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Tips to help reduce chronic pain while traveling.
For most people, deciding where to travel during summer vacation is something they plan all year long. Picking the best locations for days of fun and laughter. For people suffering from chronic pain, it can be something they dread. As families and friends are ramping up their summer get-a-ways, it is important to have a Continue Reading »
Hurricane Season is Here! Emergency Preparedness for Prescription Medications
June in South Carolina means the official start of hurricane season is upon us. We don’t know when disaster may strike, so it’s important to be prepared for any emergency, remembering to include your prescription medications in your plans. Here are tips to be prepared: Make a medication list: Keep an updated list of all Continue Reading »
CRPS Resources
Looking to learn more about CRPS? There are many great resources with very valuable information. Be sure to check out the following: American RSD Hope http://www.rsdhope.org/ Color the World Orange http://www.colortheworldorange.com/#ctwo NIH Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Fact Sheet http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy/detail_reflex_sympathetic_dystrophy.htm RSDSA http://rsds.org/ If you think you or a loved one are suffering from CRPS, give Pain Specialists of Charleston a Continue Reading »
Speaking to Someone with an Invisible Illness: A Closer Look at CRPS
You’ve likely watched a driver maneuver into a handicapped spot … then get out of the car with seemingly no difficulty. The absence of a visible injury typically earns a disapproving stare, but there might be more to the story than meets the eye. People often judge an illness’s severity by its outward symptoms or Continue Reading »
Coping with CRPS
A CRPS diagnosis can be incredibly frustrating to patients. Not only do they have to deal with chronic severe pain, but they also often feel isolated, angry, and stressed. However, many CRPS patients learn to cope with the disease and go on to live happy, fulfilled lives. Paired with treatment options that are best for Continue Reading »
CRPS 101
Did you know that today is “Color the World Orange Day”? Color The World Orange is an event held the first Monday of November each year to spread awareness of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. What is CRPS? Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, also known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, is Continue Reading »
Tips On Using Knee Brace For Knee Pain
Did you know the knee is the largest joint in the human body? That’s right – the joint responsible for helping you move great distances in a marathon and holding heavy weight in a back squat can also be responsible for bringing all that movement to a resounding halt. The knee is no stranger to Continue Reading »
Carly Runey, PA-C
Certified Physician Assistant Carly Runey is a certified physician assistant with Pain Specialists of Charleston. She joins us from South University in Savannah, GA. Carly received her Bachelors Degree at The University of South Carolina. Request Appointment | Contact Us | Meet Pain Doctors
6 Tips To Avoid Neck Pain
Has your neck pain become a “pain in the neck”? There are many different things that can cause neck pain, including poor sleeping positions, jerking the neck while moving too quickly, poor posture, arthritis and other things. Any injury or inflammation can cause neck pain. Many people ask how to avoid neck pain and here are some Continue Reading »
2016 Giving BACK Scholarship Recipient!
A BIG Congratulations to Kaylie Dresp from Ashley Ridge High School on receiving the $5,000 Giving BACK Scholarship! She will be attending Clemson University in the Fall! Thank you to those who applied this year! We had a record number of applications and enjoyed learning about all of the giving BACK you do for the Continue Reading »