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Pain
Pain occasionally resolves once the underlying problem is treated.
However, when pain due to an injury or disease persists, then the role of pain medicine is to relieve suffering.
Treatment approaches to chronic pain include:
- Oral medication such as painkillers and anti-depressants
- Physical therapy
- Psychological therapy
- Exercise
- Interventional procedures, such as steroid injections
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How do I treat neck and occipital muscles spasms?
How to treat muscle spasms? The quickest and simplest way to relieve muscle spasms is to apply warm compression, massage, and stretch out the muscles. Certain bigger neck muscles like the trapezius are easier to stretch then the deeper ones (like rhomboids) that may need a professional physiotherapist. Medication Medications like muscle relaxants, NSAIDs will also provide some relief. When to see a doctor? Important to note that if these neck spasms are associated with shooting sensations down the arms, it might be a nerve root irritation due to a slipped disc in the neck.
How do I weaken strong masseter muscles that cause severe TMJ pain?
Hyperactive masseter muscles can be a sign of night-time bruxism (grinding of the teeth). There are 2 strategies that are generally used to shrink the muscles and reduce muscle activity: Placement of neurotoxin into the masseters Botox can be injected into the masseters to weaken the muscles. However, this requires repeated treatment since you will continue to use these muscles in chewing. Large muscles, like the masseter, will tend to require more units of neurotoxin.
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