Treatment for Chronic Post-vasectomy Pain in Singapore
Chronic post-vasectomy pain can be treated with medications, physiotherapy, and injections and pulse radiofrequency, before considering surgery.
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Diagnosis of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Complex regional pain syndrome has been known as causalgia and reflex sympathetic dystrophy in the past. Previously, the way this syndrome was diagnosed was not standardised and more derived from…
Fight pain like an Olympian
With the vaccination, some patients with chronic pain feel that their back or neck or neuropathic pain hurts more. I reassure them that it is temporary and will go away with time. It is nevertheless a fight daily, to be positive, to keep moving, to keep breathing, to never surrender to chronic pain. Once in a while you may need a minimally-invasive procedure like an injection to the muscle or joint or disc to break out of the vicious pain cycle.
8 tips to prevent pain in pregnancy
Almost 75% of all women experience back pain during their pregnancy. Common causes of back pain during pregnancy include: Hormones During pregnancy some hormones like progesterone and relaxin are released…
Pain in the elderly
My article in the Shinmin Singapore Chinese newspaper about the burden of pain in the elderly and some treatment options.