Understanding Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): Diagnosis and Treatment Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic nerve pain disorder causing severe, persistent pain in a limb that is disproportionate to whatever injury triggered it, often accompanied by changes in skin colour, temperature, swelling, and movement. It usually follows a fracture, surgery, or even a […]

Dry Needling vs Acupuncture: Which Works Better for Chronic Pain? Dry needling and acupuncture both use thin needles inserted into the skin to relieve pain, but they come from different traditions, target different structures, and are practised by differently trained professionals.  For chronic pain, both have meaningful evidence behind them; neither is a placebo dressed […]

Chronic Lower Back Pain: When to See a Spine Specialist Chronic lower back pain is pain in the lower back that persists for 12 weeks or longer, making it the leading cause of disability worldwide.  Most cases are mechanical and respond well to structured conservative care, but a smaller number signal something that a primary […]

Pain Management After Spinal Surgery: What to Expect Post-surgery pain management for spinal surgery is a structured, multimodal process, not a single prescription handed over at discharge. Pain during spinal surgery recovery is expected and normal, but it follows a predictable pattern and responds to a deliberate combination of medication, regional anaesthesia, and physical strategies.  […]