CHRONIC PAIN TREATMENT IN PLANO, TEXAS

In addition to standard opiate medications there are several additional alternative medicines available to help treat and reduce chronic pain. These medicines range from options such as over the counter medicines such as Tylenol and Ibuprofen all the way to anti-inflammatory steroids that may be injected by a physician.

Various types of physical therapy can be used to help condition muscles and problematic parts of the body that may be sources of pain. Physical therapy can range from supervised therapy in a clinical setting all the way to massages.

It is a well known fact that psychological stress can play a large role in the way an individual experiences and deals with pain. A physician may prescribe psychological therapy as a way to help individuals cope with anxiety and stress, which in many instances may be an underlying factor leading to chronic pain.

Your team at the Pain Relief Center can diagnose your spinal disc injury due to symptoms and the history of the injury.

We can also perform clinical tests to confirm a spinal disc injury, and rule out other kinds of nerve compression. For the most part, MRIs and CT scans are the most effective when diagnosing a spinal disc injury.

Many times a doctor will perform diagnostic tests such as an MRI or a CAT Scan in an attempt to discover the underlying cause of chronic pain. If the cause can be discovered there are often surgery options available that may help minimize or even alleviate pain.

Many times it is difficult to provide patients with permanent pain relief, especially if the underlying cause is unknown. If a physician decides not to pursue opiate based medications to manage pain, another alternative is a nerve block. Therapeutic nerve blocks usually involve the injection of a local anesthetic or steroid into the site of pain. These injections help block the signalling of pain, but are typically temporary solutions that require additional injections at a later date.

Neurostimulators are devices that send mild electrical impulses to the spine. The effect is the masking of pain signals received by the brain.

This procedure involves the destruction of nerves responsible for the signalling of pain to the brain. Typically the procedures are done through the application of heat to the nerve sites.