Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, MBA, FAOOS, CPE When I have a discussion with patients about potential spinal surgery, they often ask “how extensive will the surgery be and how much of my spine will be affected by the procedure?” Generally,
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Raj N. Sureja, MD In the table below, you can easily compare and contrast the symptoms of Central Pain Syndrome, Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. SYMPTOM CPS CRPS FIBRO Widespread Pain X X Localized Pain Arm
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Raj N. Sureja, MD In my job as an Interventional Pain Management Specialist, I treat patients with painful nerve conditions every day. Many of my patients have issues with inflamed nerves in their neck, back or extremities that cause them
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Jeffrey R. Carlson, MD, CPE, FAAOS Every day, I see patients for arm or leg pain and numbness related to pinched nerves in their spine. These patients all have differing degrees of pain and dysfunction from their back and neck
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Raj N. Sureja, MD As an Interventional Pain Management Physician, I often work with patients who suffer from nerve-related chronic pain aka neuropathic pain. It is very important for me to understand how nerves function and communicate with one another and
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Jenny L. F. Andrus, MD There are certain chemical compounds in our body that allow us to live, breathe, walk, talk, think, and enjoy life as we know it – without them we would not be able to function. These
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Jenny L. F. Andrus, MD As an Interventional Pain Management Physician, I see patients who suffer from chronic pain as a part of life. In understanding pain, it important to know that pain not only has many emotional, psychological, and
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Boyd W. Haynes III, MD Although knee replacement surgery has become commonplace, it has a reputation for being challenging for both the surgeon and the patient. As a surgeon, I must be both a construction expert, an engineer, mathematician, and
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Mark W. McFarland, MD This question came in over our web chat and it is a great one to answer. The human spine is made up of 26 vertebrae (bones) that go from your skull to your pelvis. In between
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Robert J. Snyder, MD In the first article in this series, Dr. Jeffrey Carlson discussed the advent of electromedicine, how it has been used in the past and some of the devices that are currently used most in the field
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