The journey to treating chronic pain can be long and hard. Some patients go through many different treatments as they try to find relief. At AVALA Pain, we always exhaust conservative pain management treatments first. We want to talk about a treatment we offer called “spinal cord stimulation” (SCS). SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) Spinal cord stimulators […]
Low back pain is a common issue that can significantly impact daily life, especially when it doesn’t respond to traditional treatments like epidural injections. For those experiencing non-radiating neck or lower back pain, facet joint dysfunction might be the culprit. These small joints in the spine can become inflamed or arthritic with age, leading to […]
There is a saying amongst physicians that the older you get, the more likely you will experience back pain. It is one of the most common medical conditions treated. Degenerative issues may become more common with age, but many other factors affect people of all ages. Up to 8.2% of U.S. adults suffer from chronic […]
Hi, I’m William Chiang, an Interventional Pain Management physician with AVALA Pain. I am a double board certified physician in anesthesiology and pain management who served as co-chief during my residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS and co-chief fellow during my fellowship also at UMMC. PAIN AWARENESS MONTH September is […]
September is recognized as Pain Awareness Month by the American Chronic Pain Association in 2001 and it gives us an opportunity to learn a few more facts about the conditions that affect more than 70 million individuals in the United States alone. With the prevalence of many chronic pain conditions like neck pain, back pain, […]