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Archive for January, 2008
Pain Causes
Published January 8th, 2008 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Pain Management. 0 CommentsAnything from a bad mattress to stomach ulcers can cause chronic pain. While it may begin with an injury or illness, pain can develop a psychological dimension once the physical problem heals.
Nerve Pain
When nerve fibers get damaged, the result can be chronic pain. Read about the very common causes of neuropathic pain, like diabetes.
Burns & Pain
Burns differ in type and severity — as does the pain. Click here for more about the symptoms and treatments of burn-related pain.
Compressed Nerve (Pinched Nerve)
Pinched nerves can sometimes lead to other conditions such as peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, and tennis elbow. Early diagnosis can prevent damage read more. This link takes you to another site.
As discussed earlier, prolotherapy is useful when ligaments are injured. Injured ligaments are a common phenomenon. They result from direct injuries such as blows, falls, whiplash injuries, or twisting and rising with an awkward movement. “My back went out” is a typical instance. This involves a combination of a mechanical dysfunction of the pelvis and loose ligaments. Prolotherapy is useful to correct the weakness in the ligaments which is the underlying cause, although often not the provoking incident for injuries, pain and dysfunction. In the
