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Back Pain

JAMA Reports PRP Not Effective – A Poorly Designed Study

January 15, 2010

A recent report in the Journal of the AMA (De Vos, et al JAMA 2009) reported that platelet rich plasma therapy was no more effective for chronic Achilles tendinopathy than standard, conservative therapy. This study was inherently flawed in its design resulting in incorrect conclusions. Platelet rich plasma is the healing component of blood. It [...]

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Regenerative Medicine – Platelet Rich Plasma Provides Joint Pain Relief

October 25, 2009

As a neurologist who sees many patients with neck, back and various joint pains, I practice an area of medicine known as neuro-orthopedics. As such, I treat patients for their pain without surgical intervention. Many patients with neck, back and joint pain (knee pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, etc.) can be successfully treated without invasive [...]

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Cymbalta & Savella – New Fibromyalgia Treatment

September 20, 2009

The FDA has approved two additional medications specifically for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms. The first drug to ever be approved for fibromyalgia treatment was Lyrica. Lyrica was developed as an anti-seizure medication and has FDA approval for this and treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy. Since its initial release, the FDA approved its use for [...]

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Piriformis Syndrome – Back Pain & Sciatica

May 31, 2008

How many people do you know who tell of back pain that has no cure? Or sciatica or leg pain than doctors cannot find the cause for. They tell you that the MRI scan was normal, back injections of steroids do not help and no medication has relieved their pain. There are tens of thousands [...]

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Fibromyalgia – New Therapy Offers Hope

September 10, 2007

Fibromyalgia is a chronic muscle pain disorder that has no underlying identifiable cause. Sufferers have muscle pain, multiple areas of tenderness and fatigue. It is a poorly understood disorder, with many physicians not even acknowledging that it is a real illness. There is , however ample evidence that fibromyalgia [...]

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Back & Neck Pain: Surgery Not Needed

October 11, 2006

Neck and back pain are some of the most common conditions for which patients seek out medical care. It is estimated that 8 out of 10 Americans will have at least one significant episode of back or neck pain in their life. For many, this can be a recurrent or persistent problem. Fortunately over 90% [...]

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