Chronic Pain – Mayfield Brain & Spinal Column

New relief available for patients with painful diabetic condition

August 19, 2021 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, PM&R, Spine Care

Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in July cleared the way for a new spinal cord stimulation system to treat chronic pain associated with diabetic neuropathy – and Mayfield is

Mayfield’s position on medical marijuana explained

March 24, 2020 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Integrative Medicine, PM&R, Spine Care, Wellness

By Marc Orlando, MD I hear the question several times a week: Do doctors at Mayfield Brain & Spine prescribe medical marijuana? The short answer, at this time, is that Mayfield physicians

Stuck at home with spine pain? 10 tips to help you feel better

March 18, 2020 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Spine Care, Uncategorized, Wellness

By Lisa Cleveland, PT If the COVID-19 emergency has forced you to delay seeking spine care, we feel your pain. Perhaps you are quarantined at home. Perhaps your physician is not seeing

When to get a second opinion: a Q&A with Dr. Chris McPherson

February 10, 2020 Cliff Peale Brain Aneurysm, Brain Tumors, Chiari, Chronic Pain, Complex Spinal Deformity, PM&R, skull base, Spine Care, Stroke, Trigeminal Neuralgia

You are hardly alone if a significant medical diagnosis has stopped you in your tracks and caused you to wonder whether you should get a second opinion. Christopher McPherson, MD, a neurosurgeon

Losing weight when your back hurts: it can be done!

November 16, 2018 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Spine Care

By Lisa Cleveland, PT We see it every day at Mayfield Physical Therapy: patients who are between a rock and a hard place. They are hurting; they need to strengthen and stretch;

Making the most of your spine surgery

January 24, 2018 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Spine Care

By William Tobler, MD Most people who undergo elective spine surgery have seen it coming for weeks, months, or even years. They have been in pain or discomfort for an extended period,

Managing our expectations about pain

June 22, 2017 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain

By Tann Nichols, MD For as long as there has been sentient life on earth, there has been pain. And for most of human history, it has been grim. Our ancestors endured

Opioids: Eight things to know

February 28, 2017 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Physical Therapy, Spine Care

As the opioid crisis in America unfolds with stories of addiction, overdoses, and unintended deaths, opioid medications continue to play an important role in certain medical situations. Matthew Merz, MD, a physical

Leaning vegan: A natural strategy against chronic pain

February 23, 2017 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Physical Therapy, Spine Care

By Robert Whitten, MD, and Mary Kemper If you suffer with chronic pain, some changes in your diet could improve your health. Foods can either raise or lower the levels of inflammation

New life for Celebrex (and arthritis sufferers) after clinical trial

December 2, 2016 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Research

By Donald Carruthers, MD The results of the PRECISION trial (Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Celecoxib Integrated Safety vs. Ibuprofen Or Naproxen) warrant a reevaluation of prescribing habits for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

Living well on the pain scale with spinal cord stimulators

February 3, 2016 Cliff Peale Chronic Pain, Spine Care

Spinal cord stimulators are unlikely to eliminate pain completely, but they can bring most individuals back into the happy fold of daily activities. That was the message delivered by Mayfield Clinic specialists