by CSPP Doctors | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Pain Management
Piriformis syndrome occurs when the piriformis muscle spasms and causes pain in the buttocks. A spasm of the piriformis muscle can also compresses the sciatic nerve, causing pain, tingling or numbness in the buttocks, leg and foot. The piriformis muscle is a small...
by CSPP Doctors | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Pain Management
Costochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that joins the upper ribs to the sternum (breastbone). Costochondritis is also called chest wall pain, costosternal syndrome and costosternal chondrodynia. The pain associated with costochondritis can seem like a...
by CSPP Doctors | Aug 27, 2015 | Pain Management
You can’t always control the posture in which you sleep. It isn’t till you wake up that you realize that was definitely not a position to be in for more than ten minutes. You don’t always fall the correct way. It isn’t till you feel the soreness creep up the next day...
by CSPP Doctors | Jul 30, 2015 | Pain Management, PRP Therapy
Everyone experiences pain at some point in life. Sometimes it’s after a long day of work, or maybe after spending the day running errands. Unfortunately, there are times in which we experience pain or get hurt and your typical physician and over the counter medicines...
by CSPP Doctors | May 22, 2015 | Blog, Pain Management
Pain Management Research and Athletic Pain Tolerance Athletes are able to sustain injury and pain while still continuing on in their sport, which suggests that they have a higher pain tolerance than non-athletes. Although research can be inconsistent and even...