Man suffers in ways pain medicine never considers. A transcendence to suffering no specialty can reach. In it, compassion and wisdom can be born; in the one who suffers, and the one who stays beside them. Through it, something better. - Salvifici Doloris, JPII
Happy World Spine Day.
For over a decade I’ve helped people take their lives back from spine pain, most without surgery. If back pain is running your life, you have options. Let’s talk.
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Spine degeneration, a pinched nerve, or stenosis— none of these automatically ends in the operating room. Before you accept surgery as the only door left, get a second opinion.
Modern care can often relieve the pain, protect function, and keep you doing what you love.
Pain that starts in the neck and shoots down one arm is cervical radiculopathy. Treating it like a stiff neck is how people lose weeks of function they did not have to lose.
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Not every request is ready to become a treatment.
Not every feeling is a diagnosis.
Do no harm is listening without rushing.
It is protecting someone from a decision they cannot yet carry.
It is putting their long-term good above the pressure of the moment.
Anyone who walks down a street, works in a hospital, or uses transit knows that decriminalization did not save lives. It doesn't reduce usage or destroy less minds and bodies. It has been an exercise in our apathetic cruelty. 30,000 deaths in BC over the 5 years. Covid 19 took less than 7,000 in that time frame. https://t.co/QTq2rc0Q6W
Let’s get you back doing what you love. I specialize in reducing pain and improving function for athletes and everyday adults — call or tap the link in the bio.
Let’s get you back doing what you love. I specialize in reducing pain and improving function for athletes and everyday adults — call or tap the link in the bio.
On #VeteransDay2022, we honor our veterans. We thank you for your service, bravery, & the extraordinary sacrifice you and your families have made 🇺🇸
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👉 JOIN US for our headache medicine event with @PMRHeadacheMD! Dr. Mays specializes in headache medicine and mild traumatic brain injury, with an interest in post-traumatic headache.
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