Articles Showing articles written by: Patricia Delzell, M.D., Advanced Musculoskeletal Medicine Consultants, Inc.
Does your doctor have time to listen?
Being in chronic pain is emotionally exhausting. Effective pain management requires addressing not only the physical aspects of pain, but the emotional ones, too. This means doctor and patient must spend time together which, in traditional medicine, is difficult. Today’s physicians often run from exam room to exam room with little time to...
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Muscle pain flares and how to avoid them
A muscle pain flare is an exacerbation of what may already be minor pain. People use various timeframes for what is considered to be a “flare,” but it is often several weeks of the symptoms worsening. Times of isolation, such as during an illness or staying mostly indoors during winter, can also lead to a pain flare, usually involving...
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Infrared laser therapy for chronic pain
There is increasing interest in using light therapy to treat many conditions, including skin ailments, chronic inflammation and pain, and for increased healing after surgery or injury. Too many patients expect a quick fix and schedule their initial consultation in the spring, which is too late to see significant results by summer. In the...
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8 tenets of integrative treatment
At Advanced MMC, the following eight core tenets help us create successful integrative treatment plans for our patients with chronic pain: 1. Patient and practitioner are partners in the healing process. It’s a collaborative effort. I listen and find out where you want to go. 2. All factors that influence health, wellness and disease...
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Rising from feelings of defeat and pain
One of the questions many of our patients ask is why we chose the Phoenix for our logo. As most people know, this mythological bird regularly bursts into flame and is reborn from the ashes. It’s an enduring symbol of freedom, rebirth, resilience, and strength. To us, the Phoenix represents the ability to recover, rejuvenate and inspire...
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