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Advanced Spine and Joint Care that Lets You Live and Play without Limits
9301 N Central EXPY STE 115 Dallas TX 75231
1400 Preston Road STE 120, Plano TX 75093
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Pain Transformation: When Pain Becomes the Teacher: Adversity as the Catalyst for Transformation
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Pain Transformation: When Pain Becomes the Teacher: Adversity as the Catalyst for Transformation When Pain Interrupts Your Power One day it’s simple. Twisting a cap, shifting gears, or signing your name. Then, seemingly overnight, that freedom disappears. Pain at the base of your thumb, the wrist that once steered your car or typed your vision into reality, now protests every small movement. Blow-drying your hair become
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Oct 202 min read
Obiologic myth #4: Umbilical Stem Cells Will Make You Younger, Stronger and Faster
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano The Umbilical Stem Cell Myth: What the FDA Really Says The Myth: You’ve probably heard it. “Umbilical stem cells are the most powerful, youthful cells you can get. Why use your own when you can have younger ones?” It’s a seductive story, especially in an era obsessed with quick rejuvenation. Clinics across the country promote umbilical, placental, and amniotic products as if they were a medical revolution already blesse
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Oct 123 min read
ORTHOBIOLOGIC MYTH #3: “Blind Joint Injections Are Just As Good."
And that’s the problem. Because to “feel” your way into a joint, you often have to touch bone — or even hit it — to know you’re deep...
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Oct 112 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
Best Regenerative Treatment for Back Pain
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Board Certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology Pain Experts in Dallas–Plano Regenerative pain relief that...
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Jul 162 min read
The Clinical Singularity: The Exploding Frontier of AI + Medicine Episode 2 The Doctor Will Hear You Now—in Any Language
The Clinical Singularity: The Exploding Frontier of AI + Medicine What happens when AI doesn’t just translate—but also tracks who’s...
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May 201 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 Episode 3 - How to Avoid Back Surgery
In this episode of the Pain Experts Podcast, Dr. Deborah Westergaard discusses the critical topic of avoiding back surgery. While surgery...
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Dec 7, 20241 min read
Avoiding Hip Replacement: A Patient’s Journey to 70% Pain Relief with Regenerative Medicine
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts The Problem: Facing Hip Replacement Too Soon For many patients experiencing chronic hip pain, the...
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Dec 3, 20243 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
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
Relearning your body proprioception
By Deborah Westergaard, MD As a doctor who specializes in helping patients recover from joint pain and injuries, I’ve always believed in...
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Oct 15, 20244 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
VIDEO Unlock Superior Relief: The Game-Changing PRP Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
#CarpalTunnelRelief #PRPTreatment #PainExperts #CTSManagement #PRPHydrodissection
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Aug 7, 20241 min read
Revolutionize Your Life: Say Goodbye to Pain with Cutting-Edge Orthobiologics!
Join Dr. Deborah Westergaard at Pain Experts as we harness the power of orthobiologics to revolutionize back and joint pain treatment....
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Jul 20, 20241 min read
Reclaim Your Edge: The Potential of Comprehensive Back Pain Relief with Lumbar DDD
At Pain Experts, we understand that temporary fixes just won't cut it for those leading dynamic, ambitious lives. That's why we offer the...
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Jul 14, 20241 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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