INJECTIONS
A stem cell injection involves the use of the body’s own cells to heal damaged tissues. When the cartilage or muscle is damaged, the body may not be able to produce these cells.

Stem cells are able to adapt and become these specialized cells, stimulating the body’s own healing process for recovery. Stem cell injections are a great solution to potentially treat injuries that may otherwise be permanent.

A Stem Cell Injection can treat –

• Tendonitis — elbow, Achilles, rotator cuff, patella
• Ligament Injuries
• Arthritis — Knee, Hip, Shoulder, Ankle, Elbow
• Fractures
• Plantar Fasciitis

To know more about treatment of your pain condition, call experienced pain specialist at Premier Pain Consultants in San Antonio at 210–202–4030 or visit www.painmanagementsanantonio.com.