Shana Johnson, MD

Mindfulness meditation reduces chronic pain. If your pain has been present for a year or more, it is considered chronic. Chronic pain is often complicated by pain that is generated from...

Interstitial cystitis (IC), or painful bladder syndrome, causes a range of symptoms that include a frequent and urgent need to urinate, painful urination, and intense pelvic pain. The condition is not...

The type of pain you have determines what treatment will be effective. Do you need rest, physical therapy, medications, or surgery? It all depends on the type of pain you have. There are three types of...

Diana was a 40-year-old wife and mother embarking on a real estate career when her pelvic pain began. She woke up one morning feeling pressure in her...

Chronic pain often involves nociplastic pain, a type of pain that arises from abnormal pain processing in the brain and nerves. The nerves get confused and alert the brain you are injured, even if...

Surgery may be the answer for certain issues. The results of knee replacements are consistently positive. Surgery for back pain is an entirely different...