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My Cell Phone Gave Me Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

If you were told that your mobile device is the cause of your wrist injuries would that stop you from texting? In January, the media research firm reported that the average teenager sends 3,146 messages each month. That’s 10 messages every hour not spent in school or sleeping. A recent call to action campaign was revealed when parents found out the average amount of time their teenage child spent on … Read more

You Can Eat to Beat Back Pain!

  Did you know lower-back pain is mainly caused by inflammation in the body? Back pain is common because the majority of those who suffer from back pain also have an unhealthy lifestyle such as being sedentary. Most people who rarely exercise tends to crave more fats and processed food. In addition, those who eat unhealthy processed food tends to develop diabetes and chronic illnesses which causes a variation of … Read more

Steroid Injections Better Option than Physical Therapy

  There has long existed a divide in the medical community regarding treatments for pain in the neck, back, and shoulders and which are the most preferable. Perhaps a little surprisingly, most studies show that steroid injections fair equally or even better than physical therapy despite requiring far less effort in far less time. Steroid injections in the shoulder are made up of cortisone, an anti-inflammatory medication that was discovered … Read more

How Botox Can Help Relieve Migraines

Though it gained popularity primarily from its wrinkle reducing properties since the turn of the century, onabotulinumtoxin A, or Botox, was soon discovered to possess other healing qualities, including the relief of chronic migraine. 12% of Americans today are troubled by the condition of chronic migraines- recurrent, throbbing headaches usually affecting one side of the head. They are often accompanied by nausea, breaks in vision, and sensitivity to light and … Read more

Don’t Worry, We Got Your Back (& other areas)

Our staff at CRPM understands that untreated pain can interfere with your immune system causing discomfort to the body, difficulty exercising, and increase psychological distress causing rise to many other problems. If left untreated, chronic pain especially neuropathic pain (nerve pain), can become severe and very difficult to treat. Our team aims to provide the best care for managing pain and the techniques it uses to help alleviate body discomfort. Below are … Read more

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Welcome to our blog. Our team is dedicated to bringing you fresh resources and new insights to minimize pain and help restore the quality of life.

Compression Fractures

Compression Fractures – Causes and Diagnosis trends A compression fracture happens when the bone collapses or break. Our spine is made up of strong bones (vertebrae). When the vertebrae collapse, decreasing the space between it that is when a compression fracture occurs. A compression fracture may occur anywhere along the spine, but the most common areas for it to occur in are the thoracic region. Causes of Compression Fractures Vertebral … Read more

Willpower is the best medicine

” It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t. it’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” James Gordon

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