There are no stringent guidelines over when acute pain becomes chronic pain. Integrated Pain Consultants is your leading Phoenix pain clinic and treats acute pain, chronic pain, and the kind of pain that hasn’t “settled” on a definition just yet. Acute pain by definition is shorter and not lifelong. It can be very quick, such as a papercut, or it...
There are all types of specialists in the medical world, but pain specialists aren’t as well-known as cardiologists, pediatricians, and many other household-name specialists. Integrated Pain Consultants is your Phoenix pain clinic committed exclusively to helping you reduce pain safely and effectively. Why are pain specialists in such short supply and so needed right now? Consider the opioid epidemic. In...
Our joints allow us to move and these hyper-mobile parts of the body are prone to wear and tear just like the rest of us. Many patients seek out Integrated Pain Consultants for help with joint pain, and the first step in a detailed evaluation is establishing the cause of the joint pain and the severity. Aging joints are vulnerable...
Joint pain can present in a number of ways and can be caused by a myriad of issues. Only a pain specialist such as those at Integrated Pain Consultants can properly diagnose joint pain and the root cause. The most common presentations of joint pain include pain, discomfort, and/or inflammation at the joint site. Joint pain includes any part of...
At Integrated Pain Consultants, we’ve always listened to our patients and we hear you—you want to see more videos about what we’re doing and the treatments available. Burned out from reading about pain management solutions? Want to enjoy a quick two-minute video while you wait in the drive-thru for your latte? We’ve got you, and that’s why we’re featuring scores...
First, we’d like to stress that at Integrated Pain Consultants we treat all types of pain and offer a wide suite of treatment options customized for you. However, we also understand that sometimes you just want to know what we treat the most. After all, when you’re looking for a pain specialist in Phoenix you deserve to know that they’re...
The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the body, which means it’s prone to damage and injuries. Shoulder injections at Integrated Pain Consultants can help you enjoy reduced pain and more mobility and flexibility. However, joint injections are usually only recommended after more conservative treatments such as physical therapy and modifying activities have failed. Patients who are often good...
There are many types of arthritis, and patients can enjoy pain relief for all types at Integrated Pain Consultants. Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is the most common type of arthritis and causes arthritis pain in over 1.3 million Americans. The vast majority of rheumatoid arthritis pain sufferers are women at 75%. But did you know that remission from this type...
Have you been thinking of seeing a Phoenix pain consultant but aren’t sure how they’re different from a general physician? Integrated Pain Consultants is your source for pain management in Arizona, and it’s where you’ll find experts as well as a larger suite of treatments that aren’t available in other types of clinics. Many of these treatments are non-invasive or...
Joint injections are a quick, minimally invasive option for many people looking for pain relief. It’s one of the most popular treatments at Integrated Pain Consultants, and part of our suite of pain services for back, neck, joint pain, and much more. Recently, Harvard Health Publishing released an article touting the benefits of steroid injections for knee and hip osteoarthritis...