According to the BBC, “a mobile phone app is being developed to help patients living with pain caused by damage to their nervous system. The app hopes to play a part in achieving pain relief, for select patients.” This mobile phone app will communicate wirelessly with neurostimulation systems to improve pain control. This video documents…
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Is Your Office Chair to Blame for Your Sciatica Pain? Well in a sense yes, sitting in an office chair for long stretches at a time can definitely cause low back pain or make an existing back problem even worse by adding pressure to the back muscles and spinal discs. If you are experiencing a…
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Well before President Donald Trump called the opioid epidemic the “worst drug crisis in American history” and said his administration is declaring it a public health emergency, intervention pain specialists at Jacksonville Spine Center were helping patients find other non-addicting treatment options. “When we meet with a new or returning patient we always ask them…
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If you’re one of the millions of Americans who have been diagnosed with or are living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Jacksonville Spine Center’s Dr. Michael Hanes provides important information about living with CRPS, how to prepare for a surgical procedure and what you can do to prevent CRPS from spreading. Here are some…
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The Past of Regenerative Medicine As much as we want to think that Regenerative Medicine is something modern and futuristic, the reality is that it has been around since the early 20th century with the first transplants of bone, soft tissue and corneas. It didn’t take off until the mid-century with the first successful…
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EARLY WARNING SIGNS AND HOW TO FIND RELIEF Contrary to popular belief arthritis is not an old person’s disease. Most people with arthritis are under the age of 65 according the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). More than 50 million adults of all sexes and races and 300,000 children have some type of arthritis. It…
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If you have lower back pain, you are certainly not alone. Even actress Gal Gadot is braving back pain as she promotes her new Wonder Woman blockbuster. During a May press conference with her cast mates in Los Angeles, she told reporters she had to stand during interviews and press events because she threw her…
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Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a busy mom or find yourself waking up from discomfort; chronic knee, hip and shoulder pain can be a game changer when it goes from being a nuisance to truly painful and begins to limit your mobility. Joints forge connections between bones, and since they provide support and movement,…
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All workout routines should include balance exercises to strengthen the smaller muscles in the body. Balance exercises can be performed on a wobble board, balance board, Airex pad, a towel or simply standing on one leg. Additionally, strength training workouts can also be performed on one leg to strengthen the smaller underutilized muscles in the…
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