Our Doctor comments on a recent article: “Steroid Injections Prove Effective in Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniations, Researchers say“   Dr. Sakai’s thoughts: This study examined a very specific patient population of young and healthy football players, but it certainly lends support to the use of epidural steroid injections for the treatment of pain due [...]

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Our Doctor comments on a recent article: “HealthPartners wants to further limit spine surgeries“ Dr. Sakai’s thoughts: “If you have significant spine pain that requires treatment, it is important to know what the options are to be able to make the best informed decision. There are certainly cases when surgery is necessary, such as in [...]

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Dr. Stojanovic comments on a recent article: “Rest won’t ease back pain; workout will“ “” 70% of Americans suffer from low back pain at some point in their lives. However, most people would think that when back pain occurs it is best to rest or lay down. This article supports what has been well documented [...]

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Dr. Stojanovic was quoted in a recent Boston Herald article: “Docs beg Congress to push RX Training“ “There’s a huge amount of abuse of these medications, all over the country, and it starts with someone, somewhere writing a prescription,” he said. “Our kids are growing up and are at risk, so we just want to [...]

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Our Doctors comment on a recent article: “Chronic Pain of Fibromyalgia Takes Toll on Everyday Life” Dr. Stojanovic’s Thoughts At a first glimpse, it seems that there is no known cause for fibromyalgia. That does not mean that the disease is caused by psychological factors, although due to the debilitating disease, people suffering from fibromyalgia [...]

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Our Doctors comment on recent article: ”US aims at its deadliest drug problem: painkillers“ PDF version Dr. Stojanovic’s thoughts: “The White House drug czar wants doctors, states and law enforcement working harder to stop America’s deadliest drug-abuse problem: highly addictive prescription painkillers. They are killing more people than heroin and cocaine combined as they foster a [...]

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