Pain management
Pain management involves various strategies to alleviate or control pain, ranging from medications and physical therapy to alternative therapies like acupuncture and mindfulness techniques. Its goal is to improve quality of life by reducing pain intensity and enhancing functionality for individuals experiencing acute or chronic pain.
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You’re middle aged or older and you do something like reaching out too fast, or lifting, or maybe just bracing yourself to prevent a fall and you tear your shoulder rotator cuff. Surgery seems to be the definitive treatment, but recent research on the efficacy of rotator cuff surgery has a dirty little secret that should…read more
CDC Report: Scary Rise in Narcotic Use!
I’ll never forget the pesky Oxycontin rep that invaded my office about 15 years ago. He was armed with a fistful of research papers written by fancy university professors showing just how non-addictive his new drug was and he couldn’t understand why I avoided him like the plague. Fast forward 15 years and we all…read more Glucosamine/Chondroitin as an Anti-inflammatory
Most people think of Glucosamine and it’s cousin Chondroitin as something to take for arthritis. In fact, most of the research to date on these two have been focused on their ability to help provide nutrition for cartilage. However, most people don’t know that the Glucosamine/Chondroitin anti-inflammatory properties make them powerful anti-inflammatories in their own right.…read more Hip Labrum Surgery Results: Can Injections Replace Surgery?
Can you get hip labrum surgery results without the surgery? We’ve been using precise platelet rich plasma (PRP) and stem cell injections for hip labral tears for many years with promising outcomes. This data has been reported as part of the larger research paper we recently published on hip arthritis. However, having other doctors validating the…read more Skiing with Knee Arthritis: Can Stem Cells Help?
Is skiing with knee arthritis possible? Severe knee arthritis is a tough problem. The cartilage is all gone and bone spurs have taken over. Can stem cells get patients back on their skis? When we first began stem cell injections for arthritis a decade ago, we figured that the severity of the knee arthritis would…read more Are You an NSAID Addict? What Can You Do?
You’re getting older and you can’t hit the gym or get through that ski vacation without popping some Motrin or Aleve. Or maybe your doctor put you on Celebrex or Mobic to help the pain you have in several joints? Did you know that these drugs, called NSAIDs are dangerous to your health? NSAID stands for…read more Neck Nerve Ablation: Why Ablate When You Can Regenerate?
A revolution in medicine quietly occurred in the 90’s that didn’t make the press or get screamed from the mountaintops, but it was a game changer none the less. Smart people figured out that neck joints were being injured in what was amorphously known as “whiplash”. The revolution came when someone figured out that neck…read more Hamstrings Injury Diagnosis: Using Dynamic Ultrasound
Chronic hamstrings injury can be a real problem for many patients. Sometimes they show up well on MRI and sometimes they don’t-making hamstrings injury diagnosis pretty tough for doctors. Ultrasound imaging has the advantage of being dynamic, where you can watch the muscle move, something you can’t do with an MRI. The hamstrings muscles connect…read more 
