Rotator Cuff Tears Could be The Reason for Your Shoulder Pain
By Advanced Pain Care When it comes to your shoulder pain, you might be suffering from a rotator cuff tear. Your shoulder joint contains tendons that connect the bones to the muscles. Rotator cuff tears are caused by torn tendons in the shoulder joint. Orthopedic surgeons can treat joint pain in your shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, hips, knees, ankles, and feet. If you’re experiencing pain in any of these critical areas, Advanced Pain Care can treat it. Is My Shoulder Pain a Rotator Cuff Tear? There are two common types of rotator cuff tears — acute traumatic and degenerative. An acute traumatic tear can be
Advanced Rx: A Pharmacy You Can Trust
By Matt Sage, Pharmacist in Charge Do you feel lost in a sea of customers when you’re trying to get quality service at a big chain pharmacy? I hope you’ll consider visiting us at Advanced Rx Pharmacy instead. We offer a level of personal care that keeps our customers happy they made the switch. There’s a lot to be proud of at Advanced Rx, but I’ve picked a couple of customer favorites to highlight for you. Before we dive in, you should know this: You don’t have to be an Advanced Pain Care patient to visit our pharmacy. Next time you’re running errands, stop by
Meniscus Tears: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment Options
By Dr. Scott Welsh Your knee has a piece of cartilage that acts as a cushion between your shinbone and your thigh bone. It’s called a meniscus. Since most of us rely on our knees to perform a variety of activities, you can imagine how easy it might be to tear your meniscus. A torn meniscus can result from any activity that involves twisting or rotating your knee — even kneeling, deep squatting, and heavy lifting. Who’s At Risk for Meniscus Tears? The most common meniscus tears happen in athletes involved in contact sports (like football) or pivoting sports (like snow skiing, basketball, soccer, and
Fighting Chronic Pain is a Family Affair
By: Tracy Malone I felt horrible and helpless watching my husband, Dr. Mark Malone, go through intense, chronic pain 24 hours a day. At the time, we had a new business, and we were struggling like any new business owners, and you wonder; does he just want to check out? Does he just want to not think about all of this for a little bit? Around this time, I was very worried about his health. He was rapidly losing weight, that was scary to see. We had financial worries. At one point, we were living on disability checks and credit cards. I worried about
Chronic Pain? Inversion Therapy Could Help
By: Dr. Victor Taylor Inversion therapy is a relatively inexpensive way to apply traction to the spine and helps to manage chronic spinal and radicular pain. This type of treatment can aid in the treatment of lumbar, thoracic, and even neck pain. A significant component of chronic pain is related to poor biomechanics, or loss of ideal movement. Inversion therapy can aid one important component of poor spinal biomechanics. What does that mean? Biomechanics simply refers to how our bodies move. How we walk, run, lift, sit etc. When biomechanics are off because of a problem in a joint, with a muscle or tendon
Self-Care Tips for Managing Chronic Pain at Home
Discover how you can begin managing chronic pain with easy at-home self-care tips from Advanced Pain Care’s Dr. Adam Spjute.
Pain Treatment Options for Arthritis and Auto-Immune Conditions
Discover Advanced Pain Care’s top tips to combat your joint pain and work towards personalized pain treatment and complete joint pain relief.
Dennis’s Spinal Cord Stimulator Success Story
Read Dennis’s story to learn how his experience at Advanced Pain Care led to a spinal cord stimulator that ended years of debilitating pain.
Pre-Operative Instructions for a Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Procedure
Plan and prepare for a successful spinal cord stimulator procedure by reading our pre-operative instructions.
Recovering From a Spinal Cord Stimulator Implant Procedure
Once you have a spinal cord stimulator, you’re starting a new chapter in your life. You may feel ready to get back to your normal activities since you're experiencing pain relief. Still, recovering from a spinal cord stimulator procedure requires patience and understanding.