What is PainTheory?

Thousands of people come to PainTheory each month to make smart choices about pain treatment and find vetted specialists. We only work with interventional pain specialists who are fellowship-trained in pain medicine and offer a wide range of treatment options, outside of medication management. Every PainTheory partner provider must be reviewed and approved by our […]

4 Things No One Tells You About Dealing With Pain After Back Surgery

A man holding a mold replica of a spinal cord piece for compression fracture education.

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, or (FBSS), refers to patients who experience new or persistent pain after spinal surgery for back or leg pain (1). While most patients are led to believe that surgery will provide relief, the unfortunate reality is that for between 10-46% of patients, pain tends to persist (2). This type of chronic […]