Chronic pain is something I would never wish on anyone, even my worst enemy. It?s a state characterized by intermittent pain in a specific area of the body. Chronic pain management involves several approaches that should only be carried out by an expert pain physician. Pain specialist William Yancey, MD of Yancey Pain & Spine, emphasizes evidence-based approaches specifically minimally invasive ones to treat chronic pain. He believes that patients should be made aware of non-surgical interventions before going for surgery.
Spinal, head, and neck pain are among the most common types of chronic pain. Chronic pain occurs when the body tissue fails to heal, causing a progression from acute to chronic pain. There are three main pain management approaches, namely: the pharmacological approach, non-pharmacological, and the third one being the invasive approach. The third approach can either be done surgically or non- surgically through minimally invasive interventional pain management. Some doctors tend to propose the surgical method, which is not always the best option considering the costs in between and after surgery.
In this article, I will list down some of the non-surgical treatments that may prove helpful for chronic pain management.

Spinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal cord stimulation was initiated by doctors who wanted to reduce high opioid dependence among patients suffering from chronic pain. Pain specialists will most often suggest this treatment if you are experiencin...