More than 100 million people in this country are affected by pain in one way or another. Over the past few years there have been many advances which have build on treatments that have already proven valuable in pain management in St. Augustine and elsewhere in the United States. One of the most valuable tools in a pain management specialist’s arsenal is the advent of injectables. Pain injections are frightening for many people, but when you realize what they can accomplish in the ways of diagnosis and relief, you may be a bit more comfortable with the thought.
Diagnostic Procedures
Diagnostic injections assist the pain specialist in pinpointing where your pain is coming from. What most people do not realize is you may feel pain in your shoulder, but the cause could be a disc in your spine that is bulging or herniated. A pain specialist can use a diagnostic procedure in almost any part of your body. An example of a procedure for diagnosis is a discography which can allow the physician to ascertain if one or more of your spinal discs are the cause of your pain. Another is called electromyogram which helps to diagnose Carpal Tunnel syndrome.
Pain Relief Procedures
There is a whole slew of injection procedures that can provide relief from pain. There are steroid injections which can give you relief from disc issues to arthritis to tennis elbow. The physician may suggest a facet block, which can provide long-lasting relief particularly when it comes to back pain. If you are having knee pain, which can be debilitating, you could be treated with injections of a gel type which can supplement and even act as a replacement for the fluid that serves as a cushion for the knee.
New Advances are Discovered Daily
Scientific breakthroughs happen at a rapid pace and you want a pain specialist that is current in research as well as one who makes use of new exciting treatments. At Riverside Pain Physicians the doctors and the entire staff are constantly continuing their education in order to be able to provide you the most advanced treatments.
