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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
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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Nov 174 min read
Back Pain That Won’t Go Away with Rest or Stretching? Here’s What It’s Really Telling You
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Why Your Back Pain That Won’t Go Away—Even with Rest and Stretching You’ve tried...
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Jul 222 min read
When Robots Enter Medicine: The Future of Interventional Joint and Spine Care
By Deborah Westergaard, MD Pain Experts The Problem: Will Robots Replace Interventional Physicians? Advances in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have transformed many areas of medicine, from assisting surgeons in operating rooms to analyzing complex diagnostic imaging. Recent reports even showcase robots performing precise surgical tasks, like needle manipulation and suturing, with skill comparable to human doctors. While we don’t yet have robots performing intervent
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Dec 9, 20243 min read
Pain Experts Talk Episode 3 - How to Avoid Back Surgery
IWhile surgery is sometimes necessary for severe spinal conditions, many cases can be managed with non-surgical treatments. At Pain Experts, we collaborate closely with world-class spine and orthopedic surgeons to ensure you receive the most appropriate care for your condition. Our goal is to explore innovative, non-surgical treatments whenever possible while maintaining a patient-first approach. By integrating advanced regenerative medicine techniques with the expertise of t
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Dec 7, 20241 min read
The World is Changing Faster Than Ever: Preserve the Joints You Want to Keep
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Every so often, life offers a moment of stillness. Mine arrived over dinner with a friend of nearly three decades, a reminder of how quickly time escapes us. One moment we are building our careers, certain of our future paths; the next, we look up and wonder how 25 years passed in a blink. The truth is undeniable:The world we are living in now is not the world we lived in even six years ago.Not medically. Not economical
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Orthobiologic myth number 11 “PRP Doesn’t Work” A Misinterpretation of Technique, Not Science
By Deborah Westergaard, MD | Pain Experts | Dallas–Plano Recently, a patient shared that during his MRI, a radiology technologist told him, “PRP really doesn’t work for most people.” The statement wasn’t malicious but it was incomplete. And for patients trying to make informed decisions, incomplete information is often the most damaging kind. “PRP Doesn’t Work” A Misinterpretation of Technique, Not Science When you hear that PRP is unreliable, the issue is almost never the
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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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