When you see a teen girl playing sports and paying attention to what she eats, you may well admire her dedication to her fitness and overall health. But, you may only be seeing the surface of what could be a problem. The female athlete triad is a collection of disorders...
Painful, inflamed joints can decrease your quality of life. You may struggle to do the things you want and need to do, as well as the things you enjoy. Constant pain can even impact your relationships with people you care about. At Downtown Pain Management, our staff, led by Dr....
Roughly 20%, or about 50 million, Americans have chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are all kinds of consequences, from lost productivity to personal hardship. Chronic pain is linked to the opioid epidemic, a host of other chronic medical conditions, and impacts your overall...
Chronic pain can make your world smaller and your life less interesting. If you find yourself avoiding activities you once enjoyed, or notice that your neck pain is affecting your mood, then you probably understand how pain can be limiting. At Downtown Pain Management, Dr. Ron Ben-Meir and our staff...
Sciatica is the pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness that extends from your lower back down through your buttock and leg when your sciatic nerve is compressed. While in many cases, sciatica is caused by a herniated disc or another spine condition, your day-to-day habits could be making your symptoms worse...
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered dramatic changes throughout everyday life — and in the medical community as well. Not only are providers across the country postponing elective procedures, but many are also encouraging people to avoid in-office appointments to reduce their risk of exposure to this highly contagious coronavirus.But what...
Back pain afflicts about 31 million Americans. What’s even more unsettling is that back pain is the top cause of disability around the world. Ron Ben-Meir, DO, an expert in spine health and pain management at Downtown Pain Management, helps women and men throughout the New York City and northern...
Source: Medical Xpress Researchers from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are the first to demonstrate statistically significant links between self-reported regular use of prescription drugs for pain and/or sleep, and longitudinal risk of frailty in adults ages 65 and older. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Improving acute pain management after traumatic injury remains a priority for policymakers and clinicians as rates of injury and subsequent pain-related disability rise nationally. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Research presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting found that a six-week treatment with low-dose oral prednisolone substantially improves pain and decreases signs of inflammation in patients with painful hand osteoarthritis Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Leg pain while walking or doing other activities could be a sign of peripheral artery disease, an expert says. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Pain: we all experience it, but there's no objective way to measure it. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress About 10% of the world population suffers from migraine headaches, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress For those using illicit opioids to manage their chronic pain, cannabis may be a beneficial—and a less dangerous—alternative Read More