Pain management dispensaries are becoming a more common characteristic of cities everywhere.

They live to help people suffering from chronic illness either reduce or eliminate that discomfort of neck & arm pain through a variety of therapy modalities including medication, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, and other approaches.

In some cases, surgery may be required and clinics can either refer the patient to the best hospital or surgeon for the procedure or perform it themselves. But what is chronic and what are the causes of it?

Chronic pain is generally defined as pain that has not resolved in a period of three months, regardless of the cause.

This long-term misery can be caused by a wide range of things including car accidents, sports injuries, falls and other household incidents as well as many different medical conditions.

There are too many different conditions that cause chronic pain to list in one brief article, but here are some of the main ones.

Trigeminal Neuralgia is one of the most painful conditions: It causes sharp, electrical shooting pain in the face that lasts for several seconds. It can be triggered by simple, daily activities such as brushing your teeth or washing your face, and sufferers can experience several attacks a day.

This condition affects primarily older women and is caused by something, usually a blood vessel, pressing on a nerve near the brain stem.

There are two main forms of arthritis: Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Both cause chronic joint pain. Osteoarthritis can be brought about by increased age or increased weight – or both – as well as injury. Rheumatoid arthritis can strike at any age regardless of the patient's overall physical condition; it is an autoimmune disorder.