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Your appointment is next Tuesday at 2 PM. You’ve been living with this pain for months, maybe years, and you finally made the call to Arizona Pain and Spine Institute. But now that it’s real, the anxiety is setting in. What will they do to me? Will they think I’m drug-seeking? What if they can’t […]
If you’re reading this from your home in Mesa or Gilbert, chances are you’re doing so carefully, maybe adjusting your position to avoid that sharp twinge in your lower back or that grinding sensation in your neck. You’re not alone. In fact, with our East Valley population boom—Gilbert alone has grown 30% in the last
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Twenty years ago, if you told someone in Sun City that their worn-out knee could be regenerated with cells from amniotic fluid, they’d have thought you were spinning tales from a science fiction novel. Today, that same person might be hiking Camelback Mountain thanks to exactly that treatment. The landscape of pain management in Arizona
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The prescription bottle sits on your nightstand, and you stare at it with a mixture of need and dread. Maybe it’s oxycodone from your back surgery. Perhaps tramadol for your arthritis. Or hydrocodone that started as a short-term solution three years ago. You know the statistics—Arizona lost 1,660 people to opioid overdoses last year alone.
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If you’re like most Medicare beneficiaries in Phoenix, you probably threw away that thick Medicare & You handbook that arrived last month. Who has time to decode 150 pages of government speak? But buried in that bureaucratic tome are changes that could directly affect whether you can afford the pain treatment you need. The good
You’ve named them. Those spots between your shoulder blades that feel like marbles under your skin. The one on the left you call “Fred.” The stubborn one near your neck that’s been there so long it feels like part of your anatomy. Your massage therapist works on them, your spouse rubs them, you’ve even bought
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The MRI shows it clearly—the fusion didn’t take. Or maybe it did, but you’re still in pain. Your surgeon is suggesting another procedure. Maybe clean out some scar tissue. Perhaps extend the fusion to another level. But deep down, you’re wondering: “What if this surgery fails too?” You’re not alone in this fear. Studies show
It’s been exactly 12 weeks since your medial branch block. You know because you’ve been counting. For three glorious months, you could bend without wincing. Sleep through the night. Pick up your grandkids without that sharp catch in your lower back. But this morning, that familiar ache returned. By afternoon, the stiffness was back. By
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You came home from deployment, but part of you never left. The hypervigilance that kept you alive overseas now keeps you awake at night. Your shoulders stay locked at attention even when you’re “relaxing.” Your neck aches from constantly scanning for threats. The VA prescribed muscle relaxers and offered you opioids, but you’ve seen too
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You’ve seen the ads. Maybe even gotten a quote. “$3,500 for stem cells in Tijuana! Save 80% compared to the US!” Your knee hurts every morning. The surgeon wants to replace it, but you’re not ready for that. Your friend flew to Mexico last year for stem cells and swears by it. But your spouse
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