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Treatment for Piriformis Syndrome

Treatment for Piriformis Syndrome

The piriformis muscle is imperative for lower body movement because it helps stabilize, lift and rotate the thigh. This muscle also helps people shift their weight, maintain balance and rotate the thighs. Although rare, the piriformis muscle may compress the sciatic nerve, a long nerve that runs along the spine, and cause chronic, debilitating pain. Most often this compression occurs from a spasm of the piriformis muscle. Nevertheless, patients typically experience one or more of the following symptoms:

Diathermy for Chronic Joint Pain

Diathermy for Chronic Joint Pain

Degenerative joint conditions worsen overtime and can cause immense pain and discomfort. Because there is no cure for degenerative joint conditions like rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis, patients may use anti-inflammatory medications, corticosteroid injections or undergo a total joint replacement to find relief. Depending on the severity of your condition, some of the previously-mentioned may alleviate pain, while other therapies, like diathermy, could also help with joint discomfort.

What is Diathermy?

3 Things to Do After a Steroid Injection

3 Things to Do After a Steroid Injection

Steroid injections are long-lasting solutions to chronic pain from neuropathy or other conditions that have resulted in damaged nerves. This non-surgical procedure is available for a number of types of pain from headaches, backaches, hip pains, and many more! The procedure is short, taking only about 30 minutes to do. Generally, patients do not have to do much in terms of after care, but the pain experts from Tulsa Pain say that patients should follow these instructions. 

1. Rest Up!

Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection for Lower Back, Rectal, or Groin Pain

Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection for Lower Back, Rectal, or Groin Pain

A caudal epidural steroid injection is a minimally invasive procedure that is similar to other injection therapies, but is administered through an opening in the sacrum. The injection contains a steroid medication and anesthetic to simultaneously reduce inflammation and alleviate pain symptoms. Below is what patients can expect before, during and after a caudal epidural steroid injection for chronic low back, rectal or groin pain.

Before

Managing Chronic Ankle Pain

Managing Chronic Ankle Pain

Because this condition primarily affects the outside of the ankle, the most common causes may include a sprain, fracture or ligament tear to the ankle that did not heal properly. If this is the case, patients may experience instability and weakness of the ankle, in addition to chronic pain. Other causes could include the development of scar tissue from a nerve, muscle or tendon injury.

The most common symptom of chronic ankle pain is long-lasting pain. Other symptoms of this condition generally include:

Managing Chronic Pain For Lyme Disease Patients

Lyme disease is a debilitating condition that can, unfortunately, produce symptoms even after the illness has been treated. As we had mentioned in our blog overview, a rash in the form of a bull’s-eye pattern is generally the first indication of an infected tick bite (Lyme disease). Following the rash, flu-like symptoms typically develop such as fatigue, fever, chills, body aches, and headache.

FAQ: Is A Nerve Block Permanent?

The team at Tulsa Pain gets asked many questions about the efficacy of certain treatments or procedures for long-term pain relief. In light of this, the physicians are addressing a frequently asked question regarding the longevity of nerve blocks. For those unfamiliar with the purpose or function of a nerve block, this treatment modality requires injecting an anesthetic and medication mixture into damaged nerves.

There are different types of nerve blocks designed to tackle pain in different areas of the body. For example, the following nerve blocks are offered at Tulsa Pain:

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