ADVANCED SPINE AND PAIN BLOG
Is Your Lower Back Pain Serious?
How do you know when your lower back pain is serious? Check out this article by Steven S. Hughes, MD of Spine Health. Image from Spine-health
Epidural Steroid Injections
Epidural steroid injections are among the most common procedures performed in pain clinics. It is a safe and effective procedure for several common causes of pain. The same principles discussed here also apply to the cervical and, less commonly, thoracic spine. This...
What is a Pain Medicine Specialist?
Training To be board-certified in the field of Pain Medicine, a doctor completes a residency in a specialty, such as Anesthesiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or Neurology. Primary board certification in the field of residency training can then be...
Meet Dr. Joyal
Dr. Joyal is a licensed physician with board certifications in Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. After graduating from Brigham Young University in Neuroscience in 2004, he then earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of...