Category Archives: Pain Management

Article by Dr.Sumit Sen

We all live a very busy and hectic life nowadays. Our busy schedules in the modern world offer us little chance and time to devote our energies for our own well being. As a result, many of us suffer from a myriad of ailments from time to time. Having a pain in a certain part of our body is one such issue we all have to deal with from time to time. A pain itself is not a disease but having pain is an indication that something is not right with our emotional and physical health.

A pain might result of emotional as well as physical reasons. They might be triggered because perhaps we were facing some problems and were sad about it. It could also have been something triggered by our food habits or our tendencies to smoke frequently. We might also suffer pain from doing physical exercises such as lifting weights or overusing a part of our body, giving it not enough rest.

Article by Jeremy Smith

Pain management doctors in Columbus are specialists at treating acute and chronic pain with various pharmacological therapies as well as interventional procedures. This article will briefly review the types of ailments treated and the therapies and procedures that may offer relief.

Pain management is a subspecialty. For example, someone with a migraine may see a specialist in neurology. Someone with a joint replacement discomfort may see a specialist in orthopedic surgery. They serve as consultants to doctors and other health care providers. After diagnosing the condition, treatment such as medication, rehabilitation, or a procedure is used to reduce the soreness. They commonly work in private practices, pain clinics and hospitals.

Chronic pain will be evaluated by performing a thorough examination of the patient so that a treatment plan can be recommended. This exam typically includes assessing cranial nerve function, sensory function, motor function, cerebellar function, gait and reflexes. This focused neurological examination will allow the doctor to make a diagnosis. The most common complaints are back, neck, arm and leg discomfort.

Article by Allseoprojects

Dr. S. Vengurlekar is a Board Certified Interventional Pain Specialist and he specializes in the interventional Treatment of pain disorders. He is passionate about providing relief from pain and suffering to his patients.

Dr. Vengurlekar has had extensive experience in performing minimally invasive procedures in Scottsdale and other suburbs of Phoenix for the last several years. His practice has been exclusively devoted to the treatment of a broad spectrum of pain disorders and back pain Arizona.The top Premier Pain Specialists in the South West.

From the age of 4 yrs, Dr Vengurlekar was ambitious about becoming a surgeon. Dr. Vengurlekar is a proud product of St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, India, internationally recognized as one of the premier medical schools in the world. He entered medical school at the age of 16 and graduated after completing a year of residency in back surgery, medicine, obstetrics-gynecology, orthopedics, and pediatrics. Throughout his earlier schooling, High School and Medical School, Dr. Vengurlekar topped his class, remained on the Dean’s List and won honors and prizes in various specialties in both the University and other competitive exams.

Article by Eve Achilleos

Pain is most commonly defined as unpleasant sensation. Pain is widely divided into two categories, acute pain and chronic pain. Chronic pain is defined as pain which persists for longer duration or simply “persistent pain” is known as chronic pain while acute pain is pain for short duration.

Chronic pain may be further divided into nociceptive pain and neuropathic pain. Nociceptive pain is the pain which occurs due to stimulation of nociceptors and neuropathic pain is the pain which is caused by any damage to nervous system. Nociceptive pain is categorized 1) Superficial somatic pain 2) Visceral somatic pain.  Superficial somatic pain occurs usually near the skin region while visceral is deep inside the body.

Neuropathic pain is further divided into peripheral and central. Peripheral pain occurs in peripheral nervous system and sometime considered as burning or tingling sensation.

Central pain occurs in Central nervous system.

 Pain is the most common problem from which people suffers. Approximately 63 percent of the people who suffers from pain go to primary care clinics. Chronic pain is the main cause of long term disability and less work output by many patients.  

Article by F. X. Hesse