Diabetes, or more specifically named diabetes mellitus, is a metabolic condition in which the body has high blood sugar levels. This occurs as a result of the body being unable to produce enough insulin or the body being unable to adequately use the insulin it does produce. Diabetic neuropathy is...

Helpful articles with input from medical professionals that can help you navigate your pain journey. Patient education is the process by which health professionals and others impart information to patients and their caregivers that may alter their health behaviors or improve their health status.

Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints that causes pain, stiffness, and worsens with age. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis and related conditions, and it is the leading cause of disability in America affecting over 50M adults. Increased age, joint history, obesity...

Anticonvulsants are a prescription medicine that calm brain hyperactivity, prevent or reduce seizures, and can reduce persistent pain. By helping reduce or control abnormal increases in brain electrical activity, anticonvulsants relieve pain by interfering with damaged (neuropathy) or overly...

Physical therapy can help restore movement and function for pain patients disabled by injury or disease. Therapy should be tailored to a patient’s condition and pain level. Physical therapy treatments may include a combination of stretching, strengthening, and aerobic conditioning.

If conservative treatments fail to reduce an individuals chronic pain, orthopedic surgeons can decompress a nerve root, enlarge your spinal canal (laminectomy), stabilize segment(s) of the vertebra (fusion) or reduce a deformity (scoliosis).