Why Pain Medication is Not Always the Best Option for Pain Relief

Why Pain Medication is Not Always the Best Option for Pain Relief

At Progressive Pain and Interventional Psychiatry we use a variety of tools to treat your pain.  Pain medication may be one of those tools, but it shouldn’t always be the first one to be used in your pain management treatment plan. Treatment options such as...
What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ?

What is Complex Regional Pain Syndrome ?

Chronic regional pain syndrome is a type of chronic pain that tends to affect an arm or leg after an injury, surgery, stroke or a heart attack. CRPS is caused by an injury to or an abnormality of the peripheral and central nervous systems and a patient will either...
Osteoarthritis 101

Osteoarthritis 101

When most people think of arthritis, they think of a disease that develops at a later stage of life.  That isn’t necessarily true. Arthritis is a term used to group joint diseases or joint pain.  There are over 100 different types of arthritis, which have varying...
Top Causes of Back Pain

Top Causes of Back Pain

More than one in three adults say that back pain affects their everyday activities, including their sleep, and the number of people that suffer continues to rise.  What can be causing so many people these issues, and what can we do to prevent it? 5 Reasons Back Pain...
Most Common Sports Injuries

Most Common Sports Injuries

If you are out on the field as a highly trained athlete or just love to play a weekend game with your friends, sports injuries can happen.  Progressive Pain and Interventional Psychiatry has a variety of alternative treatment options to help you get back in the game...