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Patients are often hesitant to undergo surgery for many reasons. Some are scared of the procedure, while others worry about extended hospital stay costs. However, one of the most common concerns we hear among PPOA patients is the treatment process for post-surgery pain. Our patients often come to us because they look for a painkiller […]
Sleep is often not taken as seriously as it should be. While it may not be disastrous to lose sleep every once and a while over a tight deadline or fun night out, constant sleep deprivation can cause a series of health problems that should be addressed with a physician. Insomnia, one of the most […]
Back pain is the most common type of chronic pain in the U.S. Over 80% of adults will experience it at some point in their lives, with more severe cases resulting in spinal stenosis, arthritis, or other long-term chronic pain conditions. While minor back pain may not be a concern after a long day at […]
Young children are often overwhelmed by the world. They live in a place where everything is more significant than them and new. They are also equipped with limited communication skills, which makes navigating their world much more strange and complex—one of the hardest things for kids is to communicate with their parents is pain. Your […]
You may have heard of nociceptive pain from your doctor or online, but very rarely is this term used in everyday life. In this guide, we’ll go over the different types, symptoms, and treatment options for nociceptive pain and how your PPOA clinic can help you recover. Nociceptive pain is simply any pain that occurs […]
Much of our world is socially and culturally constructed, from our goals to the language we use and experiences we consider everyday life. However, a few universal experiences can be shared cross-culturally and at every age in life. One of those, unfortunately, is pain. We learn to express pain from a very young age. Children […]
Fibromyalgia, a widespread chronic pain disease that affects 6% of the world’s population, is one of the most challenging conditions we treat at PPOA. It is tough to diagnose because of the lack of external symptoms or testing available and is even more difficult on the patients who often wait months or years to receive […]
Pain is one of the few universal experiences among human beings. No two people lead the same life, but we all experience pain in one form or another. And unfortunately, we often believe the same myths about the pain that hinder our growth and healing. These common myths about pain often slow our patients from […]
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries following a car accident. For most, it causes short-term neck discomfort that goes away after rest. However, for an unlucky few, this injury will stay with them for weeks or months, developing into a chronic pain condition. Whiplash is caused when the soft tissue in the neck […]
Pain is the most common experience we face as humans, yet it’s the most difficult to describe. We all know what it feels like to be in pain. But, everyone’s pain tolerance, the language used to describe pain, and their reactions to it differ as much as our personalities. This makes chronic pain diagnosis difficult, […]
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