by epionepainandspines | Oct 22, 2026 | Blog
Quick answer: Closed-loop spinal cord stimulation is a form of neuromodulation that measures the nervous system’s response to each stimulation pulse and adjusts output in real time. The goal is to keep stimulation within a therapeutic range despite changes in posture...
by epionepainandspines | Oct 22, 2026 | Blog
Quick answer: Menopause-related aches and arthritis can overlap, and age alone cannot distinguish them. Diffuse stiffness that fluctuates with sleep and menopausal symptoms may look different from persistent joint swelling, mechanical loss of motion or inflammatory...
by epionepainandspines | Oct 22, 2026 | Blog
Quick answer: Muscle and joint symptoms are commonly reported around perimenopause and menopause, but the field is still defining the best terminology and mechanisms. The phrase “musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause” is an evolving concept rather than a single...
by epionepainandspines | Oct 22, 2026 | Blog
Quick answer: A normal or mildly abnormal MRI does not mean that back pain is imaginary. MRI shows anatomy, while pain depends on how tissues, nerves, movement, inflammation and the nervous system interact; the diagnosis should therefore combine symptoms, examination...
by epionepainandspines | Oct 22, 2026 | Blog
Quick answer: Neuropathic pain results from a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system, while nociplastic pain describes altered nociception that is not fully explained by tissue damage or a clear nerve lesion. The two mechanisms can overlap, so...
by epionepainandspines | Oct 22, 2026 | Blog
Quick answer: Nociplastic pain is a mechanistic pain descriptor for pain associated with altered nociception when the symptoms are not fully explained by ongoing tissue damage or a clear lesion of the somatosensory nervous system. It is not the same as “imagined...
