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4228 N Central EXPY STE 101 Dallas TX 75206
1400 Preston Road STE 120, Plano TX 75093
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NSAIDs, Steroid Injections, and Turmeric: What Really Protects Your Joints?
NSAIDs, Steroid Injections, and Turmeric are Often Options Joint pain flares push many people toward two common options: Oral NSAIDs Intra-articular corticosteroid injections Both have been widely used for decades. Both temporarily reduce pain. And both have well-documented downsides for cartilage biology. Oral NSAIDs inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 and can impair: Cartilage cell metabolism Proteoglycan synthesis Collagen turnover Long-term cartilage recovery Repeated intra-articular
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Nov 27, 20253 min read
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 23, 20252 min read
Maintaining Joint Function as You Age: A Journey to Longevity and Mobility
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts Over the decades that I’ve practiced pain management and now non-operative orthopedics with a...
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Oct 13, 20244 min read
The Weight of Wellness: Optimizing Your Joint and Spine Health Through Weight Management
By Deboah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts When we talk about joint health, mobility, and spine wellness, it's easy to focus on treatments...
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Oct 11, 20243 min read
Avoid Rotator Cuff Surgery in Dallas: Evaluate First. Decide Second.
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts When the Goal to Avoid Rotator Cuff Surgery Becomes the Next Logical Step You have shoulder pain. You complete physical therapy. You modify activity. You may try medication or injections. The pain persists. An MRI confirms a rotator cuff tear. You consult an orthopedic surgeon. Surgical repair is recommended. This recommendation is often appropriate. Surgeons are highly trained in reconstructing torn tissue. When structural failure is
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How to Avoid Unnecessary Surgery in Dallas by Choosing the Right Specialist First
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts If You’re Going on a Vegetarian Diet… Do You Shop at a Butcher? Let me ask you something. If you’ve decided to pursue a vegetarian diet…is the first place you go a butcher shop? Of course not. Not because the butcher is wrong.Not because meat is bad.But because the solution you’re seeking doesn’t match the training of the provider. The same principle applies to your joints and spine. If your goal is to avoid surgery in Dallas, the fir
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Avoid Joint Surgery Dallas: Intervene with Orthobiologics before Joint Replacement Becomes the Only option.
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts There Are Biological Points of No Return Cartilage does not regenerate indefinitely. Ligaments do not re-tighten themselves once instability progresses. Muscles that protect joints can shut down quietly over time. There are structural thresholds in biology. And once those thresholds are crossed, your options narrow. If you want to Avoid Joint Surgery in Dallas, the smartest strategy is early structural clarity not late-stage reaction.
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