Dr. Richard Maughon
Pain Management
Birmingham, AL
26 years experience male
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Interventional Pain Solutions
Birmingham, AL
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Pain Management
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Epidural hematoma: Epidural hematomas also happen in the spine. Though most occur spontaneously they can occur after an epidural, spinal, or myelogram. This is usually d... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Neck pain: Unlikely. Need to be evaluated by a physician. It could be a simple tension headache or it could be occipital neuritis or there could be a problem wit... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Yeast: Should be fine yeast causes fermintation it does not consist of etoh.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Post op pain: No, but is is unlikely do to the surgery itself. Is it the forth and fifth fingers? If so i would highly suspect a ulnar neuropathy. This nerve is loc... Read More
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A 48-year-old female asked:
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Fatigue: I would first ask how long you have been feeling fatigued. Also have you had any weight loss or loss of appetite. Depending upon where in the armpit... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Facial pain : I would be concerned that you may have an abscess on the left. Other possibilities include TMJ or an ear infection. I was start with my primary care... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Tordol side effects: Depends. Soreness from injection usually lasts 24 - 36 hrs. If you develop reflux this may last about 3 days. Other side effects are rare with a singl... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Migraine: The brain itself does not feel pain. However, the lining of brain as well as the scalp certainly do. A hallmark of a migraine is its unilateral nature... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Gall bladder pain: I would first ask if you have had a hida scan which tests the function of your gallbladder. If the ef is less than 35 most surgeons recommend taking i... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Migraine : Depends. Can be a side effect of the medications used to abort the migraine. Can also be do to the bodies stress response to the migraine itself.
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Pain: In pain management, rao is considered the bible. This well-written without seeming like an encyclopedia. There are also some very excellent books whi... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Drug interaction: Generally it is safe, but there is no need to take both medicines at the same time. Separated by an hour should be sufficient.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Sinusitis: No. Neck pain possibly if you developed meningitis. But not low back pain.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Drug interaction: Midol is non-sedating so it should not be a problem. You should however inform your prescribing physician of all medications, including over the count... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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knee pain: Depends. If you are able to move your knee around now there really isn't much that you need to do if you're still having limited mobility you will ne... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Coccydynia: Absolutely. I usually start with a simple caudal epidural steroid injection. Also i will have patients use a hemorrhoid pillow to keep pressure off th... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Methadone : Methadone can easily last 36 hrs in healthy people. I can be found in the urine for five days after last dose. Most of us start with subutex after abo... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Muscle relaxants: It's really just trial and error. It does have the advantage of being one of least likely to be sedating. You may need to trial Baclofen or Zanaflex (... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Radicular pain: If the pain is coming from your neck down the shoulder into your arm the most likely source is the cervical spine. It is also possible if the pain sta... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Folliculitis: Usually this is due to folliculitis secondary to ingrown hairs. If they become swollen to seek medical attention. In the future you may want to consid... Read More
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A 49-year-old male asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Spinal pain: Depends on the cause. You need to be evaluated. Assuming you've had mris you could have discogenic pain, facet pain or even sacroiliac joint dysfuncti... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Sedation: No. All three are sedating in their on right the combination would be greater due to synergism. In other words we aren't merely adding a sedating effe... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Motrin: Motrin may actually aggravate stomach issues such as ulcers or reflux. Occasionally you can take a Pepcid (famotidine) to help prevent reflux but this... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Depomedrol (methylprednisolone) safety: It can be repeated quarterly depending on the dose. I personally do not perform them monthly as i feel the dangers-osteopenia, adrenal suppression- ou... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Pain rib cage: Usually not. This is a radicular pattern from the back. You need to be examined. They will want to know what brings the pain on. What makes it better?... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Shingles: Oral medications like Valtrex (valacyclovir) are best, but neosporin with Lidocaine can be used to prevent secondary infection. It will not speed heal... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Headaches: Headaches with nose bleeds makes me worry that your blood pressure is dangerously high. You need to see your doctor asap.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Methadone: Depends on the dose of methadone. It is common to see this if people run out of their Methadone or try to titrate off too quickly. But if you have jus... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
NSAIDs: Both are considered non-steroidal anti inflamatory drugs. Diclofenac is a classic NSAID - affecting both cox 1/ cox 2, Celebrex (celecoxib) is primari... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Migraine: Migraines are not usually associated with diarrhea. Although drugs like Imitrex (sumatriptan) can cause it.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Excedrin: Usually need to pump and waste for 12 hrs. The main problem is the Aspirin in the excedrine. Caffeine is the second issue. Tylenol (acetaminophen) is ... Read More
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Your: Your pcp is where you should be if vaccinations are for thee.
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Morphine: No. Morphine has not been linked to liver damage.
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Safest: Depends on comorbidities if you have liver problems tylenol (acetaminophen) is out. If you have heart or stomach issues - Ibuprofen is out. If you h... Read More
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Pain: Need to be evaluated for possible disk problem. Do you have pain that travels into your legs? Do you have any weakness in your legs? Any change in you... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Back pain: Depends on the cause. If its muscle spasm then Robaxin or Zanaflex would help. If it is nerve pain then Gabapentin would help. Cymbalta (duloxetine) h... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Pain Management 26 years experience
neck pain : Wonder if you experience some type of trauma. It is unlikely for something of this nature to present on its own at your age. It sounds like a nerve ty... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Gastritis : Oral medications such as Tums and mylanta are still the quickest. Pepcid and zantac (ranitidine) can help stop it and keep it away. If you continue ... Read More
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Nerve pain: What you are describing is classic nerve pain. If you have not had back surgery the only other source of scar tissue would be from inflammation like a... Read More
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Headaches: Paint on the side of the temples is usually just another form of headache. It can however represent a very dangerous situation known as temporal arte... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Leg weakness : See your physician. Obtain a lumbar MRI to rule out spinal stenosis or cauda equina syndrome.
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Many: Many joints, but only one body. Watch your weight or else in the orthopedist office you will wait.
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Pain Management 26 years experience
NSAIDs: Nsaids still work but NSAID creams are safer. Your heart and stomach will thank you.
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Excedrin: It can be used for all types of pain.
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Xanax (alprazolam): Xanax (alprazolam) is found in most accidental overdosing deaths. If both drugs have been prescribed by the same physician then good judgement is the ... Read More
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Oxycodone: Why are there high doses of oxycodone? These can be detected in the urine up to 5 days. Hair however is infinite.
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Testicular pain: You need to be evaluated by urologist. This is not a normal condition. It is possible that you developed a hydro-seal, also you may have a form of r... Read More
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Fever: Even though average normal temp is 37.5 we generally don't consider a temp to be representative of a fever till 38.5. With ovulation temp can rise by ... Read More
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Trigger finger: While cts is rarely an emergency usually does require some form of treatment. If you develop numbness, the longer you wait the less recovery you will... Read More
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Pain Management 26 years experience
Radicular pain: Assuming that the pain is going down your entire leg into your foot is possible that the origin of both pains is the lumbar spine. It is also possibl... Read More
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Dr. Maughon is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Maughon is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Primarily on my left shoulder but I have small break outs on my elbows, my knees both sides, and right side of butt. Most DR's say you can only have one side. My Dr pr...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you so much for giving me the answers I needed. The 15mg of Meloxicam is just not cutting it, so I'm hoping the addition of Tylenol will give my knees some relie...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for the info, not sure Percocet makes me itch so I have both
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Graduated 1997MD
Residency
University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
Residency
University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Medical Center
Awards
Top Pain Management Specialist , First Place, Alabama - Summer
2013
Affiliations
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
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