
All Terrain Vehicle Accidents
Accidents Involving All-Terrain Vehicles All terrain vehicles are generally open four-wheel vehicles designed to be used off-road on trails, fields, alongside roads, in ditches or…

Helmets & Motorcycle Accidents
Helmets are required in some localities but not in others. In California, all motorcyclists must wear helmets. Motorcyclists account for only 2 percent of all…

Spinal Cord Stimulation
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…

Filing Bankruptcy and Auto Accidents
People purchase auto insurance both because the law requires it and because they don’t want to lose their life savings if they’re at fault in…

Lumbar Facet Injections
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…

Thoracic Discography
Thoracic discography is done at a lesser rate than cervical or lumbar discography because the thoracic spine is relatively stable and disc problems are much…

Intrathecal Pumps
An intrathecal pump is one-way doctors can provide pain medication directly to the spinal cord. The pump is placed beneath the skin of the abdomen…

Cervical Facet Injections
The cervical facet joints are important for cervical spinal stability and for providing motion of the neck. Unfortunately, they can easily become injured or arthritic,…

Post-Traumatic Headaches
A post-traumatic headache is a headache caused by a traumatic head injury, such as a fall from a height, a sports-related trauma, or a motor…

Cervical Discography
Cervical pain rivals low back pain as the number one type of spinal pain injured people can have. It is a particularly annoying pain as…

Epidural Steroid Injections
Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) are a common treatment option for many forms of low back pain and leg pain. They have been used for low…

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Chronic Pain
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are pain medications often used to treat muscle and joint pain. NSAIDs fall under the heading of non-narcotic pain medications….

Massage Therapy in Pain Management
Massage can provide great relief, and isn’t just for pampering. It works by stopping the cycle of pain. When an injured person has pain, the…

Homeopathic Medicine For Neck and Shoulder Pain
Often distributed in liquid tinctures or lactose sugar pellets, homeopathic remedies are a safe and easy way to treat yourself with little-to-no side effects. Homeopathy…

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) originated in ancient China and has evolved over thousands of years. TCM practitioners use herbs, acupuncture, and other methods to treat…

Culture and Pain
The experience of pain is as old as recorded history. The ways in which people conceptualize and treat pain have varied across space and time….