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If the idea of an interventional pain procedure has you wondering what to expect afterward, here is an honest look at the side effects, how common they really are, and what makes the difference between a routine recovery and a complication.

If you’ve been pushing through back pain and wondering whether it’s serious enough to see a specialist, this guide breaks down exactly what your pain score means and when it’s time to stop waiting.

Kate Hannon and Aidan Rezner reflect on a year of research, learning, collaboration, and growth as part of the Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine Gap Year Student Program. For the second year of the GCBS Gap Year Student Program, we once again had the privilege of working alongside two exceptional future physicians: Kate Hannon and […]

Through the centuries, humans have adjusted their bodies to accommodate all kinds of new trends and technologies. Unfortunately, bending ourselves into unnatural shapes leads to aches and pains. Today, our phones, tablets and laptops are the main culprits, resulting in a nagging pain often referred to as “tech neck.”  Paul Page, MD, a neurosurgeon and […]

Life can throw you a curveball, or in the case of former Indiana Miss Basketball and WNBA player Vicki Hall, it can hit you with a series of stealthy crossovers that show you, in Hall’s words “just how fragile but also how powerful the human body can be.” It’s difficult to fathom, but between 2018 […]

If you think interventional pain management is only for older patients, think again. This guide breaks down who actually qualifies, what the procedures involve, and why adults in their 30s and 40s may benefit more than they realize.

If you’ve been told to “just try physical therapy first” but your pain keeps coming back, an interventional pain specialist may be able to pinpoint and treat the exact source of your pain without surgery.

If you’re dealing with pain that won’t go away, understanding the three categories of pain management could be the difference between masking symptoms and actually treating the source.

When someone is living with Parkinson’s disease, what once was second nature can become difficult, if not impossible, especially when the benefits of medication begin to diminish. Mark R. Hoeprich, MD, has heard a lot of these stories.  A persistent tremor prevented one of his patients from tying his own flies so he gave up […]