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Herniated Disc
Herniated Disc Groin Pain: Causes, Diagnosis & Relief

By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on September 9, 2026 Disclaimer: The contents provided in…

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Workers Compensation
850 Million Claims Denied Every Year. Your Pain Shouldn’t Wait for Their Approval

By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MDBoard Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on: September 3, 2026 Disclaimer: The contents provided in this…

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Pain Management
Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulator Review: Why It Fails To Treat Your Pain

By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on September 2, 2026 Disclaimer: The contents provided in…

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Back Pain
Your RFA Keeps Wearing Off. Here’s the Patented Fix That Works The First Time.

By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on September 1, 2026 Disclaimer: The contents provided in…

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Neck Pain
Beyond the Ache: When Neck Pain Triggers Headaches, Nausea, and Arm Pain

By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on August 27, 2026 Disclaimer: The contents provided in…

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Pain Management
Why Pain Management Isn’t Ending Your Chronic Pain: The Untreated Disc

Pain management is built to control symptoms. Inflammation, nerve signaling, muscle guarding, these are what injections and medications target. What…

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Herniated Disc
Beyond Fusion and Injections: How Copper Nanoparticles Could Finally Heal the Annular Tear Itself

Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Published: August 26, 2026  Disclaimer: The contents provided in this article are…

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Spinal Fusion
5 Myths About Spinal Fusion: What Your Surgeon Isn’t Telling You

By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on August 25, 2026 Disclaimer: The contents provided in…

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Spine Surgery
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: Why the Pain Came Back and What It Actually Means

If you had a spinal fusion, a laminectomy, or a discectomy and the pain came back, or never fully left,…

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Uncategorized
Fibromyalgia or Disc Injury? How to Tell the Difference

A disc injury is damage to one of the cushioning discs that sit between the vertebrae in your spine. The…

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Pain Management
Facet Block Injection: What It Is, How It Works, and When You Need One

By Dr. Ara J. Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on August 20, 2026 Disclaimer: The contents provided in…

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Spine Health
Understanding Radiculopathy: Pain, Diagnosis, and Advanced Treatments

By Dr. Ara Deukmedjian, MD Board Certified Neurosurgeon Medically reviewed on Aug 19, 2026 Disclaimer: Information provided on this page is…

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