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5 Warning Signs Your Chronic Pain Needs a Specialist’s Attention
Chronic pain saps your energy, numbs your spirit, and limits your options as it inflicts physical anguish. It’s important to uncover the source to find optimal ways to alleviate your suffering.
At Interventional Pain Consultants in Parsippany, Montclair, and Landing, New Jersey, Kevin Elaahi, MD, Benjamin Kim, MD, and our talented pain management team offer a full scope of non-operative solutions to help resolve your pain.
When your pain lingers
If you’ve undergone surgery or experienced an injury, your subsequent soreness can become chronic if it extends beyond the typical recovery period. Over 51.6 million people experience chronic pain — or pain lasting three months or longer — each year. While it’s quite common, it should never be ignored.
Pay attention to ongoing symptoms
Many people with chronic pain experience some combination of:
- Stiffness
- Throbbing
- Aching
- Burning
- Pins-and-needles sensations
The damage extends beyond the physical, as fatigue from too many sleepless nights leads to restless, unproductive days. When it’s not managed properly, your exhaustion and frustration may turn into depression and anxiety. Luckily, our compassionate experts can help.
5 Signs it’s time to see a specialist
If you’ve tried to heal your ongoing pain without relief, let us help break your cycle of suffering, insomnia, and grief. Here are five signs it’s time to see our team:
1. Unrelenting pain
If your pain overshadows your world, you need help. Our team offers a range of non-surgical treatments to ease your discomfort.
2. Over-the-counter medicine doesn’t do the trick
If OTC meds barely make a dent in your problem, we offer solutions beyond medication.
3. Pain affects your ability to perform daily tasks
If chronic pain makes it nearly impossible to complete even simple tasks at work or around the house, it’s time for interventional care.
4. Nerve issues
Chronic injuries may cause numbness, tingling, and ongoing weakness in your nerves. Share your concerns with our team before it grows worse.
5. RICE doesn’t help
RICE therapy (rest, ice, compression, and elevation) can improve acute musculoskeletal injuries, but may not help in the long run. If basic at-home care strategies like RICE no longer resolve your pain, it’s time to find alternative remedies.
Our team provides a potent array of pain management solutions for ongoing problems affecting your knees, neck, back, and beyond.
The myriad faces of chronic pain
The source of your ongoing pain may be a single injury or disease, such as arthritis or cancer, or something more complex. Our team devises a treatment plan based upon your particular issue(s), such as:
- Musculoskeletal pain affecting your joints, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons
- Neuropathic pain from pinched nerves, peripheral neuropathy, and other issues
- Inflammatory pain from autoimmune conditions or infections, such as shingles
- Visceral pain stemming from hypersensitivity to issues involving your organs
Pain alerts you to become more aware of the source so you can remedy it, such as removing your hand away from a flame or not walking on a broken foot. When pain becomes chronic, however, your brain goes on high alert, sending continuous warning signals to your nervous system that trigger ongoing pain sensations.
Treatments to tame your pain
We offer myriad therapies to put you back on track, such as:
- Trigger point injections
- Epidural steroid injections
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Regenerative therapies, such as stem cells and platelet-rich-plasma
Our team may also refer you to a physical therapist to continue on your path towards wellness.
Help for chronic pain is on the way
No one should have to deal with chronic pain alone. Our experts are here to help you get lasting relief so you can get back to your active life: Schedule a visit at Interventional Pain Consultants in Parsippany, Montclair, or Landing, New Jersey, today.
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