Center for Pain Management

Chronic Pain Conditions

You don’t have to live with the pain from chronic conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, migraines or herniated discs. The professionals at the Center for Pain Management can diagnose and provide treatment for all types of chronic pain, including:

Spinal Arthritis can also be referred to as spondylosis. This form of arthritis occurs as vertebral discs lose hydration and volume with age. This decreases the disc spaces placing greater stress on the facet joints of the spine. The signs and symptoms of arthritis in the back or neck include stiffness and pain that may be constant or periodic.

Fibromyalgia tends to be more common in women than in men. This chronic condition is characterized by pain and tendernessthroughout the body including the neck, and upper and lower back, as well as joint stiffness, fatigue and sleep disturbance. Fibromyalgia patients work with pain physician(s) to create a customized, multi-disciplinary program that may involve education, physical therapy, medication, exercise or sleep management.

Migraines, like fibromyalgia, commonly affect women more than men. Migraines are neurological occurrences that most typically consist of painful headaches, but can also include nausea and vomiting and often heightened sensitivity to lights and sound.   

Between each spinal vertebra there is a soft disc that allows for movement between segments. Herniated discs occur when there is tearing of the gel-like outer layers of discs. This pushes the disc out toward the nerve root as it exits the spine causing radiating pain or sciatica.

Sciatica is merely a symptom of a problem—of something compressing or irritating the nerve roots that comprise the sciatic nerve—rather than an actual medical diagnosis or medical disorder.

Spinal Stenosis refers to the narrowing of the canal through which the nerve roots or the spinal cord runs. Individuals with stenosis in the low back often have more pain with standing or walking and less pain when bent forward or sitting.

Other common conditions:

• Cervical Radiculopathy
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Facet Syndrome
• Herniated Disc
• Myofascial Pain
• Neuropathic Pain
• Nocioceptive Pain
• Post Laminectomy Syndrome
• Sacroiliitis
• Spondylolisthesis