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Meditation is often sold as if it should erase chronic pain. That promise is too clean, and it sets people up for disappointment. In real
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Causes of Chronic Pain
We treat patients who have chronic pain due to:
- Degenerative processes (changes that occur in the spine, joints and other parts of the body that cause pain)
- Chronic Migraines
- Post Surgical Pain
- Work related injuries
- Personal Injuries
- Cancer Pain
Sometimes chronic pain patients are not ideal surgical candidates and require specialized pain management which we are able to provide.
Managing chronic pain without opioids
We know that many patients prefer not to use strong pain medications like opioids to manage their pain symptoms.
Our goal is to work with you to find the most effective non-opioid treatment.