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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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When Radiculopathy Drives Tendon Pain: The Hidden Link Most Patients Never Hear About
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano When Radiculopathy Drives Tendon Pain: The Hidden Link Most Patients Never Hear About Most people are told their tendon pain is a “local problem.” A sore gluteal tendon. A painful hamstring insertion. A stubborn Achilles. But not all tendon pain begins in the tendon. In many high-functioning patients, the true source is upstream—at the spinal nerve root. When a spinal nerve becomes irritated or compressed, the muscle it
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Avoid Knee Replacement Dallas: Making the Right Knee Surgery Decision
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Regen Experts powered by Pain Experts Patients Researching How to "Avoid Knee Replacement Dallas " Often Want One Thing First By the time many patients reach my office, they have already heard the same recommendation: “You should probably schedule a knee replacement.” For some individuals, that recommendation may be absolutely correct. But the most important question is not simply whether surgery is possible. The real question is: Is surgery truly
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Avoid Knee Replacement Dallas: Why “Bone-on-Bone” Does Not Always Mean Immediate Surgery
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Regen Experts powered by Pain Experts One of the most common things patients tell me is: "My doctor says my knee is bone-on-bone, so I probably need knee replacement." Hearing that phrase can make it feel as though the decision has already been made. But the reality is more complex. An x-ray may show cartilage loss, yet the true source of knee pain often involves much more than cartilage alone. Understanding this distinction is one of the most imp
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Avoid Knee Replacement in Dallas: When an X-Ray Does Not Tell the Whole Story
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Regen Experts powered by Pain Experts The Question Many Patients Ask “My doctor told me I’m a candidate for knee replacement surgery based on my x-ray.” This is one of the most common things I hear from patients who visit my clinic. Often the x-ray shows advanced arthritis or what is sometimes described as “bone-on-bone” cartilage loss. When patients hear this, it can feel like the path forward has already been decided. But in many cases, an x-ra
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