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Acute Pain vs. Chronic Pain
When you are hurting, it’s important to know how to speak with your doctor about it. The more accurately and clearly you can communicate your symptoms to your care team, the more quickly and effectively they can treat you. One of the more important classifications in...
Pain-Free Travel Tips for the Holidays
Traveling for the holidays can be a blessing and a curse. Obviously, it’s always nice to celebrate with family and friends who you don’t get to see often. The challenge is that traveling with chronic pain can be quite difficult. At CPI we want you to be able to enjoy...
Enjoy Your Thanksgiving Even with Chronic Pain
As we approach Thanksgiving week, many patients with chronic pain begin to ask us for tips to manage their pain symptoms during holiday celebrations. While many of our recommendations come as a result of knowing specific details about your specific condition, there...
Tips for Managing Chronic Hip Pain
Chronic hip pain is commonly thought of as only affecting those who are 65 and older. However, it can occur at any age. If you or someone you love is living with chronic hip pain, there are many things you can do to help manage it. Today we will share a bit of...
What to Expect at Your First Appointment with a Chronic Pain Specialist
“Firsts” are often a source of stress for many folks. The first appointment with a chronic pain specialist is no exception. In an effort to help ease this tension, we asked our Bedford Texas doctors accepting new patients (locations also in Benbrook and Lewisville) to...
Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Osteoarthritis Pain
If you or a loved one has been living with osteoarthritis pain, you know how difficult it is to find relief. One of the treatments that CPI’s arthritis doctors in Bedford TX have found great success with for osteoarthritis is through hyaluronic acid injections. Today...
Parenting With Chronic Pain: How to Explain Your Condition to Your Kids
Many of the patients in our care have expressed concern about how to keep their chronic pain from affecting their relationships. This is especially true of parents; as parents we are always looking for ways to offer our children the very best our ourselves. This can...
What Does an Arthrogram Do for Joint Pain?
In the world of chronic pain, joint pain is one of the top offenders. Approximately 15 million people report experiencing arthritis and other forms of joint pain each year. At Comprehensive Pain Institute, a chronic pain center, we are passionate about decreasing that...
The Basics of Spinal Cord Stimulation
If you or someone you love is living with chronic back pain, you know just how heartbreaking it can be when treatments fail. Our back doctors in Benbrook TX (locations also in Bedford and Lewisville) understand this challenge. In fact, we have a whole line of...
A Beginner’s Guide to Regenerative Medicine
Are you familiar with the term “regenerative medicine” but don’t know much about what it is or how it works? Don’t worry – you're not alone. Our pain doctors in Bedford TX Comprehensive Pain Institute (locations also in Benbrook and Lewisville) believe that our...
Benefits of Strength Training for Older Adults
If you or someone you love is 65 or older and looking for safe, natural ways to decrease fall-risk and improve balance and flexibility, look no further! Strength training is your answer. If you are not already participating in a strength training program you may find...
What Do I Need to Know About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?
If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, it’s likely that you are looking for more information about what this means. At the Comprehensive Pain Institute, we believe in the power of educating our patients and their...
Limiting Back Pain in New Fathers
Are you new to the parenting world? First, let us start with a big CONGRATULATIONS to you! And second, we bet you are quickly learning that your body may need some help adjusting to the demands of this new, exciting role. Rest assured you are not alone. Many new...
How to Safely Manage Your Medications
Whether you are helping manage the care of a loved one or you yourself are taking medication, it’s essential to have a medication management plan. A medication management plan allows you to stay organized and safe as well as establish a reliable method of identifying...
Natural Techniques for Joint Pain Management
If you or a loved one is dealing with joint pain, you know the toll it can take on your quality of life. That’s before you take into account any side effects from medication, too. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were joint pain management techniques that came from more...
Insomnia & Chronic Pain
As if chronic pain weren’t already enough of a challenge to live with, many individuals with chronic pain also battle insomnia. In fact, as many as 88% of chronic pain disorders present with sleep complaints. The good news is that there are techniques and treatments...
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