My father and father-in-law each had a leg amputated when they were in their eighties, both as a result of diabetes. Months after the amputations healed, both complained of severe pain in their foot.

This week we are going to discuss two very important items of knowledge regarding the spine and spinal pain which are important to know if one is attempting to diagnose and treat back pain. The two ...

Referred pain is described as pain we feel in one part of the body caused by pain or injury in another part of the body. Dr. Stevie DeJuan Springer stopped by to talk about this phenomenon. Dr. DeJuan ...

Gallstones, hardened deposits in the gallbladder, can surprisingly cause referred pain in the shoulder due to shared nerve pathways. Inflammation from gallstones irritates the phrenic nerve, leading ...

In 1933, two doctors got together and decided to stack weights on one of their genitals. Precisely which one is never mentioned. What is mentioned is the little-known phenomenon as “referred pain.” We ...

Some people develop knee pain after hip replacement surgery. Causes include pre-existing knee problems, referred pain, and irritation to muscles and tendons during surgery. Experiencing knee pain ...