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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered dramatic changes throughout everyday life — and in the medical community as well. Not only are providers across the country postponing elective procedures, but many are also encouraging people to avoid in-office appointments to reduce their risk of exposure to this highly contagious coronavirus.But what...
I have been meaning to write this article for some time but could not figure out how to approach a subject that passionately motivates me, and at the same time inform, but not overwhelm readers. I have been prescribing Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for about two years. It has helped...
About one-half of the American population has reported experiencing back pain each year. This is a debilitating health condition that has led to 264 million workdays being lost due to sick leaves and medical emergencies. It has been estimated that around 80 percent of the population is bound to experience back pain at least once in...
With prevalence rates of 5.8 percent in the general adult population, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common neuropathic condition to be reported. It’s essential that we identify its symptoms at an early stage and get treatment ASAP as it can permanently impair mobility. Here’s a fact sheet for the most fundamental information...
If you’ve been telling yourself that you’re experiencing numbness in your limbs or pain in your hands due to weakness, it’s probably not the best idea to ignore these symptoms. These are symptoms of a larger problem, which can grow to affect other parts of the body, if not treated....
When it comes to headaches, there’s a variety of them that you might experience. They can range from mild, to severe depending on the persistence of the triggers and health conditions. With over 15 percent of the adult population complaining about some form of headache, it’s even more necessary to study the...
Are you in the habit of shaking your leg when you’re doing something important? Could these leg tremors be a sign of Parkinson’s disease? While there’s no doubt that leg tremors are a significant part of this disease, there’s still doubt about whether it unconditionally puts you at risk of...
How often have you felt a dizzying heaviness in your head? The feeling of discomfort soon aggravates into a severe headache that can go from mild to intense within minutes. This is called a tension headache. Tension headaches are common among people who’re under a lot of stress. Statistics reveal that...
Do you have chronic or acute muscle pain? If so, your doctor may recommend trigger point injections… What are trigger point injections? Trigger point injections are used to treat muscle pain that involves trigger points or tight muscle bands. These points or bands form when muscles do not relax and...
Over the past two decades, the opioid crisis has taken over the United States in record numbers. Since 1999, the deaths from drug overdoses have tripled in number whereas, opioid-related deaths increased by six times in the same period. According to the estimates provided by the CDC, nearly 70,000 people lost their lives to...
Do you suffer from chronic pain or have a painful illness? Were you prescribed fentanyl or other opioids for pain relief and are currently struggling to cope with the dependency on them? If the answer is ‘yes’, this blog is for you and your journey to a healthier and a...
Almost all substance abuse rehabs fall into one of two camps: outpatient or inpatient care. While equally focused on effective recovery and relapse prevention, each type has unique benefits and attributes to offer. The following post takes a look at outpatient substance abuse treatment programs. What is Outpatient Treatment? Outpatient...
If you struggle with chronic pain, you know it’s not easy to navigate through life. In a social setting, things can get especially tough with peer pressure and expectations to be happy and excited all the time. With the holiday season around, we know you’re struggling with keeping up appearances,...
For people suffering from a health condition due to age, disability, injury, illness or musculoskeletal condition, physical therapy (PT) has far and wide benefits. It offers relief from chronic or injury-related pain and facilitates to improve the limited body functions as well as physical movements. Despite the research-backed evidence, people dealing with chronic...
Harvard Medical School defines the pelvic floor as a bowl-shaped set of muscles that provide structural support to your bladder, rectum, and bowel. In short, these muscles hold all the pelvic muscles together so they can function properly. If the muscles of the pelvic floor are too tight or stiff, it...
Controlling chronic pain is not easy. Over-the-counter pain medications are a short-term solution; moreover, they don’t help with every kind of pain. Painkillers alleviate the pain without addressing the underlying cause. On the other hand, invasive surgeries are expensive, involve a lot of downtime, and are a great source of...
