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    Treatment & Care

    Pain is complex, so there are many treatment options -- medications, therapies, and mind-body techniques. Learn the benefits and risks of each, including addiction. 

    1. Treating Chronic Pain

      Medications, mind-body techniques, and acupuncture can help relieve chronic pain. Learn about your options.

    2. Natural Pain Relief

      Lifestyle changes, physical therapy, counseling -- in addition to medication or surgery, these can also bring pain relief. 

    3. Spine Pain and Treatments

      If you have painful compression fractures in the spine, both surgical and nonsurgical treatments are explored. This article provides an overview.

    4. Treating Foot Pain

      To get the right treatment for foot pain, first you need to know the problem. 

    5. Treating Lower Leg Pain

      If you're suffering from lower leg pain, you may wonder if it's serious or something you can treat at home.

    6. Alternative Therapy

      Research shows that acupuncture and other nonmedical treatments can provide pain relief.

    7. Pain Medications: OTC and Prescription

      This overview provides a look at the options for pain medication, including possible side effects. Read on.

    8. Narcotic Pain Medications

      Learn about risks vs. benefits of narcotics used to treat severe pain.

    9. Nerve Block Injections and Pain (Local Anesthesia)

      When a local anesthetic is injected, it causes a nerve block -- which blocks the pain. Learn more about nerve blocks and how they’re used.

    10. Trigger Point Injections

      Learn about injections used to treat serious muscle “knots” called trigger points. Click here.

    11. Spinal Cord Stimulation

      Low-level electrical signals can block pain signals from reaching the brain. Read to learn more.

    12. Spinal Drug Delivery Systems

      These systems help people with cancer or chronic pain. Read this brief introduction.

    13. Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump

      PCA pumps have many plusses in pain control. Read more about PCA pumps.

    14. TENS (Electrothermal Therapy)

      If you need short-term pain relief, TENS might help. Learn how TENS can scramble your brain’s perception of pain.

    15. Bioelectric Therapy

      This is a safe alternative to pain medication. Learn how bioelectric therapy can block pain messages to the brain.

    16. Surgery and Pain

      At the last resort, there are surgical options to treat pain. This article briefly describes them.

    17. Treating Pain in Children

      The most difficult task involved in treating pain in children is obtaining an objective and accurate measurement of the pain.

    18. Acupuncture Slideshow

      Acupuncture is an age-old healing practice of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are placed at specific points in the body. It's primarily used to relieve pain but also has been used to treat other conditions.

    19. Alternative Treatments for Chronic Pain

      In the past decade, strong evidence has accumulated regarding the benefits of mind-body therapies, acupuncture, and some nutritional supplements for treating pain.

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