All About Treatments
The Community Pain Center’s commitment to an evidence-based integrative approach to healing and health includes traditional Western medicine as well as complementary and alternative therapies. Our mission is to introduce you to treatments and beneficial lifestyle changes that have helped others feel better, so that you and your health care team might consider them for your care plan.
Can Chiropractic Care Help Your Neck Pain
Can Chiropractic Care Help Your Neck Pain? By Micah Hamilton, DC Approximately 70% of the population will experience neck pain in their lifetime (3). Neck pain can happen for many reasons, but what is the best [...]
Exercise: How a Little Goes a Long Way
Exercise: How a Little Goes a Long Way By David L. Katz, MD; Chief Medical Officer of the Community Pain Center Mechanistically, exercise is entirely dependent on action potentials, while its incredible benefits may [...]
Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial Adam I. Perlman, MD, MPH; Alyse Sabina, MD; Anna-Leila Williams, PA-C, MPH; Valentine Yanchou Njike, MD; David L. Katz, MD, MPH Author Affiliations: [...]
Animal-Assisted Therapy for People with Chronic Pain
Animal-Assisted Therapy for People with Chronic Pain By Kristen Counts, MOT, OT/L This notion of animals as having a healing effect on humans is almost intuitive, considering our history in seeking their companionship. Background [...]
Environmental Therapy: An Important Step in Pain Reduction
Environmental Therapy: An Important Step in Pain Reduction By Teresa Emerick, D.M. Environmental therapy is important for most chronic pain patients, especially those suffering with fibromyalgia, migraines, lupus, severe allergies, and most autoimmune illnesses. [...]
Myers Cocktail for Fibromyalgia: Does It Work?
Myers Cocktail for Fibromyalgia: Does It Work? By Madeline Vann, MPH | Medically reviewed by Niya Jones, MD, MPH A largely unproven treatment appears to help some people with fibromyalgia pain. Find out about [...]