Injections, Not Pills, That Can Help With Pain | NVCPC.com

Injections, Not Pills, That Can Help With Pain

While opioid medications do help those with chronic pain, they can cause their own side effects–from addiction to overdose. Controlled short-term use of these medications is often beneficial for patients, but growing evidence is showing that with long-term use of these drugs, the risks of dependency and cycles of abuse can outweigh the benefits. For those…

Most Common Treatments for Low Back Pain | NVCPC.com

Most Common Treatments for Low Back Pain

Low back pain can run the gamut from merely annoying to chronic, debilitating pain. While the National Institutes of Health estimates that eight out of ten people will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, the reality is that many of these cases will be acute episodes lasting no longer than a…