Is Your Low Back Pain Not Going Away?

Nearly everyone experiences back pain at some point. A strained muscle after lifting something heavy or soreness after a long day may improve with time and conservative care.

But when low back pain lasts for weeks or months, repeatedly returns, or begins interfering with everyday activities, there may be an underlying condition that requires further evaluation.

At Glowacki MD in Troy, Michigan, Dr. Martin Glowacki specializes in diagnosing and treating chronic pain using an individualized interventional pain management approach.

Could a Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial Help Relieve Your Chronic Pain?

Living with chronic pain can make even simple daily activities feel overwhelming. If you’ve tried medications, physical therapy, injections, or even surgery without achieving lasting relief, you may wonder what options remain.

For many patients, a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trial offers an opportunity to determine whether advanced pain management technology can significantly reduce chronic pain before committing to permanent treatment.

At Glowacki MD in Troy, Michigan, Dr. Martin Glowacki offers comprehensive evaluations to determine whether a spinal cord stimulator trial may be an appropriate option as part of an individualized interventional pain management treatment plan.

Is Your Neck Pain Not Going Away?

Occasional neck stiffness after sleeping awkwardly or spending too much time at a desk is common. However, when neck pain persists for weeks or months, interferes with daily activities, or begins radiating into the shoulders or arms, it may indicate an underlying condition that requires specialized treatment.

Chronic neck pain affects millions of adults each year and is one of the leading reasons patients seek medical care. At Glowacki MD in Troy, Michigan, Dr. Martin Glowacki provides comprehensive interventional pain management focused on identifying the source of neck pain and developing personalized treatment plans designed to improve function, reduce pain, and improve quality of life.

Dr. Martin Glowacki, renowned specialist in pain management, discusses how pain can be managed and controlled and what you need to know about stem cell therapy on his one hour radio talk show broadcast on WJR News Talk 760.

Listen to Dr. Glowacki discuss how you can live a pain free life and what you need to know about stem cell therapy.

The current onslaught of various medical and peripheral medical professionals selling a cure-all for knee and joint pain through “stem cell” injections is luring pain suffering patients eager to avoid surgery to plunk down $5,000 – $10,000 cash for a quick cure.

Stem cell therapy is not currently covered by insurance. Seminars heavily promoted on social media encourage pain sufferers to attend, sign up and prepay for the consultation and initial treatment.

Martin Glowacki, M.D., Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Pain Management specialist, warns patients to beware and be forewarned.

Stem Cell Therapy for Pain

The buzzword in modern medicine, and particularly in orthopedics and pain, is stem cell therapy. Stem cells are ‘early’ cells that can grow, differentiate, and assist other building cells and healing substances into the area of the body where regeneration is needed.