Pain Management Blog | Orange County Placentia & Irvine

Technologies That Causes Neck and Shoulder Pain

The recent phenomenon of neck, shoulder and poor posture is caused from the use of today’s popular technology and devices: computers, laptops, smart phones, and tablets. Repetitive strain injury has become increasingly common. Studies have shown significant associations between daily or weekly hours of keyboard use and hand and arm musculoskeletal symptoms and disorders. Most desk jobs require employees to sit and type for hours daily. When you sit at … Read more

New Year’s Resolution: Manage Pain From Head To Toe

Statistics: 75% of people keep their resolutions until the 1st week, 71% until the 2nd week, and 64% keep their resolutions until the 4th week. 38% of people never make New Year’s resolutions. 45% of people make a New Year’s resolution 39% of people in their twenties achieve their resolution each year. 14% of people over the age of 50 achieve their resolution each year. Your posture plays a large role … Read more

Treatment Options For Peripheral Neuropathy

What Does Peripheral Neuropathy Feel Like? Pins and needles Numbness and tingling Pain in feet or hands Burning sensation Can’t feel the ground Peripheral neuropathy has many available treatment options depending on the underlying cause and the severity. Peripheral neuropathy damage that has occurred as a result of a systematic disease is often much more difficult to treat than simply having the patient live healthier. For neuropathy that is not inherited, … Read more

5 Tips To Stay Active During Cooler Winter Weather

Don’t let the winter-brisk air stop you from your everyday fitness routine. There are actually a multitude of options for cooler weather fitness. Below are the top favorites from many people during the fall season. We have compiled five fun tips for you to consider doing when the winter air gets cooler. 1. Walking Walking is a great way of incorporating exercise into your daily routine. Spice up your walking … Read more

Tips For The Holidays | Pain Management Placentia

We compiled useful tips to help you stay pain-free while shopping and traveling this holiday season. Minimize the chance of a pain flare-up by: Make separate trips when it comes to gift shopping and grocery shopping to ensure that you get everything on your list and to save time so that you won’t have to return to that long line again. Going shopping during off hours such as in the … Read more

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