How to Help A Loved One in Pain

Everyone suffers from pain at some time in their life. Millions of Americans awake every morning to chronic pain—a pain that dictates every life move. It’s a different game, however, if the one suffering is your wife or husband, your brother or sister or even your child.  It’s difficult to watch someone you love suffer and [...]

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Which came first—the insomnia or the pain?

Mays and Schnapp Pain Clinic and Rehabilitation Center Affairs of the heart and the mind are the predominant cause of insomnia, but physical pain certainly ranks a close second. As a physician who specializes in pain management, I am confronted daily with cases considered very difficult to treat. Although these patients come to me for problems [...]

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Understanding Chronic Pain

Mays and Schnapp Pain Clinic and Rehabilitation Center Alzheimer, Parkinson, Lou Gehrig. All famous names, all poorly understood neurological diseases for which there is only palliative treatment. Although they represent very different problems, they share a progressive damage to the central nervous system. We don’t blame these poor souls for their predicament; we don’t chastise [...]

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