Pain Management -

Why does my back hurt?

November 20, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Why Does My Back Hurt?
By Nathan S. Walters, M.D., Texas Institute for Surgery, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine

Up to an astonishing 90% of people will experience back pain at some time in their lives. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, over 14% of new visits to primary care physicians are for low back pain. As we age, we endure both macrotraumas, repetitive microtraumas and undergo changes in body habitus that alter and redistribute biomechanical forces unevenly on the spine. […]

Finding the Real Cause of Your Pain

July 21, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Finding the Real Cause of Your Pain
By Michael A. Catino, M.D., Texas Spine, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Denton County LIVING WELL Magazine
The landscape of medicine is clearly changing. As our economy struggles to recover and health care reform is underway, we find that our health care dollars don’t go quite as far as they used to. […]

Failed Back Syndrome

May 28, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Failed Back Syndrome
By William L. Lippert, M.D., Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Many patients have undergone spinal surgery for relief of pain in the back or legs, often associated with numbness or weakness. […]

Treating patients suffering from pain

May 15, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Treating Patients Suffering from Pain
By Donna S. Barsky, D.Ph., R.Ph., TexasStar Pharmacy, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine

Pain is the number one reason any of us go to see the doctor. Shockingly, recent reports have found that drug related deaths fueled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses now outnumber traffic fatalities in the U.S. […]

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake on how to treat knee arthritis – LIVING WELL Magazine

January 27, 2012 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Knee Arthritis

Courtesy O. David Taunton, Jr., M.D., Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine
Knee and hip arthritis are common causes of treatable pain in today’s society and, in fact, are becoming more common as baby boomers age. While knee arthritis is almost three times more common than hip arthritis, the pain from either can range from being an occasional irritant to completely debilitating. There are a number of causes of knee arthritis as well as several treatment options, which will be discussed in this article. […]

Alliance Endoscopy Center on the importance of colon cancer screening – LIVING WELL Magazine

November 25, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Get Screened for Colon Cancer

By Stephanie Ezzell, Alliance Endoscopy Center, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine

Alliance Endoscopy Center located in Metairie is a state-of-the-art ambulatory endoscopy center that provides gastroenterology, colorectal and pain management services. This premier facility is staffed by gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons and has an experienced staff of highly regarded nurses. Patient care is their priority, and comfort and privacy is standard practice. […]

William L. Lippert, M.D., on Spinal Cord Stimulation – LIVING WELL Magazine

November 3, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Spinal Cord Stimulation
By William L. Lippert, M.D., Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
In a previous issue of Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine, we addressed an overview of spinal pain management. We covered preventative care, causes of spine and associated limb pain, diagnostic testing, and conservative treatment possibilities. […]

Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care on Understanding Hospice – LIVING WELL Magazine

May 23, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Understanding Hospice
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine (formerly SENIOR Magazine)

Recently, several articles documenting the benefits of hospice care have appeared in prestigious national publications. […]