How Can Shoulder Injections Affect Shoulder Pain?
Posted in Treatments by Illinois Pain Institute on September 20, 2017
Shoulder pain affects thousands of U.S. adults. According to clinical studies, shoulder pain affects 4% of the general population, and 1% of people age 45 years and older consult their family doctor each year with a new presentation of shoulder pain. Many individuals suffer from mild-to-moderate osteoarthritis of the shoulder. While pain medicine and physical […]
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Botox Expanding To New Treatments
Posted in Treatments by Illinois Pain Institute on May 11, 2015
On April 20th, 2015 Actavis announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expansion for Botox for the treatment of adults with upper limb spasticity. The new additions include two thumb muscles. One is the flexor pollicis longus which is a muscle in the forearm that flexes the thumb. The […]
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How Do We Get Shoulder Pain?
Posted in Conditions by Illinois Pain Institute on April 21, 2014
For many, shoulder pain is a no laughing matter. To better understand shoulder problems and shoulder pain, it helps to begin with an explanation of the shoulder’s structure and how it works. The shoulder joint is composed of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone). Two joints […]
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Facts About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – CRPS
Posted in Conditions by Illinois Pain Institute on February 14, 2014
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), otherwise known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSD) is a painful condition that most often affects one of the limbs (arms, legs, hands, or feet), usually after an injury or trauma to that limb. In some cases the condition is mild, in some it is moderate, and in others it […]