Questions and Answers
Here are interesting articles with pain related questions posed by patients and answers written by Pain Medicine fellows in our program. Check back often as the list grows.
Behcet's Disease
The topic addressed in this issue is Behcet’s disease (BD), a chronic inflammatory, vascular, and/or autoimmune disease affecting the entire body, and discussion of symptoms, course of disease, treatments, prognosis, and quality of life. Written and researched by one of our doctor, Naileshni Singh, who was a fellow at the time of publication. She is currently a professor and our medical education director, who specializes in chronic pain medicine.
Capsaicin
The topics addressed in this issue are postherpetic neuralgia and capsaicin and a discussion about symptoms, causes, and treatments is presented.
Cervical Myelopathy
Questions from patients concerning cervical myelopathy after laminectomy and decompression surgery are answered to help patients understand the associated symptoms and signs of myelopathy, potential causes, workup, and treatment options for this neurological disorder.
Eilers Danlos Syndrome
Questions from patients about Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and associated chronic pain are answered to help the patients understand the mechanisms for pain in this connective tissue disorder as well as general treatment principles for chronic pain management.
Interstitial Cystitis
The topic addressed in this issue is interstitial cystitis and a discussion on pathology, genetics, course of disease, symptoms, and treatments.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The topics addressed in this issue are the signs, symptoms, and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). A discussion of pain management and complementary therapies is included.
Post Herpetic Neuralgia
The topic addressed in this issue is postherpetic neuralgia, symptoms, risk factors, and treatment.
Prolotherapy
The topic addressed in this issue is prolotherapy and a discussion and its history, types, indications, side effects and treatments.