Physicians like our own Dr. Derron Wilson, director of the Interventional Pain Management Center at Goodman Campbell Brain & Spine, are constantly exploring new ways to help patients who suffer from hard-to-treat pain. That’s because every patient is different, and what works for some may be completely ineffective for others. Take, for example, the pain […]

When you’re a smoker, it never seems like a good time to quit. Maybe you’re in the middle of a stressfulwork project, or maybe you’re waiting for a big milestone—your birthday, say, or New Year’s Day. Maybe you just enjoy the ritual of taking a few minutes for yourself to get away, have that cigarette, […]

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects an estimated 10 million Americans, and millions more worldwide. But as surgical procedures have progressed, treatments have become both more effective and less invasive than ever. Here’s what you need to know about epilepsy, and about how it can be treated. What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a disorder […]

Knowing more about your health and understanding it better can make a big difference. During the third week of October, National Health Education Week honors the role health education can play in improving public health. So this week, we thought we’d look at a common patient question: why health issues like diabetes, obesity, and tobacco use might […]

The Third Annual Brain Bolt 5K topped both our participant and fundraising expectations. This year’s October 7 event attracted more than 420 registrants as well as repeat and first-time sponsors who together helped raise more than $93,000 to support traumatic brain injury research. Under sunny skies at the Carmel Gazebo in Carmel, IN, Brain Bolt […]

Our understanding of concussions has come a long way since the 1970s. Back then, concussions were considered a psychological disease, not something with a physical basis. We now know that concussions are indeed physical, and can even lead to pathological brain changes. But we’re just beginning to understand why many of these changes occur. While […]

GCBS’ pain management specialist, Christopher Doran, MD, is the only physician in Indianapolis trained to treat patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee with a new non-surgical procedure known as COOLIEF Knee Rhizotomy. Doran says the new treatment so far has given his patients 80–90% relief from their chronic knee pain. We caught up with […]

In an address that included both personal history and life lessons, Maciej “Matt” Lesniak, MD, presented the 7th Annual Mealey Lecture in an informative talk titled, “Developmental Therapeutics: A Neurosurgeon’s Perspective,” on August 30 at Indiana University’s Goodman Hall Auditorium. Lesniak is the Michael J. Marchese Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Northwestern […]

September 22 marks the 10th annual Fall Prevention Awareness Day, and that makes this a great time to talk about how you can keep yourself or a loved one safe. At least 1 in 4 Americans 65-years-and-Older will experience a fall, which make falls a leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries in older adults. Given its […]