Muscle Pain vs Nerve Pain vs Joint Pain: What’s Actually Causing Your Pain?
“My back hurts.” “My leg hurts.” “My shoulder hurts.” Those are some of the most common reasons people seek medical care. But here’s the problem: Pain doesn’t tell you where it’s coming from. The same area of the body can hurt because of: And each requires a very different treatment approach. For example: Treating the […]
Chronic Pain After Injury or Surgery: Why Pain Doesn’t Always Go Away
Most people expect pain to improve as the body heals. You injure your back. You undergo surgery. You complete rehabilitation. And eventually, life returns to normal. Unfortunately, that isn’t always what happens. For some patients, pain continues long after the original injury has healed. Others develop new pain months after surgery. Some are told: Yet […]