Many health care providers believe that a sympathetic nerve block is an effective way to manage chronic pain. This therapy is designed to target your sympathetic nervous system, which is a series of nerves spreading out from the spine to the rest of your body. The nerves control a number of involuntary functions, such as sweating, blood flow, and even digestion. … Read More
COVID-19: INCREASED SPORTS INJURY RISKS WITH SOLO TRAINING
Many athletes, from amateurs to professionals, have adapted to more solitary trainings in recent weeks. The team at Peak Health and Wellness is prepared for an increase in sports injuries, because when you work out alone—especially if it’s new to you—there’s an inherent increase in risk of injury. When you don’t have a coach or trainer gauging your form and guiding you, … Read More
CRPS Finally Getting Attention
If you’re a Utahn with CRPS, also known as complex regional pain syndrome, there’s a good chance you’d never even heard about it before you were diagnosed (or began your own online sleuthing to figure out why you were in so much pain). It’s an elusive disorder that is often misdiagnosed, but the pain is treatable at Peak Health and … Read More
Sports injuries on the rise: treatment plans for you and your kids
It’s bad enough when you suffer an injury like a rolled ankle when stumbling off a sidewalk, but a sports injury can bench an athlete and even ruin their career. Peak Health and Wellness regularly works with sports injury patients of all ages and abilities from professional athletes to little league stars. Spring has arrived, and with the season comes tennis injuries, baseball and … Read More
The effectiveness of joint injections for migraines
When you hear the term joint injections, you probably don’t think about headache relief. However, joint injections for migraines are becoming a popular solution to reduce painful headaches. Often times, headaches and migraines originate from pain in the joints around the neck and spine. Treating the joints themselves helps to block the nerves from receiving the pain signals. As a result, you … Read More
Broncos player goes to thailand for epidural (you don’t have to)
Alex J. Nelson, MD and his team of providers regularly see patients who think they’ve tried everything for their pain. Managing or eliminating pain requires a personalized approach, and that’s not something you get at most western clinics. There are options beyond pain medication and surgery, and many of them are largely non-invasive. For example, epidural injections can be useful for a lot … Read More
Discover Utah’s pain clinic with the most treatment options
Pain occurs when the nervous system is activated, and can be acute or chronic. Peak Health and Wellness and Alex J. Nelson, MD with his team of providers is your pain clinic in Northern Utah offering an incredible wealth of treatment options from ARP wave therapy to radiofrequency ablation. If you’re looking for a pain management clinic where you have … Read More
What is arthritic pain? Treatments for arthritis
There are over 100 types of arthritis and pain can be reduced in every one of them when you work with a leading pain management clinic.Peak Health and Wellness providers and Alex J. Nelson, MD have been helping those with arthritis live fuller lives for years. Treating your pain begins with a correct diagnosis and understanding exactly what arthritis is. Arthritis pain … Read More
Symmetric vs. Asymmetric arthritis
There are various types of arthritis, and it is one of the most common complaints “Top Doc in Pain Management” Alex J. Nelson, MD and his team of providers treats at Peak Health and Wellness. Different types of arthritis can affect the body in different ways, including symmetrically or asymmetrically. As you likely guessed, symmetric arthritis occurs when the joints on both sides are … Read More
Bad posture” probably isn’t causing neck pain—this is
If you have neck pain and have been told to “sit up straight,” that probably won’t do much to help—but it’s a myth that Alex J. Nelson, MD at Peak health and Wellness regularly has to address. The neck is part of the spine, and spinal pain is the top cause of disabilities around the world. Unfortunately, up to 66 percent of people with … Read More