My Pain Story
MY PAIN STORY: A Veteran’s Story with Pain
The following My Pain Story is by our Santa Monica-based patient, Todd R. He is a retired U.S. veteran, and before seeing us, was in a physically optimal condition. Earlier in 2012, he began seeing Dr. Hersel for his chronic low back pain. Here is his story… Before I was a PMIR patient, I served…
Read MoreMY PAIN STORY: “To say it’s changed my life sounds cliché, but it has”
The following post is written by our patient, Cody T., from Santa Monica, CA. He received a stellate ganglion block from Dr. Nguyen. He speaks about his experience with pain, and how PMIR helped him get his life back. Last October 30th, I slipped in my new leather-soled boots on some wooden stairs in a…
Read MoreHow Yoga Helped My Cancer Recovery
As a part of our series on cancer and cancer pain in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, guest blogger, Claire Petretti, E-RYT, NASM-CPT, shares her experience with cancer, and how yoga helped her recovery. She specializes in Yoga, Yoga for Cancer Recovery, and Pilates. In January 2010, I was on top of the world…
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