The All Star Pain Management & Regenerative Medicine Blog
Non-Surgical Chronic Back Pain Treatment Options
Most people will experience back pain at some point in time during their life. Back pain transitions into chronic back pain after it lingers for three (or more) months. Chronic back pain can come and go offering temporary – but frustrating – relief. Finding the right...
FAQ’s on Alpha-2-Macroglobulin (A2M) for Arthritis
Alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) is a non-immunoglobulin protein found in plasma protein. This substance can inactivate many proteinases that degrade chondrocytes (cartilage cells), which contribute to osteoarthritis (OA). How does A2M work? Through injection or...
What is A2M?
In the United States, around 25 million people are treated for arthritis each year. In addition, the American healthcare system bills millions of dollars for knee pain, back pain, post-traumatic osteoarthritis, and other joint conditions. An exciting cutting-edge...
Facet Blocks for Back Pain
Facet blocks provide targeted relief for chronic back pain. Facet joints are the joints between the vertebrae in your spine. These stabilize the spine, allowing you to rotate, bend and move. Facet joints provide the strength and stability your spine or back needs....
Regenerative Medicine and Diabetes: Current and Future Relationship
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases –also known as diabetes mellitus – where the affected individual’s body does not produce or does not appropriately respond to the hormone insulin. This lack of or inability to respond to insulin results in the individual...
Spine and Cervical Pain Management: Advanced Stem Cell and Platelet Procedures
While back pain is incredibly common, the origin of a specific back pain – such as spine pain – is often misidentified. But, thanks to modern medicine, practitioners can now not only gain a better insight into the cause of the problem but are now developing new...
Spinal Cord Stimulation – The New Hope for Chronic Pain Patients
If you are suffering from chronic low back, arm or leg pain, spinal cord stimulation could be an effective treatment option for you. Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) SCS involves surgically implanting a device that transmits small amounts of electrical current to...
What Exactly Is Sciatica?
Sciatica is a condition that results from a herniated disc pinching an adjacent nerve root in the lower back. The symptoms that result from the nerve pinching may vary, but typically consist of pain. Patients can suffer from an unbearable pain that interferes with...
Pain Management: Sacroiliac Joint Injection
Right next to your spine lies your sacroiliac joints which connect the sacrum to the hip on both sides. There is a sacroiliac joint on both the left and the right sides – and inflammation or dysfunction in this joint can cause great pain. One method of treatment for...
Interventional Pain Management: How Is It Used for Back Pain?
For those living with chronic pain, it can be hard to find a solution that works. Many treatment options include a lot of trial and error and invasive procedures that do not promise an effective outcome. However, modern medicine is always looking to improve pain...