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You still remember it in vivid detail \u2013 whether it\u2019s the crunch of the tackle that left you with lingering back pain or the pop in your knee that would change the way you walked for decades to come. There\u2019s no way to go back and un-do old sports-related injuries. But there might be something you can do about the pain you still feel.<\/p>\n

David Leifer, MD, a board certified abdominal and body imaging radiologist practicing at RAYUS Radiology in Texas, points out that advances in technology and medicine offer new ways to quickly, and non-invasively diagnosis old pain. “What we can now do would have been science fiction not long ago,” says.<\/p>\n

So even if you were told you just have to live with it, there could be new hope for pain relief today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Don\u2019t Be Shy about Sharing Your Story<\/h3>\n

Joking that old sports injuries are his \u201cbread and butter,\u201d Dr. Cecil Bailey, an internal medicine doctor with Heritage Medical and Wellness in Cedar Hill, Texas says some patients keep quiet about pain. It\u2019s not until he digs into the patient\u2019s story that he finds an athletic injury decades earlier is still causing pain. That\u2019s why Dr. Bailey says telling your doctor the whole story is so important. \u201cIt\u2019s funny. Patients will say, \u2018Oh, you know, I\u2019ve had this back pain.\u2019 Well, no! You\u2019ve never, ever told me.\u201d The more you tell your doctor, the more tools they can use to help you.<\/p>\n

When is it Time to Ask for Help?<\/h3>\n
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You might find yourself caught in an internal debate when it comes to asking for help with pain. Should I say something or just live with it? While Dr. Leifer says everyone\u2019s pain threshold is different, his approach is minimalistic. \u201cI\u2019d say don\u2019t go looking for a problem if you don\u2019t have one.\u201d But it\u2019s time to get help if:<\/p>\n

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  1. Your pain changes<\/li>\n
  2. You have decreased daily function<\/li>\n
  3. Your symptoms start to restrict your life in a meaningful way<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For example, you might have nagging back pain, but suddenly that pain starts radiating down your hip into the foot, or your feet start tingling, or you begin to have trouble walking. Dr. Bailey says, \u201cAll those things would cue my mind to think: We need to do something more.\u201d The next step might be an MRI to help diagnose the underlying cause of the pain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Could an Injection Make a Difference?<\/h3>\n
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    An MRI may help pinpoint the pain, but finding relief from the pain is not always easy. Dr. Bailey says some of his patients don\u2019t want to take oral pain medication because of the side effects or the way it makes them feel. That\u2019s why his pain management go-to is interventional radiology. Using X-ray guided technology, radiologists can accurately zero in on the source of your pain, Dr. Bailey explains. \u201cThey can inject those muscles and those nerves that will block that area and then allow for natural healing to occur.\u201d Whether the injection numbs the nerves or delivers medication to the spot where you need it, relief is possible.<\/p>\n

    Dr. Bailey says it\u2019s not unusual for pain patients to go from a 10 out of 10 pain rating before an injection to a two or even a zero out of 10 afterward. \u201cIt makes me feel like a rock star that I had something to do with it,” he adds. “That\u2019s what we\u2019re here for.\u201d<\/p>\n

    To learn more about therapeutic pain injection options at Rayus and if they’re right for you, click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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