by Red Butte Pain Solutions | Jan 7, 2025 | Intercostal Nerve Blocks, Nerve Pain, Post Herpetic Neuralgia, Shingles
A few years ago, I suffered an accident that left me with a couple of broken ribs. While the continuous aching pain from the fractures was challenging, I also experienced intermittent sharp, burning, and electric sensations radiating around my chest. This disruption...
by Red Butte Pain Solutions | Jan 2, 2025 | Back Pain, Cancer pain, compression fracture, kyphoplasty, Targeted Medication Delivery, Tumor ablation, vertebroplasty
As a pain management physician, I often hear the question, “Doc, can prostate cancer cause back pain?” The short answer is yes, prostate cancer can cause back pain. However, it’s crucial to understand that back pain has many causes, and most of the time, the...
by Red Butte Pain Solutions | Dec 31, 2024 | Cancer pain, Ganglion of Impar Neurolysis, Hypogastric plexus neurolysis
At Red Butte Pain Solutions, we frequently work alongside exceptional oncologists from across the Phoenix area to help patients manage cancer-related pain. Among the many types of pain experienced by cancer patients, coccyx (tailbone) and buttock pain are relatively...
by Red Butte Pain Solutions | Dec 27, 2024 | Back Pain, Cervical radiculopathy, Epidural Steroid Injections, radiculopathy
One of the most frequent injections I perform is a transforaminal epidural steroid injection. I’m often asked by patients, particularly women, “Is this like an epidural when you have a baby?” And I get to explain that it’s really something...
by Red Butte Pain Solutions | Dec 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
As the holiday season unfolds, I’m reminded of a series of talks I recently gave at church. We explored steps we can take to care for our loved ones and ourselves as we age. Those discussions made me reflect on the isolation many of us feel as we grow older. And...
