In this guide from MVM Health, we explain 7 different types of pain and how they are treated.
What Is Head And Facial Pain?
Two common causes for head and facial pain include Trigeminal Neuralgia and migraines.
- Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a type of chronic pain that causes sharp and sudden burning pain. The condition most commonly affects women over 50. TN can be treated with a nerve block, Botox injections, sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block, and TN nerve block.
- A migraine is a type of headache that can cause intense, throbbing pain. This can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and an increased sensitivity to sound and light. A migraine can last for an extended period of time, sometimes even days, and the pain can be so severe that it disrupts your daily life. Migraines can be treated with sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block, Botox injections, epidural blood patch, trigeminal nerve block, and radiofrequency ablation.
What Is Neck Pain?
At MVM Health, our specialists are committed to pinpointing the source of your neck pain. There are numerous potential causes, including muscular conditions, nerve compression, herniated discs, osteoarthritis, post-surgical pain, and more. Our team of trained professionals will assess your condition and come up with a course of action that is tailored to your needs, ensuring maximum relief with minimal risk. Potential treatment methods can include physical therapy, radiofrequency neurotomy, epidural steroid injections in the cervical spine, facial joint injections, and medial branch block treatments.
What Is Arm And Leg Pain?
Our shoulder and hip joints are two of the most commonly used and easily injured. An unexpected fall, car accident, or sports-related incident can cause immediate pain stemming from muscle, bone, or nerve damage. However, some individuals experience arm and leg pain that develops slowly over time, unaware of the underlying condition.
This pain can be located in the shoulder, wrist, hip, knee, buttock, or foot and can be caused by inflammation in the joint, nerve compression, neuropathy, diabetes, spinal fractures, herniated discs, or osteoarthritis in the knee or hip. Depending on the cause of your condition, treatment options for arm and leg pain can include joint injections, PRP therapy, steroidal injections, stem cell therapy, or a nerve block to the genicular nerves in the lower back.
What Is Back Pain?
Back pain can be incredibly debilitating, affecting your regular movement and ability to function. It may feel like a simple muscle ache, or be more intense, with shooting, burning or stabbing sensations. In some cases, the pain may even radiate down the legs or to other parts of the body. It can be made worse by activities such as bending, twisting, lifting, standing or walking.
Care is often sought by those suffering from back pain, which can be caused by a range of issues, such as muscle-related conditions, compression of nerves, fractures of the spine, herniated discs, osteoarthritis, pain after surgery, and more. In some cases, the cause of the pain may be known, yet in others it may develop over time with no clear origin. At MVM Health, we are dedicated to determining the cause of your back pain and providing effective treatment options, such as physical therapy, steroid injections, radiofrequency neurotomy, PRP therapy, stem cell therapy, kyphoplasty, or Vertos Medical.
What Is Pelvic Pain?
Approximately 15% of women and 10% of men in the United States experience chronic pelvic pain, which affects their ability to work, move, and live comfortably. This type of discomfort, which affects the lowest part of the abdomen between the belly button and groin (and the prostate in men), can be either acute or chronic in nature.
Acute pain is sudden and intense, and chronic pain is longstanding and can last for months or even years. It is usually associated with a variety of conditions involving the reproductive, urinary, gastrointestinal, or musculoskeletal systems. AT MVM Health, we can offer medication management, physical therapy, steroid injections, nerve blocking, and radiofrequency ablation, depending on what is most appropriate for your diagnosis.
What Is Generalized Pain?
At MVM Health, we understand that generalized body pain has many potential causes. Our team of highly trained specialists will work to identify the primary and secondary sources of your pain so that we can provide you with the best treatment options.
Common causes of generalized body pain that we look for include fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic abdominal pain, pain stemming from motor vehicle accidents, and work-related injuries. With our help, you can rest assured that you will receive maximum relief with minimal risk. Depending on the source of your generalized pain, we can offer physical therapy, medication management, ketamine infusion therapy, myofascial release, biofeedback, acupuncture, and massage therapy.
What Is Cancer Pain?
According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 20-50% of people who are diagnosed with cancer experience some form of pain. Even after treatment has ended, 40% of survivors still suffer from lingering pain. The type and intensity of the pain a person experiences can vary depending on the type of cancer, the stage it is in, and the individual’s pain tolerance. It can range from mild and occasional to severe and chronic.
At our clinic, we strive to give every patient the opportunity to have a better quality of life. We understand that cancer-related pain can be scary, but thankfully it is treatable. Our doctors are highly qualified in treating an array of pain-related conditions connected to cancer, including post-radiation pain, post-surgery pain, cancer-related bone and joint pain, and peripheral neuropathy. We offer a wide range of treatments for cancer pain, such as peripheral nerve block, lumbar sympathetic nerve block, celiac plexus block, hypogastric plexus nerve block, intrathecal pump implant, and spinal cord stimulator implant.
If you are living with chronic back pain and find that the pain is affecting your enjoyment of day-to-day life, and wonder if you are a good candidate for any of our treatments, it may be time to seek pain management. For patients in Pennsylvania, MVM Health is glad to offer services in East Stroudsburg, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, and Lehigh Valley. The experts at MVM Health would be glad to offer guidance and a variety of treatment methods for chronic pain, including minimally-invasive alternatives to surgery. Call 223-213-2084 to request an appointment.
