A Look at the Top Five Chronic Pains Experience

We all experience chronic pain, but there are five pain types that are reported more often than not by those seeking lasting relief.

Back Pain

Back pain is typically caused by injury to a muscle (strain) or ligament (sprain). Common causes include improper lifting, poor posture, not enough regular exercise, fracture, ruptured disk, or arthritis. Mild back pain goes away on its own in two to four weeks. Physical therapy and pain relievers may help ease the process. Medium-to-serious cases may require a surgical procedure by a pain management doctor.

Headache Pain

Headache is pain in any region of the head. Headaches may occur on one or both sides of the head, be isolated to a certain location, radiate across the head from one point, or have a viselike quality. A headache may appear as a sharp pain, a throbbing sensation or a dull ache.

Migraines, a serious type of headache, varies in intensity, and is often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.

Common headache relief can be expedited by OTC medication, but chronic headaches and migraines require the expertise of a pain relief expert.

Fibromyalgia

Simply put, fibromyalgia is widespread muscle pain and tenderness without a known initial cause that is often accompanied by host of effects such as fatigue, altered sleep, and mood swings.

There is no known cure, but treatments have proven helpful. A group of Dallas fibromyalgia doctors at Pegasus Pain Management are seeing some success with alleviating the condition’s painful effects in patients.

Muscle Pain

As the name suggest, muscle pain deals with discomfort experienced in any muscles in the body. The pain may be experienced due to outside causes such as physical injury or simple overexertion, or internal concerns such as infections of the soft tissues or inflammatory conditions.

Over-the-counter medications and pain relievers can help with minor aches and pains, but for more serious chronic discomfort, a professional pain management expert should be consulted for treatment.

Arthritis

Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints as the soft cartilage wears away and the bones rub against one another, causing pain, swelling, and stiffness. The condition is currently incurable, but treatments may lessen the pain experienced during flare-ups. There are different types of arthritis that each have different causes including wear and tear, infections, and underlying medical conditions.

OTC pain meds may help, but a medical professional should be consulted for more powerful treatments.