Chronic pain can be a consequence of a plethora of different conditions and complications and its effect on the sufferer’s life can be devastating and debilitating. At New York Pain Relief Medicine, we aim to find a solution to chronic pain to ensure our valued patients can overcome their difficulties and move on with their lives.
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Neuropathic Pain
• Spinal and Musculoskeletal Pain
• Cancer Pain
Joint pain and stiffness may cause a detriment on your daily life, and force you to give up on physical activities that you enjoy. Joint pain and stiffness are often associated with arthritis.
Arthritis is often found in older people, but can occur in the younger population as well. As stated above, arthritis is usually associated with joint pain and stiffness.
Neck and back pain may occur when you sleep in bad positions, have a bad mattress, or have bad posture during the day. These pains may also be symptoms of larger ailments at play.
A herniated disc may cause a condition known as lumbar radiculopathy “sciatica”, which is tingling, pain, and/or numbness in the leg. This can have a significant impact on your daily life and mobility. You may also having herniated discs in other parts of your spine which can cause similar symptoms.
Spinal stenosis is a condition in which your spine narrows, which causes pain and other problems. This condition is often found in those who are 50 years old or older.
When you get this condition, pain occurs in your lower back and buttock area. It can feel similar to sciatica or lumbar disc herniation.
Facet syndrome is used to describe pain that is non-radiating and found in between two vertebrae in your spine. The pain is commonly described as a stiffness in the lower back. This condition is also better known as osteoarthritis.
This condition is back pain caused by a fracture in the spine. Spinal compression fractures usually happen due to osteoporosis.
Myofascial pain is a scientific term for general muscle pain. Because this is such a broad term, myofascial pain can be caused by anything from improper posture to a sports injury.
This type of pain is caused by a damaged vertebral disc. Although a lot of discogenic pain is caused by degenerative diseases, this also naturally occurs because of age.
Post-surgical pain is typical, as a surgeon has just cut open and sewn back together your tissue and muscles. It is usually recommended that you rest to fully heal after surgery.
Headaches regularly occur in people of all ages and have a variety of causes.
When your tendon becomes inflamed, this is called tendinitis. Tendinitis can happen as a result of overworking and repetitive movements.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome), previous known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, is a chronic neuroinflammatory condition. This condition is characterized by pain that is greater than would be expected from the injury that caused it. Common symptoms can include severe burning pain affecting the extremities (arms, legs, hands, or feet) along with possible temperature sensitivity and skin coloration changes.
Diabetic neuropathy is when you sustain nerve damage due to having diabetes. Your feet are where the nerves get damaged most commonly.
Post-laminectomy pain is a scientific term for when you get chronic back pain after surgery. This is also known as failed back syndrome.
Chronic pain can manifest itself in many different areas from post cancer treatments to joints and arthritic conditions and a multitude of other ways. Our commitment to you is to ensure that your pain is managed so that it minimizes the effect on your life. We believe you should have a vibrant and healthy life and this informs our mission. Dr. Suelane Do Ouro and her team have extensive experience in surgical pain interventions including nerve stimulators and intrathecal pumps as well as the careful administration and moderating of pain medications.
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