Pain Specialists of Charleston BLOG
Chronic Pain is Nation Wide: Pain Awareness Month
September is Pain Awareness Month! What does that mean? It means we want to share with you information on how prevalent and wide spread chronic pain is. We will also be sharing tips and ways patients can help cope and treat their pain. Did you know about one in 10 Americans experience some form of pain regularly? According to a recent survey from the US National Institutes of Health, about 23.4 American adults experience a lot of pain. Other findings show: Women, older individuals and ...Read More
7 Surprising Causes of Back Pain
Does it often seem like you hear about people, including yourself, suffering from back pain? Around 80% of the US either suffers from or has had back pain at some point in their life, that is a large amount of people.
Most wonder where exactly all of the discomfort and pain comes from and depending on age, lifestyle and events that occur in life, there can be many different causes. Things like moving heavy furniture or sitting incorrectly in your chair can be ...
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5 Ways Arthritis Affects You
There are approximately 350 million people in the world who suffer from a form of arthritis. There are many types of arthritis but the most common include the "wear and tear" of the joints, osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes joint discomfort is also very common. Other types of arthritis include Psoriatic arthritis, lupus, gout and septic arthritis. Arthritis causes joint pain and swelling, but it can also affect other body parts too....Read More
Living With Chronic Pain
Pain is unpleasant for anyone. No one enjoys pain and most people find it difficult to handle when it lasts more than a few minutes. A sprained ankle, a toothache or getting a shot at the doctors office are all temporary pains that eventually subside. This is very different for people who suffer from chronic pain. The pain they endure never goes away and they have to learn to live with it. Chronic pain is defined as pain that last longer than six months and an estimated 100 million ...Read More
10 Things You Did Not Know About Low Back Pain
If you experience low back pain, you are not alone. Around 80 percent of adults experience low back pain at some point in their lives. It is a leading contributor to missed worked days and job-related injuries. Low back pain can range in intensity from dull, constant ache to a sudden sharp sensation. There is often a lot of misinformation that patients are exposed to prior to treatment. Here are 10 tips to help you better understand Low Back Pain: You can have co existing causes of pain: ...Read More
