Blog

16
Apr

Sciatica Treatment

It is recommended to treat sciatica as very early as possible in order to stay clear of the development of symptoms. Sciatica treatment may include both nonsurgical as well as surgical approaches. Commonly, nonsurgical techniques are tried initially. When the underlying cause is extreme and/or progressive neurological deficiencies such as leg weakness occurs, surgery may be indicated. Nonsurgical Treatment for
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6
Apr

Essential Items for Back Surgery Recovery

To help reduce the stress that goes along with spinal surgery, here's a detailed checklist of products that will aid you considerably throughout recovery, both in the healthcare facility and at residence. These tips are customized for anybody going through back or neck surgery that includes time at a medical facility, however much of them will relate to the recuperation
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16
Mar

StabiLink Blurb

When David Field, CEO, Southern Spine LLC, announced the launch of the company's new medical device, the StabiLink MIS Spinal Fixation System, (ithad recently been given its FDA clearance and CE Mark), he seemed to know from the outset that he and his team were really onto something. The minimally intrusive system was developed to supply spinal fixation in lumbar
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17
Feb

A Little Extra Love For The Joints Might Be Necessary

In February we talk about it being Valentines Day, love is in the air, and everything is about romance and the deepest love. But what about showing your joints some love? What about finally getting that swelling checked out? Or that twinge in your knee looked at? What about showing yourself a little bit of love this year, so that
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10
Feb

Opioid Pain Study

A stunning and somewhat reassuring study has been released that shows that when it comes to pain care, facilities like Summa Pain Care are starting to make a real difference in the lives of our patients and are taking a pretty big bite out of America’s opioid problem. The study published by JAMA Network open in a research letter reported
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18
Jan

When Your New Years Gym Resolution Backfires

So you’ve made your New Year’s Resolution to really hit the gym hard and shed those extra pounds! It’s a fantastic idea if you can make it ‘work out’ for you, but far too often people who either aren’t experienced in physical training or are merely a bit rusty or simply don’t know their limits and “overdo it”. Very frequently
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11
Jan

New Year’s Resolution that you can keep

How about a New Year’s Resolution that you can keep. You’ve been in pain… for a while now. Maybe it hasn’t been that severe… maybe you’ve just kept putting it on the back-burner because you had other things to handle in 2021. Either way, a year has gone by and your back, your neck, your joints some part of you
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22
Dec

Intracept New Years

After the New Year, many of us resolve to get into better shape, or change our diet and exercise. For some people the struggle is more intense and existential…some people are resolving to just stop living in pain in 2022. Other patients have been in pain medications and dealt with the deleterious effects on their bodies and lifestyles that their
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17
Dec

Avoiding Holiday Pain

There are potentially hundreds of ways to injure oneself around the holidays, (not the least of which is criticizing what you were given at the Secret Santa exchange.) Granted that’s typically where the services of Summa Pain Care come into play… after the pain starts. But in the spirit of the holiday, here are a few things that you can
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23
Nov

Give The Gift Of Pain Relief

Every year we thing about our families, friends and loved ones with the spirit of giving and of holiday cheer, and of course there are people that are very easy to shop for (they wear their interests and likes on their sleeves) and there are others who are particularly difficult to choose gifts for. In some of these cases, many
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