Physical therapy has long been known as an effective non-surgical and non-medicinal pain management technique. Its meteoric rise is partially linked to the opioid overdose epidemic that has engulfed the USA. The CDC states that the number of opioids that are prescribed to Americans has quadrupled since the 1990s; however, there hasn’t...
Whether it’s just mild discomfort or excruciating pain that leaves you debilitated for days, back trouble is something most us deal with at some point in our lives. However, with sciatica, you’ll know immediately that it is something different. One of the most indicative signs of sciatica is pain that...
Do you ever feel a stabbing pain that is accompanied by numbness or a burning “pins and needles” sensation? If you do, you may be suffering from neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain isn’t anything like the “usual” type of pain you experience in the immediate aftermath of an injury. NP is...
If you’ve been experiencing constant pain because of a disease or an injury for over 3 months, chances are you’re suffering from chronic pain. When left untreated for long, chronic pain can have a significant impact on your day-to-day life. It can disrupt your sleep, affect your work performance, and...
‘Opiates’ is the name given to the class of drugs that are derived from the opium poppy plant. Opiates are some of the most commonly prescribed medicines; they are taken for a wide range of purposes, including pain management and relaxing the body. Your general physician might also prescribe opiates...
Your spine is not just the back bone in your body but also the backbone of your overall health. The spinal cord is the center of your nervous system and controls the gate control mechanism. As the name suggests, experiencing pain in any part of the body is most likely linked to your...
Knee pain management has come a long way. Modern Braces do not just heal but also prevent pain. Some common types of knee braces used are listed below
Relaxing at work by slouching in your chair may seem a harmless habit; it sure is comfortable. But that can easily translate into a poor posture that can pose serious health risks. With 80% of the population already expected to contract back pain, let’s try to be part of the remaining 20%....
A majority of gynecological problems require a multidisciplinary approach to treat the problem. Specialized physical therapists offer formalized physical therapy that helps recover from gynecologic disorders. Many gynecological problems were traditionally deemed untreatable including chronic pelvic pain. But modern studies in physical therapy are uncovering new ways of tackling these medical challenges....
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million Americans were struggling with substance addiction in 2017. While it’s easier to pinpoint the cause of addiction on the person suffering, sometimes genetics may be to blame more than the victim themselves. In fact, genetics can amount to 40–60% of the...
Is Chronic pain making your life harder? Here are some of the types of back pain that you should never ignore. Visit us to get reliable treatments!
The spinal cord does a lot more than merely providing structural support and. It also protects the nerve roots and several of the body’s internal organs. But most importantly, the spinal cord connects a large part of the peripheral nervous system to the brain, which allows information to reach through sensory neurons and transmit up...
Winter is finally over. The flowers are blooming, the sun is out, and you are… miserable; seemingly endless cycles of itchy sneezing, sinus congestion and sinus congestion. If seasonal changes trigger your allergies, you’re certainly not the only one. According to Healthline, around 17.9 million adult Americans are diagnosed with allergic rhinitis...
Patients who have arthritis are often treated with injections that contain Hyaluronic Acid, Cortisone, or Platelet-Rich Plasma—all of which have anti-inflammatory properties. But there’s another treatment method that’s gaining popularity; joint aspiration involves taking fluid out of the joint. Let’s learn about what it entails and how it works. What is joint aspiration? Joint aspiration...
Pain recovery and pain management sound synonymous. However, there are a lot of differences between the two. Let’s take a look at what they are. Pain management Pain management refers to conventional medical interventions and treatment options that are targeted towards managing chronic pain. These treatment options are varied, at...
Physical therapy is an umbrella term for various types of treatment options that can range from manual therapies to cupping and needling. It’s an excellent choice for dealing with different types of chronic—also known as long-term—pains. Apart from that, it’s beneficial for recovering from injuries, surgery, and many other conditions. Using...
Currently about 1.4 million Americans are suffering from Crohn’s Disease. The symptoms of the condition depend on the severity of the conditions, which might get worse during episodes that are called flare-ups usually brought on by external stimulus which can make the condition worse. These symptoms range from abdominal pain all the way...
