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Myth #9: Going Along to Get Along — Why Steroid Shots and Surgery Can Cost You Your Joints
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Myth #11: Going Along to Get Along — Why Playing It Safe with Steroid Shots and Surgery Can Cost You Your Joints There’s an old Southern phrase, "Go along to get along.”I t means you keep doing what everyone else does… not because it’s working, but because that’s what’s familiar. But when it comes to your health and mobility, “going along to get along” can cost you something you can’t get back: your joints. For decades
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Orthobiologic Myth #7: “Older Adults Don’t Respond to PRP”
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Orthobiologic Myth #7: “Older Adults Don’t Respond to PRP” There’s a persistent myth that once you cross a certain age, regenerative medicine is off the table. That your platelets are “too old” or your body no longer knows how to repair itself. That simply isn’t true. It’s accurate that platelet viability and stem-cell activity gradually decline with age, and that certain medications (like platelet inhibitors or anti-in
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Oct 232 min read
New Drugs for Chronic Pain: Why We Need More Than Just Numbing
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano The Problem with New Drugs for Chronic Pain Pharmaceutical companies continue to...
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Sep 12 min read
From Florence Nightingale to Modern Regenerative Medicine: Why True Healing Goes Beyond Titles
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Surgery and Medications Aren’t the Only Answer Too many people are told their...
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Aug 252 min read
What Pain Is Trying to Tell You | Back and Joint Pain Relief Dallas
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Listening to the Body: What Pain Is Trying to Tell You About Joint and Back...
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Aug 22 min read
How One Joint Replacement Could Lead to Another — Unless You Do This First
You Replaced One Joint… But Now the Other One Hurts Maybe you had a knee or hip replaced—and it helped. The pain eased, the joint...
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Jun 12 min read
The hidden advantage: When your health can plan covers REGENEXX
The Hidden Advantage: When Your Health Plan Covers Regenexx Many patients don’t realize how fortunate they are to work for a progressive,...
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Apr 222 min read
Still Pushing Through Pain?
Long hours. High expectations. Active weekends.Joint pain, stiffness, or old injuries shouldn’t be the reason you slow down—or the reason...
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Apr 131 min read
This patient avoided spine surgery
This patient avoided spine surgery with a precise, non-invasive orthobiologic procedure. We treated multiple levels of the lumbar...
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Mar 261 min read
Why You Might Avoid Shoulder Rotator Cuff Surgery with PRP
The Problem: Surgery Isn’t Always the Best First Step For many patients with shoulder pain, the journey often begins with a visit to...
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Dec 313 min read
Choosing the Best Regenerative Care in a Crowded Market
Navigating the world of regenerative medicine can be overwhelming for patients, especially when they face chronic pain, joint...
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Dec 10, 20243 min read
Pain Experts Talk Podcast: How to Avoid Knee Surgery
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts Are you or someone you know facing knee pain or considering surgery? There are ways to explore...
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Nov 4, 20241 min read
Why Surgery Isn’t Always the Answer for Herniated Discs
When you’re faced with pain from a herniated disc, surgery might seem like the quickest solution. However, surgery is not always the best...
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Oct 19, 20243 min read
That Dog Won’t Hunt: Why Doing the Same Old Thing Won’t Fix Your Joint Pain
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano There’s an old Southern saying: “That Dog Won’t Hunt.” t’s what folks say when something just isn’t going to work—no matter how many times you try. In medicine, we see the same story play out every day. Another round of steroids. Another anti-inflammatory. Another brace, another pill. But here’s the truth: if the same approach hasn’t worked the last three times, it’s time to stop pretending it will magically start worki
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Myth #9: Going Along to Get Along — Why Steroid Shots and Surgery Can Cost You Your Joints
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Myth #11: Going Along to Get Along — Why Playing It Safe with Steroid Shots and Surgery Can Cost You Your Joints There’s an old Southern phrase, "Go along to get along.”I t means you keep doing what everyone else does… not because it’s working, but because that’s what’s familiar. But when it comes to your health and mobility, “going along to get along” can cost you something you can’t get back: your joints. For decades
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Myth #8: “If My Insurance Doesn’t Cover It, It Must Be Fringe Medicine.”
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano The Hidden Bias Behind “Covered Care” There’s a deeply ingrained belief among both patients and physicians that if an insurance company doesn’t cover a treatment, it must be unproven or worse, “fringe.” Even excellent, forward-thinking physicians fall into this mindset. We’re trained from day one to consider cost and coverage because we genuinely care about our patients. We want to ease their suffering without creating
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