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Urban Spine and Joint
May 2, 2022

Anatomy of Spinal Nerves 

The nervous system recognizes, transmits, and processes the sensation of pain. Sensory nerves throughout the body are responsible for detecting ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
April 18, 2022

Physiology Behind Pain

Pain is a universal sensation inherent to most diseases, conditions, and many aspects of daily life. Pain can be subjective ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
April 4, 2022

Phantom Limb Pain After Amputation 

Limb amputation is a last resort treatment option in dire cases of diabetes mellitus, vascular disease, infection, trauma, or cancer. ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
March 23, 2022

Minimally Invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation

One of the oldest neuromodulation therapeutic techniques, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a safe and effective option for treating neuropathic ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
March 8, 2022

Nerve Blocks for Pain Treatment and Diagnosis

For more than two decades, nerve blocks have been widely used in anesthesia practice [1]. Unlike general anesthesia, regional anesthetic ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
February 23, 2022

Age-Related Spine Changes

As people age, the spine undergoes several changes [1]. These changes include decreases in mineral density, degeneration of various facets ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
February 8, 2022

Neuropathic Pain after Whiplash Injury

Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) occur frequently, with one of their most common causes being motor vehicle accidents [1]. They are ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
January 20, 2022

Chronic Pain in Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that occurs when the body’s immune system ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
January 4, 2022

Catastrophizing in Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a significant medical problem globally 1, resulting in substantial disability, discomfort, and social and economic repercussions: In ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
December 21, 2021

Chronic Pain due to Lyme Disease

In late 1975, a group of Yale scientists traveled to Lyme, Connecticut to investigate what they thought was an outbreak ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
December 6, 2021

Pain Classifiers: Nociceptive, Neuropathic, and Nociplastic

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as an “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with, ...
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Urban Spine and Joint
November 15, 2021

Pain Management for Pelvic Neoplastic Disease

Pelvic neoplastic disease is a life-threatening condition [1]. It is associated with a high degree of pain, which may not ...
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