Articles Showing articles written by: Patricia Delzell, M.D., Advanced Musculoskeletal Medicine Consultants, Inc.
Finding the true cause of your pain
When dealing with musculoskeletal pain, doctors may order an MRI, which often does not reveal the problem. An ultrasound, however, is an ideal tool for looking at areas of chronic pain. It can pinpoint the structure that is causing your pain and—because ultrasound can look at your tissues in motion—it can diagnose issues that...
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How fascia creates chronic pain
Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds in place every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in our bodies. I like to call it the body’s “scaffolding.” But fascia does more than provide internal structure; it is a complex neurovascular network made up of connective tissue, water and nerves. As a...
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Acupressure to treat chronic pain
Here at Advanced MMC, we do employ conventional Western medical practices, but we also rely on alternative therapies, including what is known as Traditional Chinese Medicine. Because we specialize in integrative medicine—which treats the whole person rather than a disease process—we look at body systems instead of just body parts...
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Reducing pain from Level 7 to Level 2
If you have been treated for pain, you are likely familiar with the pain level chart that shows a green smiley face at Level 0 and a red, sad face at Level 10 with several pain levels in between. Typically, Levels 1 through 5 represent mild to moderate pain that is more readily tolerated. However, Levels 6 and up can significantly affect your...
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Chronic pain: Mind, body, spirit
By definition, chronic pain is a significant discomfort you have lived with for a long time, often resulting in countless doctor visits over the years as well as dozens of treatments. In the modern world, we want a physician to “fix” us, to repair what’s broken with surgery, an injection or a pill. But chronic pain often does not respond...
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