Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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  1. Pain Rehabilitation Center Offers Freedom From Debilitating Symptoms

    Carolyn Judson repeatedly tried to no avail to get to the bottom of the episodes of shaking, sensitivity to touch and other mysterious symptoms that drastically affected her quality of life. Then she came to Mayo Clinic where she was referred to a three-week program that she says gave her her life back. Carolyn Judson [...]

  2. Back on Her Feet and Pain-Free

    Doris Jessesski tried a host of treatments to ease her chronic back pain, but nothing worked. Then a Mayo Clinic Pain Medicine specialist recommended a new type of spinal cord stimulator. That did the trick. Today, Doris' debilitating back pain is gone. When Doris Jessesski had spine surgery in 2004 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, [...]

  3. Back in the Game After Pain Rehabilitation

    At 35, Tyler McDonald felt like his best years were behind him. Affected by mystifying mobility issues and severe pain, he needed a cane and heavy pain medications to move through his days. Withdrawn and depressed, Tyler's outlook was grim -- until he met a Mayo Clinic neurologist who opened a door that led Tyler [...]

  4. Defeating Foot Pain With Neurostimulation

    Unrelenting foot pain dictated Valerie Nicolaison's life for years. It eventually took away her ability to drive, cook, walk and stand. In 2018, however, Valerie's pain met its match when she received a device that stops pain signals in their tracks.   There was a time in her life that Valerie Nicolaison didn't think she would [...]
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March 30, 2021

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