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When you think chest pain, you think about the heart, but not all chest pain comes from there — some comes from nerves in the spinal canal. Learn about how spinal cord stimulation can alleviate chest pain.

If you’re struggling with chronic knee pain and have a desk job, there are steps you can take to manage your pain while at work. We have five great tips to help you through it.

If you spend a lot of time on devices like smartphones and tablets, you’re at risk for a condition called tech neck. Here, we discuss what it is and how to avoid developing it.

If you have migraine but don’t want, or are unable to take, medications, is it possible to treat the condition? The answer is yes, with the help of a new class of devices called neuromodulators. Get the scoop here.

Creaky elbows, cracking knees, and stiff hips can slow or stop your active lifestyle. Don’t let chronic joint pain keep you down. Discover the five most common joint conditions and how we can resolve them and get you moving again.

A spinal cord stimulator can deliver lasting pain relief, but the doctor performs a trial before implanting it. Here’s what you can expect during that period.

If you consistently experience pain on just one side of your neck, it could be a sign of a problem with your muscles, your nerves, or even referred pain from elsewhere in your body.

If you’re dealing with arthritis pain and restrictions, a joint injection is a minimally invasive treatment that can ease your symptoms. Here’s what you need to know.

If you have the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, you’re at risk for compression fractures in your spine. Fortunately, kyphoplasty can repair the damage. Here’s how.

If you have back pain from an irritated or compressed nerve, a nerve block is a treatment option that can offer significant relief in many cases. How long does it last? Keep reading for the answer.

Sciatica, nerve pain that starts in the lower spine and travels into the legs, is often treated conservatively, but only some people have success. Here’s when and why you might want to consider minimally invasive surgery as a treatment option.

If your neck is painful, many things could cause it, including heavy lifting. Learn about the lifting-pain link, as well as other sources of neck pain, here.

A spinal cord stimulator (SCS) can help relieve many kinds of back pain, but it requires a trial phase before you can get the implant. Here’s what you can expect from the process.

If you’re dealing with pain stemming from spinal issues, muscle issues, or any other cause, the doctor may treat you with injectable medication. Keep reading to learn about the most common types of injections for pain.

If your office workstation isn’t ergonomically designed, you could fall victim to poor posture, which causes and/or contributes to neck pain. Here’s what you need to know about “tech neck.”

Other people can’t see your chronic pain, and no laboratory test can measure it, so is it just all in your head? Emphatically not! And here’s why.

If someone in your family has arthritis, you may wonder whether it’s hereditary and if you’ll end up dealing with it, too. It turns out the answer isn’t black-and-white. Here’s why.

Chronic pain can be detrimental to your physical and mental health, especially if you don’t get the medical care you need. Learn more about the causes of chronic pain, when to schedule an evaluation, and what treatment options are available.