The Intra-Articular Cortisone Injection, is in short, a steroid injection used to help inflammation caused by osteoarthritis. The medicine is injected into the joint space of the inflamed (painful) part of the body. This may include hips, shoulder, wrist, foot, ankle, knee, or elbow. It is worth noting that Intra-Articular is most likely going to…
What are the Sacroiliac Joints? The Sacroiliac Joints are right next to the spine – They connect the sacrum to the hips on both sides. Therefore, there are two Sacroiliac Joints in the body. If these joints become inflamed, or are not working properly, then acute pain or chronic pain may be the result. Sacroiliac…
Some of our patients suffer from pain due to knots in muscle tissue. This pain can be felt in the arms, legs, back, and neck. Essentially, you may feel a knot when massaging the muscle tissue where the pain originates. If pain relief and physical therapy have not alleviated the pain, then Dr. Henriquez may…
Chronic Migraines are headaches that last four hours or longer, and come in frequency of 15 or more per month. We discussed some of the causes and treatments of Chronic Migraines in our blog article, however, in this article we will cover a different treatment – Botox. Dr. Omar Henriquez is a certified Chronic Migraine…
As discussed in our article on Hyaluronic Acid Injection for Knee Pain, pain in the knees is very specific for each person. It is typically the result of arthritis, osteoarthritis, surgery that did not heal properly, aging, and more. Each treatment is based on the specific type of pain you have, what this pain has…
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? The Carpal Tunnel in your wrist is a thin passageway surrounded by ligaments and bones. For some people, there may be pressure placed upon the medial nerve that runs through the wrist, causing pain or numbness in the hand. It can be caused by overuse of the wrists during activities…
Knee Pain is caused by issues such as osteoarthritis, tendinitis, dislocation, torn ligament, and many other things. Every patient has a different experience with knee pain, and treatments are just as specific. If the pain becomes chronic, and does not go away on its own (see the Getting out of Pain article), you may need…
Many times we see patients that have had surgery to treat chronic pain, and the surgery does not provide the relief expected. In certain situations, there are a series of treatments we may suggest. For instance, if a patient is suffering from chronic lower back pain (that is not sciatica) Dr. Omar may try a…
As a leader in chronic pain and acute pain care in Venice, North Port, and Port Charlotte Florida, we provide all of our treatments right in our offices. Dr. Omar Henriquez treats many issues with pain such as neuropathy pain, chronic migraines, arthritis that causes pain in the lower back, neck or extremities, sciatica pain,…
What It's For & When to Use it This procedure is for lower back pain and upper leg pain, but not for sciatica. Radiofrequency Ablation is for use in situations where you have arthritis, diabetes, spinal stenosis, or osteoporosis. Typically, we may first try a Facet Joint Injection, and if that doesn’t provide long-term pain…