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How Primary Care Doctors Are Leading the Way in Non-Surgical Back Pain Treatment—and Helping Patients Avoid Unnecessary Surgery
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Board-Certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Regenexx-Affiliate Pain Experts Dallas–Plano The Broken...
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Jul 7, 20253 min read
Why natural repair solutions like PRP aren’t backed by big drug companies and why that’s a good thing for you
If you’re like many high-performing individuals, joint or back pain may be slowing you down, impacting your ability to stay active and do...
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Mar 9, 20253 min read
Move Better, Look Younger: The Secret to Pain-Free Living and Staying Strong”
The Secret to Staying Young: Movement, Strength, and Balance Looking and feeling youthful goes beyond skin-deep solutions. It’s about how...
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Jan 12, 20253 min read
Why Physicians Should Embrace Chiropractors : A Collaborative Symphony in Holistic Treatment
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts Lack of Collaboration in Healthcare Hurts Patient Outcomes: Physicians Should Embrace Chiropractors Healthcare often suffers from a lack of collaboration among some healthcare professionals, which can hinder comprehensive patient care. For patients seeking optimal health and non-surgical solutions, these gaps in teamwork and communication are frustrating. They deserve a healthcare team that integrates diverse expertise to provide a trul
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Dec 7, 20242 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
Knee Arthritis Treatment Dallas: Are We Treating the Wrong Part of the Knee?
By Deborah Westergaard, M.D. Dallas | Regen Experts Dallas & Plano Treating Knee Arthritis in Dallas For decades, the conventional explanation for knee osteoarthritis was simple: the cartilage wears away, the bones rub together, and eventually you need a knee replacement. I believe that explanation is incomplete. In many patients, the cartilage is not the primary problem—it is the victim. Modern research increasingly recognizes osteoarthritis as a disease of the entire osteoc
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Back Pain Treatment Without Surgery: Why I Moved Beyond Routine Nerve Burning
By Deborah Westergaard, M.D. Dallas | Regen Experts Dallas & Plano If you've been told that nerve burning—also known as radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or rhizotomy is your next step for chronic back pain, you may wonder whether it is your only option. For many years, I performed these procedures myself. Today, I do not. That decision was not based on a single study or a single patient. It came from years of experience, an evolving understanding of spinal biomechanics, and a gr
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Avoiding Surgery in Dallas: Are You Looking for Pain Relief or a Structural Solution?
By Deborah Westergaard, M.D. Dallas | Regen Experts Dallas & Plano Many patients come to my office after months—or years—of pursuing treatments designed primarily to reduce pain. Pain relief matters. But if your goal is to avoid surgery, preserve function, and maintain an active lifestyle, an important question must be asked: Are we treating pain, or are we identifying the structures responsible for the pain? For many patients, those are not the same thing. About Dr. Westerga
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