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Some things in life are inevitable, and aging certainly tops this list. Alongside inevitable aging is the wear-and-tear that accumulates in your body, and when it comes to your spine, it often shows up in your discs. In terms of numbers, 30% of people will have some disc degeneration by...

Millions of Americans are living with cancer at any given moment, especially if you consider that 2 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. While not all cancers lead to pain, plenty do, which is why the team of experienced and compassionate pain management specialists...

Systemic and chronic health conditions like fibromyalgia are among the more challenging as they can be all-encompassing, hijacking your mental, physical, emotional, and social health. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone — fibromyalgia affects 2% of the adult population in the United States, which comes to about 4 million...

You rely on your joints for mobility and range of motion, and when they’re in pain, your world can get considerably smaller. If this sounds familiar, you’re certainly not alone — about one in four American adults reports arthritis, and 44% of this group also reports activity limitations due to...

There’s a lot that’s uncommon about complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), starting with its prevalence — the condition only affects about 200,000 people each year in the United States. Unfortunately, for those who do develop CRPS, the pain can be uncommonly severe, which is the primary sign of the condition...

Each day, you wonder if a migraine will develop and whether a headache will throw you off track. And this worry is daily thanks to chronic migraines that have had a major impact on your ability to live your life freely. You’re certainly not alone — about 37 million people,...

There’s a reason why Pain in the Neck is such an apt expression — having a literal pain in the neck can affect your life in surprising ways, ways that you only become aware of when you’re in the thick of it. You’re certainly alone in this — on a...

Each day, you wake up and wonder just how much your chronic pain will interfere with your day, and you’re certainly not alone in this. Nearly one-quarter of adults in the United States have chronic pain, and 8.5% of adults report high-impact pain that limits their lives. If you’re tired...

If you’re among the more than 38 million Americans who have diabetes, you’re in the line of fire for some potentially serious health complications. Topping this list is diabetic neuropathy, or nerve damage, which affects up to half of people with diabetes. Here at Johnston Pain Management, our team routinely...

Epidural injections can relieve back or neck pain for days, weeks, or months, even in cases when the pain hasn’t improved with more conservative care. As a popular treatment for pain management, these injections include a corticosteroid to bring down swelling in the targeted area. Back and neck pain can...