Pain in the lower back and buttock is common — but in many people it actually comes from the sacroiliac joint (SIJ), the joint connecting your spine to your pelvis. SIJ pain is a real, diagnosable source of chronic back discomfort that often goes unnoticed. (IASP) What Is SIJ Pain? SIJ pain typically presents as: [...]
Chronic low back pain is one of the most common health concerns affecting adults worldwide. For many people, discomfort in the lower back becomes persistent — lasting more than three months — and interferes with daily life, work, sleep, and hobbies. (Google Sites) Many patients initially try painkillers, rest, or physiotherapy, but in a significant [...]
Trigeminal Neuralgia — Understanding the Pain & How Pain Physicians Help Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a chronic condition that causes sudden, severe facial pain, often described as electric shock-like or stabbing. This pain affects one side of the face and can be triggered by simple actions such as chewing, talking, brushing teeth, or even a [...]
Editorial Chronic pain is now considered as the fifth vital sign.[1] The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage.”[2]Click here.
Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is one of the common but underdiagnosed source of mechanical low back pain. The incidence is estimated to be in the range of 15%–30% in patients with nonradicular low back pain. The signs and symptoms of SIJ pain mimic pain arising from other causes of low back pain. There is no [...]
Plantar fasciitis, though a common condition seen by pain specialists, occasionally presents diagnostic dilemmas and very often the management of this condition suffers from lack of awareness of the varied treatment modalities and progressive escalation of treatment options. For this purpose, we searched through all articles with key words of plantar fasciitis or heel pain in [...]
