Conditions

What is Causing My Muscle, Joint or Nerve Pain?

We can diagnose and treat the source of your pain

Neck

Neck pain can stem from a multitude of causes such as carrying a heavy backpack or purse on one shoulder for an extended period of time, cradling your phone between your shoulder and neck, muscle strain or spasms, emotional stress, Fibromyalgia, Herniated disk, Meningitis, Osteoarthritis (disease causing the breakdown of joints), poor posture, Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease), sleeping on your abdomen or with too many or too few pillows, Spinal stenosis,Tension headache, TMJ disorders, Trauma from accidents or falls, Whiplash and more.

Some common treatments of the neck include:

a combination of rest, heat or ice therapy and anti-inflammatory therapy
manual therapy, including massage
stretching and strengthening exercises
epidural steroid injections for inflammation and pain relief
radio-frequency ablation (RFA)

Back

Back pain may include aches, pains and spasms of the lower, middle or upper back. Back pain can stem from any number of causes including nerve and muscular injury or conditions, degenerative disc disease, and arthritis. Back pain symptoms may be relieved with pain medication or pain killers, or physical therapy. Finding the root of the problem is the first step to living a pain-free life.

Some common treatments of the back include:

heat or ice therapy and anti-inflammatory therapy
physical therapy and therapeutic exercise
manual therapy, including massage
radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
epidural steroid injections
platelet-rich plasma injections
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Wrist/Hand

Certain repetitive actions can cause pain the in the wrist and hand, such as typing on a keyboard, texting, driving a car, writing, lifting heavy items, working out, and much more. A common diagnosis is Carpal tunnel syndrome, which is an impingement on the median nerve in the area of the wrist that can cause numbness, tingling, and eventually pain or cramping in the hand. Strains and sprains can also cause wrist pain.

Some common treatments of the wrist/hand include:

a combination of rest, heat or ice therapy and anti-inflammatory therapy
manual therapy, including massage
stretching, flexibility and strengthening exercises

Knee

Knee pain is a common issue that affects people of different ages. Knee pain may be the result of an injury, such as a ruptured ligament or torn cartilage. Medical conditions — including arthritis, gout and infections — also can cause knee pain. Spine Sports & Interventional Pain Medicine offers an array of Physical therapy and other treatments to help heal your knee pain and get you back to moving and feeling better.

Some common treatments of the knees include:

heat or ice therapy and anti-inflammatory therapy
physical therapy
manual therapy, including massage
paraffin treatment
joint injections
stretching, flexibility and strengthening exercises
EMG/NCV test to determine nerve damage

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