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Orthopaedic Medicine vs Orthopaedic Surgery: Which Do You Need?
What non-surgical orthopaedic medicine treats, how it differs from orthopaedic surgery, and the situations where an operation is genuinely needed.
Steroid Side Effects: What Repeated Steroid Injections and Tablets Can Do
Steroids ease inflammation fast, but repeated shots and tablets can raise sugar, thin bones, weaken tendons and harm the hip. Know the risks and safer options.
Vitamin D and B12 Deficiency: Hidden Causes of Body and Joint Pain
Aching bones, weak muscles or tingling feet? Low vitamin D or B12 may be the hidden cause. Signs, tests, safe correction and how Dr Heal treats the pain.
Functional Medicine for Chronic Pain: Treating the Whole Person
How functional medicine finds what keeps pain going: blood sugar, weight, vitamin D, B12, thyroid, sleep and stress, plus which tests matter and how we treat.
Second Opinion Before Spine Surgery or Injections: Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Advised spine surgery or a steroid injection? When a second opinion helps, which reports to bring, and the questions to ask before you decide.
Pain After Spine Surgery: Why It Happens and What Can Still Help
Still in pain after back or neck surgery? Why pain can persist or return, red flags to watch for, and the steroid-free care that can still help.
Back Pain Treatment for People With Diabetes: Why Steroid-Free Care Matters
Diabetic with back or leg pain? How steroids raise blood sugar, neuropathy vs sciatica, and safer steroid-free care for lasting relief.
Genicular Nerve Treatment for Long-Standing Knee Arthritis Pain
Genicular nerve block and RFA can ease long-standing knee arthritis pain for months. How they work, limits, risks and Dr Heal’s steroid-free approach.
Gel Injections for Knee Arthritis: How Hyaluronic Acid Works
How hyaluronic acid gel injections work in knee arthritis, who they may suit, what the evidence shows, side effects, and Dr Heal’s steroid-free approach.
PRP Injection for Knee Pain: Who Can Benefit?
What a PRP knee injection involves, who may benefit, what the evidence shows, side effects, and how it compares with gel and steroid injections.