
Why Are My Joints Swelling When It's Hot Out?
When temperatures rise, you expect to see changes—sweat, sunburn, maybe even puffy feet after a long day outside. But swollen joints? That’s not something people always anticipate.
Interventional Pain and Regenerative Medicine Specialists is a pain management practice located in Arlington, Virginia. With board-certified pain management specialists John Huffman, MD, and Talal Ghazal, MD, MBA and their team of dedicated health care professionals aims to help patients of all ages manage or overcome pain, inflammation, stiffness from musculoskeletal conditions, chronic pain medical diseases, and more.
Drs. Huffman and Ghazal use a variety of advanced approaches for diagnosis and treatment. After identifying the cause of a patient’s ongoing pain with X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, electrical diagnostic studies, interventional diagnostic procedures, and more, they will create an individualized treatment plan with the patient’s unique needs in mind.
Each plan is personalized and tailored to suit each patient’s needs. Our practice philosophy is to encourage patients to improve their lifestyles to be healthier and more sustainable while providing innovative treatment alternatives. Our doctors provide a variety of treatment options, such as Intrathecal Drug Delivery and Spinal Cord Stimulation system percutaneous trial, implantation, and management. Many interventional procedures are guided and confirmed with fluoroscopy and ultrasound. With these treatments, we attempt to help patients avoid more invasive corrective surgical procedures and other costly, time-consuming treatment approaches.
If you suffer from back pain, neck pain, neuropathy, arthritis, sciatica, or any other type of long-lasting painful condition, call Interventional Pain and Regenerative Medicine Specialists or schedule a consultation online today.
We are a participating provider in Medicare and Tricare insurances. For all other insurance inquiries, please refer to our Insurance & Billing page under the Patient Center tab.
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