Blog Archive

Can Osteoarthritis Be Prevented? Sep 1st, 2022

Millions of Americans suffer from osteoarthritis (OA) — about 33 million, or roughly 13% of adults, according to the CDC. OA is by far the most common kind of arthritis, and although the risk of developing OA increases as you get older, it can affect younger people, too — especially athletes and people...

How Rhizotomy Can Heal Your Back Pain Aug 1st, 2022

Back pain is a common medical complaint for both women and men, affecting about 8% of all Americans. Chronic back pain can happen for lots of reasons, but often, those painful symptoms originate in the nerves in or around your spine. Fortunately, rhizotomy was designed to target nerve issues that cause chronic...

The Link Between Hormonal Changes and Migraines Jul 6th, 2022

About 39 million Americans suffer from migraines — intense headaches that can be accompanied by nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, visual disturbances, and other symptoms. Migraines can strike at any time, but most migraine headaches are associated with specific triggers, like stress, changes in the weather, or hormonal fluctuations. At Magnolia Pain...

When Your Neck Pain Could Be the Sign of a More Serious Problem Jun 6th, 2022

Everyone knows that neck pain is uncomfortable — otherwise, why would we call an annoying person a “pain in the neck”? But what you may not know is that it’s really common, too, affecting both women and men of all ages.  At Magnolia Pain Associates, Nina Sandhu, DO helps patients in Plano, Dallas, and...

Living with Arthritis (And What You Can Do About It) May 8th, 2022

Arthritis is a very common health problem for both men and women in the United States. How common? The CDC says about a quarter of adults in the US — roughly 60 million Americans — have been diagnosed with arthritis. That doesn’t even count the women and men who suffer from arthritis...

Tension, Migraine, and Cluster Headaches: What Are the Differences and Treatment Options? Apr 8th, 2022

Headaches are one of the most common medical complaints worldwide, affecting people of all ages. While almost everyone gets a headache from time to time, some people have them on a much more frequent basis — sometimes as often as every week. You might think headaches are all the same,...

I'm Over 50 -- Is Chronic Pain Normal? Mar 8th, 2022

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic pain, and while symptoms can strike at any age, they tend to happen a lot more regularly as we get older. As a result, plenty of people have come to see chronic pain as part of the natural aging process — a condition they...