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Most of us have had a backache or a pain in their neck, for which an over-the-counter drug such as aspirin, or Tylenol, or an analgesic hot or ice-cold rub works wonders, but for those who are in excruciating pain, normally only a medical specialist can help.
Patients with severe pain should be checked by an ordinary M.D. to rule out conditions such as cancer, tumors, cardiovascular conditions and ulcers, but if no otherwise unusual medical conditions show up, the vast majority of patients seek out a pain specialist.
What is a pain specialist?
Simply put, a pain specialist,(often board-certified,) is an MD who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, such as the specialists of Pain Management in Richardson TX at the Eminent Medical Center.
Why the Eminent Medical Center? Because Pain Management in Richardson TX is easily controlled through a multi-disciplinary approach and extensive pain medication training by all the physicians in the Eminent Medical Center.
Methods of pain control
A doctor has many different means of controlling pain. Which include:
- Trigger Point Injections
Trigger points are knots of muscle that tighten up when the muscles fail to relax. Using a mild steroid solution, the drug often causes the bunched up muscles to relax and immediate relief is experienced.
- Surgical Implants
Although less common, if a patient does not respond to trigger point injections, and other, stronger drugs may have potentially problematic symptoms, a surgical implant may be considered.
Either the doctor makes an incision large enough to hold a small pump, and the patient is able to self medicate himself, or a spinal cord implant, which delivers electricity to the spine, blocking pain.
- TENS Units
TENS units deliver small amounts of electric activity to the affected body, thereby having a tendency to block pain for a limited amount of time.
- Bioelectric Therapy
Bioelectric therapy works on the same principle as the TENS Units, although they tend to be much more powerful, and have many different levels of control.
Bioelectric therapy is a powerful tool for physicians, although it is part of an overall pain relief plan, not a single option.
- Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is often included in a pain management plan, as there are special exercises and techniques that can help minimize pain.
Pain management plans often take a multi-disciplinary approach because there is no one bullet-proof method that works for all people and levels of pain. For the best option, see a pain specialist soon if you are in deep, continuous pain.
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