Epidural Injections

04 Aug What Is a Pain Consultant? Everything You Need To Know

Posted at 09:53h in ARP Wave Therapy, Botox Injections, Chiropractic, Epidural Injections, Facet Injections, Medication Management, Pain Treatments, Radiofrequency Ablation

Do you often experience chronic pain? A national survey in 2019 showed that 50.2 million US adults suffer from chronic pain. Unfortunately, along with just being an inconvenience, pain can affect your ability to perform everyday tasks. If you feel aches, spasms, or soreness and ignore them, you can face severe injury in the long run. To avoid suffering from mild to...

doctor injecting epidural into patient's spine

02 Feb What Are Epidural Injections?

Posted at 12:31h in Back Pain, Epidural Injections, Injections, Neck Pain, Nerve Pain, Pain Conditions, Pain Treatments

Are you experiencing ongoing neck and/or back pain? Have oral medications, physical therapy, or other treatments failed to help? You may benefit from minimally invasive epidural injections. One meta-analysis looked at randomized-controlled studies about epidural steroid injections (ESI). They reported ESI relieved back pain more effectively than other conservative therapy. Would you like to find out more about these treatments? This epidural...

4 Facts About Degenerative Disc Disease | Integrated Pain Consultants

29 Oct 4 Facts About Degenerative Disc Disease You Might Not Know

Posted at 05:00h in Back Pain, Epidural Injections, Radiofrequency Ablation, Spinal Cord Stimulation

Almost everyone will have some degree of degenerative disc disease (DDD) in their lifetime. It’s one of the most common complaints at Integrated Pain Consultants, but luckily there are treatments available beyond medication management. DDD is also known as spinal disc degeneration, and it makes sense why this is so common. Our spinal discs are the cushions between our vertebrae...

Epidural Injections Aren’t Just for Women in Labor | Integrated Pain

20 Oct Epidural Injections Aren’t Just for Women in Labor

Posted at 05:00h in Epidural Injections

The word “epidural” often makes people think of a woman giving birth, but the reality is that epidural injections can help reduce pain in a number of situations. It’s one of the most popular pain management tools at Integrated Pain Consultants. Epidurals might be tightly associated with childbirth these days, but these injections were not initially invented strictly for those...

Masks and Nerve Pain | Integrated Pain Consultants, Scottsdale

08 Oct Masks and Nerve Pain

Posted at 05:00h in Epidural Injections, Nerve Pain, Radiofrequency Ablation, Sympathetic Blocks

There are many types of nerve pain and this pain can be classified as acute or chronic—but what happens if wearing a mask causes spikes in pain? Integrated Pain Consultants is here to help you stay as safe and as comfortable as possible both during the pandemic and beyond. One of the most common types of nerve pain that can make...

Almost Everyone Will Have Degenerative Disc Pain | Integrated Pain

31 Aug Almost Everyone Will Have Degenerative Disc Pain

Posted at 05:00h in Back Pain, Epidural Injections, Facet Injections, Radiofrequency Ablation

Degenerative disc pain is so common that nearly everyone will experience it. Back pain in general is the most common complaint that brings patients to Integrated Pain Consultants. Our spinal discs degenerate as we get older because we depend on our backs to do most of the heavy lifting throughout our life. Poor posture and a sedentary lifestyle (particularly at...

Getting an Epidural in Phoenix | Integrated Pain Consultants, Scottsdale

19 Aug Getting an Epidural in Phoenix

Posted at 05:00h in Epidural Injections, Joint Injections

Contrary to popular belief, an epidural injection isn’t just for those in labor. Integrated Pain Consultants offers epidural injections as a type of joint injection used to minimize all types of pain in the back, arms, legs, and neck. Pain in these areas is often caused by an inflamed spinal nerve, perhaps from disc herniation or spinal stenosis. A Phoenix...

01 Jul Doctors Debunk Viral Social Media Post on “Dangers” of Epidurals

Posted at 05:00h in Epidural Injections

Social media platforms are notorious for spreading misinformation, and without prudent fact-checking, this might lead some people to avoid treatments that could help them. Integrated Pain Consultants is proudly renowned for providing a suite of pain services for the back, neck, joints, nerve pain, and more, prioritizing conservative treatments like epidural injections. Epidurals aren’t just for labor pain, but they...

14 May Radiofrequency Ablation Vs. Steroid Injections – Which Is Best?

Posted at 13:57h in Epidural Injections, Injections

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that doesn’t require surgery. The procedure uses heat to reduce or stop the pain. It’s most commonly used to treat chronic pain, sacroiliitis, and spondylosis. On the other hand, steroid injections are corticosteroids, or an anti-inflammatory injection, that may be used to treat an array of problems, like sciatica and arthritis. When it comes...

Our Bodies and Chronic vs. Acute Pain | Integrated Pain Consultants

13 Apr Our Bodies and Chronic vs. Acute Pain

Posted at 05:00h in ARP Wave Therapy, Back Pain, Epidural Injections, Joint Pain, Neck Pain

Pain is part of life, and it’s what tells us when there’s a trauma and a part of our body needs attention—sometimes medical attention for back pain, neck pain, joint pain and more. Integrated Pain Consultants is committed to helping patients manage their pain by using alternative and holistic approaches. Many times, this helps patients avoid potentially dangerous treatments like...