by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Oct 18, 2016 | Pain Management
The Arthritis Foundation states that Arthritis is the number one cause for disability in the nation. There are over five million diagnosed cases, and, contrary to popular belief, it is not an age-discriminant ailment. In fact, there are over 300,000 babies and...
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Oct 12, 2016 | Pain Management
More than 5.2 million emergency room visits annually are due to headache, and while there are many different types and causes of this localized pain, The National Headache Foundation reports that tension-type headaches occur most frequently, and are usually the result...
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Sep 7, 2016 | Pain Management
September is Chronic Pain Awareness Month, an annual collaboration for spreading awareness of chronic pain and pain management issues that was established by the American Chronic Pain Association in 2001. According to the Institute of Medicine of National Academies,...
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Aug 10, 2016 | Lifestyle, Pain Management
When we hear the word inflammation, we typically envision the painful, swollen area around an injured joint, or the hot, irritated redness associated with a sting or bite, but chronic inflammation in our systems can be more subtle and much more dangerous. Why is it...
by Atlanta Medical Clinic | Aug 8, 2016 | Pain Management
A cluster headache is a rare disorder that involves excruciating pain on one side of the head. The Allevio SPG block is a treatment that is increasingly used to deliver cluster headache pain relief. Cluster headache facts A cluster headache is a headache type that is...
