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Articles by Dr. Nitish Mandal, Consultant Pain Physician in Bangalore, explaining selected pain conditions and non-surgical treatments discussed at the Koramangala and J.P. Nagar clinics.

Chest pain but your ECG is normal? Why it might be costochondritis

If cardiac tests are clear but the chest still hurts when you move or touch the breastbone, it may be costochondritis.

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Ozone relieves sciatica without surgery

Ozone disc therapy, also called ozone nucleolysis, is described for disc-related sciatica and related disc problems.

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Myofascial trigger point injection with minimal dose steroid

What a myofascial trigger point is, how it is diagnosed, and the injection approach.

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Relieve pain simply!

Two rules for chronic pain: avoid what increases the pain, and keep strengthening with movements that are not painful.

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Pain relief, simply!

The same two chronic-pain rules, written as a second article.

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Prolotherapy: kick start your body to self-repair

Prolotherapy is a short clinic injection of a glucose solution around injured ligament or tendon tissue, intended to stimulate repair.

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Platelet rich plasma (PRP) for accelerated regeneration

PRP uses a concentrated part of your own blood, placed at the pain site, for selected joints, tendons, and sports injuries.

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Back pain relief for homemakers

Back pain from lifting, bending, and an unsuitable mattress is common. Avoid what increases the pain, and keep strengthening with movements that are not painful.

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Neck pain relief, simply!

Neck pain from sleep posture and desk work. Change what provokes it, keep moving in a range that is not painful, and know when a knot or a neck joint needs clinic care.

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MRI shows a disc bulge. Do I need surgery?

A bulge on a scan and the pain you feel are not always the same thing. Examination comes before an operation is planned.

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Physiotherapy is not enough for my sciatica

When stretching and rest stall, a guided disc procedure may be the next question, not another month of the same plan.

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Frozen shoulder: how long, and what an injection visit is like

Waiting it out can take many months. Hydrodilatation and ultrasound-guided injections are listed when the arm will not lift.

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Heel pain on the first step in the morning

A spur on X-ray is not always the villain. The fascia or a nerve can be the source of first-step pain.

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Neck pain from laptop work

Looking down at screens feeds trapezius knots and cervical spondylitis. Massage may help for a day. The visit sorts a muscle knot from a neck joint.

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The knee still hurts after surgery

The operation can be sound and the pain can still have a treatable source. You are not imagining it.

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Patient-information articles on chest pain with a normal ECG, sciatica, frozen shoulder, heel pain, laptop neck, and simple pain-relief rules.

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