Physical Therapy is an effective treatment to reduce chronic pain and enhance mobility. It helps People of all ages who suffer from illnesses, disabilities or injuries.
Backpain is a fairly common complaint for most people in the United States. These can be caused by any number of reasons, such as; overexertion or musculoskeletal problems among various other causes. Although not threatening on their own, they have a way of causing problems that spread throughout the rest of...
50 Million Americans have chronic pain. Nearly 1 in 5 American adults experience chronic pain.
Neuropathic pain is usually a symptom rather than the cause of pain. Pain that is felt due to damage to the nerves, as a result of injury or from conditions like diabetes, is classified as neuropathic rather than the many other types of pain. It has been found that there has...
This info-graphic contains a breakdown of America’s statistics for lower back pain based on gender an disease implications.
When intense pain strikes, all you can think is: “Why now and why me?” Living with chronic pain isn’t easy—in fact, it’s agonizing. Whether it’s chronic headaches, joint pains, or backaches, the endless days of excruciating pain are torturous. More than 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, making it one of...
Chronic pain is one type of pain that seems to last beyond all expectations, despite treatment. Although it can be caused by all sorts of physical reasons like injuries, arthritis, cancer or similar conditions; researchers believe that chronic stress can also cause chronic psychosomatic pain. This pain doesn’t have any physical cause behind it,...
“Just take a painkiller and you’ll be okay.” “I have back pain too but I still go to work.” “It’s all in your head.” You’ve heard it all before. In fact, it surprises you when someone expresses concern about your condition. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
When we ask questions about the similarity in the experience of pain, there are some distinctions that have to be made. When asking this question, are we talking about the biological process of feeling pain? The sensitivity to pain or are we talking about something like whether pain feels the same way to...
Headaches are one of the most frequent medical complaints across the world at about an occurrence rate of 50% of the global population at least once a year. Indiscriminate about age and often life threatening, you can experience any of these for a number of reasons. Considering the sheer amount of causes...
If you’ve ever taken a handwritten prescription from a doctor or looked at the notes from your visit, it seems like no amount of squinting could help the letters get clearer. Bad handwriting almost seems like a requirement for graduating med school. It’s not like only people with bad handwriting...
As the weather warms, marathoners and bikeathoners across New York prepare for their next challenge. New York hosts hundreds of marathons and bikeathons per year, with many occurring in the Spring and Summer seasons. Notably, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Walk occurred on April 23, and attracted thousands to...
There are really, really bad headaches and then there are migraines. As a lifelong migraine sufferer, I know a migraine is in my future because my body gives me advance warning in the form of a dull headache the day before and bouts of blurred vision, which are known as...
Teaneck resident and pain management physician Asher Goldstein, MD, has recently moved into a newly renovated office on Overlook Avenue in Hackensack. At the new location, the practice has been rebranded as PAIN + Recovery. Dr. Goldstein will continue to treat patients requiring pain management, and has introduced a physical...
Asher Goldstein, MD, and his exemplary staff at Overlook PAIN + Recovery are helping patients suffering from chronic and acute pain conditions with non-opioid treatment options including interventional pain procedures and physical therapy. Overlook PAIN + Recovery also offers a unique program that helps people with opioid dependency come off...
Taking prescription pain meds, especially a controlled substance like opioids, is serious business, and it’s essential you ask these questions so you can manage your pain in a safe and effective way. What triggers my pain symptoms? If your pain isn’t coming from an obvious source—a sore neck from a...
LIVING WITH arthritis is no picnic. Depending on the type and severity, this disease can make everyday tasks such as tying shoes or even walking impossible. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to arthritis as a leading cause of disability in the U.S., with 54.4 million adults being diagnosed annually....
Israel has spent years perfecting pain treatment. During the Six Day War in 1967, the demand for pain treatment increased as soldiers sought relief for traumatic wounds. The first Pain Clinic in Israel opened that year in Ichilov, with the first patient record dating January 23rd, 1967. Shortly after, Pain...