To be alive is to have experienced pain at one time or another. A child running around a pool slips on the wet concrete and scrapes his knee. A woman who sits in the same position in front of a computer screen day and day out develops a gnawing ache in her fingers and forearms. A man working at the luggage ramp at the airport wrenches his back when he tries to pick up a bag that turns out to be much heavier than it looked. Physical pain is unavoidable and part of the human experience.

But what happens when pain won’t go away? What happens when pain reaches a point where it disrupts your ability to live your life as you normally would? Chronic pain can be a warning sign of a more serious underlying internal problem.

That’s where we come in.

Pain management, also called pain medicine, is a growing specialty for physicians devoted to treating pain – whether it be acute, sub-acute or chronic. Pain can manifest in a multitude of ways, with a variety of symptoms. Depending on the cause and the location of the problem, a person can describe very distinct sensations regarding their discomfort. Also, particular adjectives used to describe one’s pain (i.e. shooting, electrical, burning, etc) can be telltale signs of certain types of pain and lead your physician to a particular diagnosis over another.

It’s not always easy to put into words what you are feeling or to label the type of pain you have – let alone figure out the cause. At the Ainsworth Institute of Pain Management we understand this, and specialize in treating a wide variety of pain syndromes.

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Symptoms of a neck sprain or strain may be similar to other spinal disorders. An accurate diagnosis by a physician with expertise in cervical and spinal disorders is the most important first step in finding safe, effective treatment.

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