Chronic Pain

Helping a Patient in Pain who Fears Movement Helping a Patient in Pain who Fears Movement Things like energy level, function, mood, sleep quality, and…

Electronic Medical Records in Patients with Chronic Pain    Avoiding Pitfalls in Electronic Medical Records in Patients with Chronic Pain I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento…

Management of Substance Abuse after Trauma I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Brain Injury Lawyer. Substance abuse, especially alcohol intoxication, is the underlying cause of almost…

Trauma and Trigeminal Neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia involves extreme pain in the face caused by damage or inflammation to the trigeminal nerve or the fifth cranial…

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome And Motor Vehicle Accidents Many people are familiar with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as a condition caused by repetitive stress injuries such…

  What does a multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain mean?  This is when health care professionals from multiple fields address the needs of the patient…

People who have sustained catastrophic injuries (and their families) are often in need of very specific, specialized information regarding the injury suffered, the latest care…

Many alternative remedies for chronic conditions have been explored in recent years, and one that is receiving an increasing amount of attention from traditional medical…

The number of trucking accidents has increased significantly over the last two decades. Federal laws and regulations govern the trucking industry. These laws establish standards…

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1.4 Million people yearly suffer a traumatic brain injury.  When troops returned from the First World War suffering…

Experiencing Pain as a Minority Patient As a Sacramento personal injury lawyer, I have had occasion to represent many minority members in auto and trucking…

Personal injury victims, especially those who have been injured as a result of a rear-end collision, often suffer from painful injuries as a result of…

Finger amputations may sound small but they really cause a lot of changes in the way the patient performs certain activities, such as punching the…

People can sustain burns and heat-related injuries from their motor vehicle. Children, pets and the elderly are at the highest risk of injury. Such injuries…

Spinal cord stimulation is used to manage chronic pain. Doctors implant a pulse generator that delivers an electrical pulse to the spinal cord. The electricity…

There are two facet joints at either end of a vertebral segment in the spine. In the lumbar spine, these joints help give stability to…