Pain management is an area of medicine that we are passionate about. Chronic pain afflicts approximately 10-20of the adult population. Forms of chronic pain include: - Arthritis - Burning foot syndrome - Neuropathic pain - Diabetic neuropathy - Post herpetic neuralgia - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) - Musculoskeletal pain (back, knee, hip) - Muscle spasms - Cancer pain - Shingles - Fibromyalgia - TMJ - Post surgical pain Transdermal therapy is an important alternative to other methods of drug delivery. allowing absorption of medications through the skin or mucosa. This therapy provides high concentrations of medication at the site of application, often without causing side effects associated with orally administered drugs. By combining various medications that have different mechanisms of action, physicians have found that they can use lower doses of each, in order to treat the pain. Nutritional support is another important area we like to help our patients with. Being in chronic pain, is a significant stressor to the body. We counsel our patients on nutritional supplements to help improve their overall health, sleep, and pain levels. We also carry a supplement, specifically designed for neuropathic pains, called Neuropathy Rx, neuropathy solutions, which can be a great addition to your chronic pain management.