pain – Mayfield Brain & Spinal Column

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

Pillow basics from the Mayfield Physical Therapy team

January 27, 2017 Cliff Peale Physical Therapy, Spine Care

How are you sleeping? That is one of the first questions Lisa Cleveland, PT, asks her patients at Mayfield Physical Therapy. “Inflammation in the body is greater at night,” Ms. Cleveland says.