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Advanced Spine and Joint Care that Lets You Live and Play without Limits
4228 N Central EXPY STE 101 Dallas TX 75206
1400 Preston Road STE 120, Plano TX 75093
Phone 214 750-6200
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Why You Might Avoid Shoulder Rotator Cuff Surgery with PRP
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 their primary care doctor. From there, they’re referred to an orthopedic surgeon who, upon finding complete or partial but significant tears in the rotator cuff tendons, sends them to physical therapy. If therapy doesn’t resolve the pain, surgery often becomes the next step. Orthopedic surge
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Jan 1, 20253 min read
Why Comprehensive Imaging Is Key to Effectively Treating Tennis Elbow: Why a Blind Injection into the Tendon May Not Be Enough
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts The Problem: Incomplete Diagnosis and Treatment of Tennis Elbow Tennis elbow, or lateral...
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Nov 24, 20244 min read
The Joy of Restoring Lives: A Journey Through Orthobiologics
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts As a physician with close to three decades of experience, my greatest calling has always been to...
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Nov 20, 20243 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
Knee Pain in Dallas: The Matrix Illusion of Joint Health
The Comfortable Illusion Many patients come to see me for knee pain. Sometimes it is swelling after activity. Sometimes stiffness when standing from a chair. Sometimes pain while walking stairs or playing golf. But during the consultation, something interesting often comes up. A patient will say something like: “My knee used to hurt last year, but the pain went away… so I figured it fixed itself.” This assumption is extremely common. And it is also one of the most dangerous m
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Hip Pain in Dallas: When Preserving Your Joint Becomes the Smarter Strategy
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Regen Experts powered by Pain Experts Hip Pain in Dallas: When It Begins to Change How You Move Hip pain rarely begins as a crisis. It starts subtly: tightness when standing, discomfort when walking, a slight hesitation before taking a step. Over time, that hesitation becomes compensation. And compensation becomes limitation. For many high-functioning individuals, this is the real problem: Not just pain, but the gradual loss of fluid, confident mo
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Can You Avoid Back Surgery Dallas Part 3: When Surgery Truly Makes Sense
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Regen Experts powered by Pain Experts Avoid Back Surgery Dallas: Knowing When Surgery Is the Right Decision There are two common extremes in spine care: One pushes quickly toward surgery. The other tries to avoid it at all costs. Neither represents strong decision-making. Because the real question is not “surgery or no surgery.” The question is: “Is this the right decision for this patient, at this time, based on complete information?” To appropri
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