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Home Exercise Program
Heal your back at home while receiving care at the Delaware Valley Pain and Spine Institute. Successful care for chronic back pain requires a regular home exercise program. This handout describes seven exercises that you can complete in 30 minutes or less. Injections and medications play a role in managing pain, but these are typically […]
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New physician joining the practice in July, 2016
Samuel Grodofsky, MD emphasizes a patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of chronic pain. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in English literature, and then pursued a research fellowship in the neurosciences at the National Institute of Health. He received his medical degree at the Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine of […]
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OUR DOYLESTOWN OFFICE HAS MOVED!!!
We are excited to announce that our Doylestown office has moved to 1300 Horizon Drive, suite 101 in Chalfont! The new location is conveniently located off Route 202 making it easily accessible for most locations in Bucks and Montgomery counties. The new office will provide easier access for patients, more convenient parking, an in-office procedure suite, and […]
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Clinical Study For Upper Limb Pain
Do you have chronic pain in the hands or arms? Do you suffer from nerve pain in the upper extremity from conditions such as cervical fusion surgery, nerve pain, diabetic neuropathy, brachial plexus injury, complex regional pain syndrome/reflex sympathetic dystrophy, or more? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you may be a candidate […]
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Ketamine for Chronic Pain
What is Ketamine? Ketamine is an anesthetic medication that is commonly used by anesthesiologists during surgery. Unlike many other anesthetic medications, ketamine does not produce respiratory suppression, which makes its use desirable in certain medical settings. In fact, ketamine gained popularity on the battlefield in the 1970s since it was safe and effective in providing anesthesia. More recently, researchers […]
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Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction ( MBSR) is a practice of meditation and relaxation. The approach is based practices and principles of Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies, but it is designed to be accessible to anyone. Jon Kabat Zinn defined mindfulness as “The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and […]
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Diet and Chronic Pain
Free Diet Plan Why is my pain doctor talking to me about my eating? How is food related to pain? Shouldn’t my pain doctor be simply focus on prescribing medications and leave diet issues to other health care professionals? I sometimes wish the practice of medicine were this easy: I write you a pill that […]
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Role of Pain Management
Pain busters? What is the role of pain management The field of pain medicine is a relatively new specialty. Fellowship training programs, that are offered only after a physician finishes a four-year residency, were first accredited in 1992. Pain physicians typically have an original background in anesthesiology, physical medicine and rehab, neurology or psychiatry. The one-year […]
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The Science of Pain
Pain Theory Explained: Why do people jump up and down when they stub their toe? Why does the act of sticking many needles into the skin (acupuncture) block pain transmission? How does a cutting-edge technology like spinal cord stimulation stop pain? Why do you feel pain in a new location when the old pain is […]
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INTRODUCING OUR NEW NAME AND LOGO!!!
We are excited to announce our newname: Delaware Valley Pain & Spine Institute, formerly known as Fox Chase Pain Management. As one of the oldest and most experienced pain management groups in the Delaware Valley, we have a rich history of providing exceptional and compassionate medical care. This history began greater than twenty years ago […]
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Centralization of Pain
What is the centralization of pain? The difference between protective or acute pain and pathological or chronic pain can be defined by centralization. This concept is critical to understanding intractable pain conditions and deserves a thorough explanation. Gaining insight to the actual mechanism that is responsible for the lingering sense of hurting can explain the […]
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Health Recommendations for the New Year
Chronic pain has a negative impact on one’s health in so many ways. Physical health and emotional health are both impacted negatively by suffering. Our specialists at Delaware Valley Pain & Spine Institute can relieve your suffering and allow you to achieve your health goals in the New Year. As we look forward to the […]
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Pain and Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity describes the constant molding and shaping taking place in the brain and central nervous system. Every day, our body’s form and break down trillions of tiny connections between nerves and brain cells. This continual flux is responsible for learning and memory, both consciously and unconsciously. In the past, scientists believed that after a certain […]
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