One of the main causes for acute pain to become chronic is due to psychoemotional factors, that is, our attitude and mood in the face of the pain we suffer. Pain makes us modify our lifestyle and the activities we carry out, so our mood can be affected. The different psychosocial factors affect the patient’s … Read more
Back pain, particularly in the low back and also in the neck, is one of the most common causes of pain. In fact, it is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Some 92% of people suffer from it at some time in their lives. And 10% acknowledge that low back pain is the most common. … Read more
The medical application of ozone was discovered in World War I when it was used as a powerful healing agent, but the difficulty of application and side effects have not made it a form of treatment until a few decades ago. Ozone therapy is a way to eliminate pain with less aggressive treatments than the … Read more
Spinal cord stimulation consists of inhibiting the transmission of painful impulses in the spinal cord by generating electrical impulses. Depending on the characteristics of these electrical impulses, there are different types of stimulation. Neurostimulation does not cure a disease, but it helps to reduce the intensity of pain and improve the patient’s quality of life. … Read more
Statins (simvastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, etc.) are very common drugs, widely used to control elevated cholesterol levels in the population and thus decrease cardiovascular risk in specific groups of patients. Although they are generally well tolerated, statins can cause various side effects, the most frequent being chronic pain syndrome associated with muscle injury, which manifests with … Read more
Spinal canal stenosis is one of the most frequent spinal pathologies, causing intense pain in the back (lumbar area) and legs, especially when standing up and walking, forcing to stop and sit down. The most frequent cause is lumbar vertebral arthrosis, so that, although it is a benign disease, it cannot be cured and will … Read more
The term low back pain defines any low back pain, that is, in the anatomical space between the first lumbar vertebra (L1) and the sacrum (S1) and that can affect from the vertebral midline to the lumbar flanks. It is the condition most frequently seen in both primary care and pain management practices. It is … Read more
In this article I want to review the implications that the Covid-19 pandemic that we have been suffering, has or presumably will have on the management of patients with chronic pain from the perspective of the individual patient, the Pain Treatment Units or from the damage it has caused to the health system itself. What … Read more
The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is responsible for 15-25% of cases of chronic low back pain. The difficulty in its diagnosis means that sacroiliac pain is frequently underestimated and not adequately treated, giving rise to chronic pain conditions of long duration in its evolution. Many patients with unilateral low back pain, pain radiating to the leg … Read more
Sciatica is defined as the pain present along the path of the sciatic nerve due to the affectation in any part of the path of the nerve trunk or of the roots that form it. It is perceived as pain in the lower back, buttocks or various parts of the leg and foot. Sciatica is … Read more