Siouxland Pain Clinic
101 Tower Road
Dakota Dunes, SD 57049
605-217-7246 (PAIN)
Fax:  605-217-4878
Toll Free: 855-217-PAIN

Conditions Treated

 

 

 

Chronic/Acute Neck and Back Pain

Back pain affects all of us at some time in our lives. Chronic back pain is pain that has been going on for a long time and Acute Back pain is pain that is more recent. Common causes of back pain include nerve, bone and muscular problems, degenerative (gradual ware and tear ) changes in our lives , and arthritis. It comes in many forms, from lower back, middle back or upper back pain to low back pain with sciatica.

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Radiculopathic Pain (pain shooting down the legs)

It is a description of a specific condition when a nerve root is irritated or injured.  The pain is usually present in either the arms or the legs but can occur wherever nerves exist. 

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Work Related Injuries

Work-related injuries are injuries that occur on the job and as a direct result of the duties assigned to the specific job position. Work-related injuries are typically physical. However, there are occasions in which the employee may contract a disease or illness while at work, known as a work-related illness. If an employee can prove that his injury or illness occurred at work, he may be covered by worker's compensation.

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Headaches

Headache is a term used to describe pain or aching in one or more areas of the head, face, neck. Headache can be chronic, recurrent, or occasional. The pain can be mild or severe and disrupt your daily activities.  The cause of Headaches varies depending on its source, it may arise from the network of nerve fibers in the tissues, muscles, and blood vessels located in the head and at the base of the skull. Headaches can be caused by either a primary (within the head) or secondary source.  The most common type of headaches that we care for are secondary in origin.  They are usually  caused by cervicogenic (neck and neck muscles) factors or occipital neuralgia (irritation of the greater or lesser occipital nerve).

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Fibromyalgia
By Mayo Clinic staff

You hurt all over, and you frequently feel exhausted. Even after numerous tests, your doctor can't find anything specifically wrong with you. If this sounds familiar, you may have fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in your muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points — places on your body where slight pressure causes pain.

Fibromyalgia occurs in about 2 percent of the population in the United States. Women are much more likely to develop the disorder than are men, and the risk of fibromyalgia increases with age. Fibromyalgia symptoms often begin after a physical or emotional trauma, but in many cases there appears to be no triggering event.

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Myofacial Pain Syndromes (Muscle pain)
By Mayo Clinic staff

Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic form of muscle pain. The pain of myofascial pain syndrome centers around sensitive points in your muscles called trigger points. The trigger points can be painful when touched. And the pain can spread throughout the affected muscle.

Nearly everyone experiences muscle pain from time to time that generally resolves in a few days. But people with myofascial pain syndrome have muscle pain that persists or worsens. Myofascial pain caused by trigger points has been linked to many types of pain, including headaches, jaw pain, neck pain, low back pain, pelvic pain, and arm and leg pain.

Treatment for myofascial pain syndrome can bring relief in many cases. Treatment options include physical therapy, trigger point injections or medications.

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Joint Pain (Hip/Knee/Shoulder)
By Mayo Clinic staff

Joint pain is discomfort that arises from any joint — the point where two or more bones meet. Joint pain is sometimes called arthritis or arthralgia. Joint pain can be mild, causing some soreness each time you move your joint. Or joint pain can be severe, making it impossible to use your joint. Joint pain is rarely an emergency. Most cases of mild joint pain can be successfully managed at home.

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
By Mayo Clinic staff

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), also know as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is an uncommon, chronic condition that usually affects your arm or leg. Rarely, complex regional pain syndrome can affect other parts of your body as well.

Complex regional pain syndrome is marked by an intense burning or aching pain. You may also experience swelling, skin discoloration, altered temperature, abnormal sweating and hypersensitivity in the affected area.

The cause of complex regional pain syndrome isn't clearly understood, though it often follows an illness or injury. Treatment for complex regional pain syndrome is most effective when started early. In such cases, dramatic improvement and even remission are possible.

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Discogenic Back Pain

Discogenic pain occurs when nerve receptors located in the outer part of the intervertebral disc annulus are irritated by degenerative changes in the spine. Inflammation or other conditions in the disc may also affect these nerve receptors. For example, if the inflammatory chemicals from an annular tear reach the nerves in the outer part of the annulus, the tear may be the cause of your discogenic pain. This type of injury is called internal disc disruption, or IDD.

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Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
By Mayo Clinic staff

Postherpetic neuralgia (post-her-PET-ic noo-RAL-jah) is a painful condition affecting your nerve fibers and skin. The burning pain associated with postherpetic neuralgia can be severe enough to interfere with sleep and appetite.

Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication of shingles, which is caused by the chickenpox virus. Most cases of shingles clear up within a few weeks. But if the pain lasts long after the shingles rash and blisters have disappeared, it's called postherpetic neuralgia.

The risk of postherpetic neuralgia increases with age, primarily affecting people over the age of 60. Effective treatment of postherpetic neuralgia is difficult, and the pain can last for months or even years.

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Diabetic Neuropathic Pain
By Mayo Clinic staff

Diabetic neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that can occur if you have diabetes. High blood sugar can injure nerve fibers throughout your body, but diabetic neuropathy most often damages nerves in your legs and feet.

Depending on the affected nerves, symptoms of diabetic neuropathy can range from pain and numbness in your extremities to problems with your digestive system, urinary tract, blood vessels and heart. For some people, these symptoms are mild; for others, diabetic neuropathy can be painful, disabling and even fatal.

Diabetic neuropathy is a common serious complication of diabetes. Yet you can often prevent diabetic neuropathy or slow its progress with tight blood sugar control and a healthy lifestyle.

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Phantom Limb Pain
By Mayo Clinic staff

Phantom pain is pain that feels like it's coming from a body part that's no longer there. Doctors once believed this post-amputation phenomenon was a psychological problem, but experts now recognize that these real sensations originate in the spinal cord and brain.

While phantom pain occurs most often in people who've had an arm or leg removed, the disorder may also occur after surgeries to remove other body parts, such as the breast, penis, eye or tongue.

For some people, phantom pain gets better over time without treatment. For others, managing phantom pain can be challenging. You and your doctor can work together to treat phantom pain effectively with medication or other therapies.

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