The physicians of Arizona Pain Specialists have been awarded prestigious honors including "Top Doctor" by Phoenix Magazine, "America's Top Physician" and "Patients' Choice Award".
Research
The research department at Arizona Pain Specialists is a vital part of our practice. Through research and publication, our physicians not only benefit from their studies, but share their knowledge in major medical journals. Those journals often aid in medical advancement, and are consistently used for the benefit of other physicians and specialists. Current studies include:
- chronic headaches with fibromyalgia
- refractory axial low back pain
- neuropathic foot pain
- neuropathic foot & leg pain (neuropathy)
- chronic daily headaches
- global pain scale
Published Studies and articles include:
Post-Thoracotomy Syndrome With Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation
- A Case study involving a 61-year-old female with a long-standing history of post-laminectomy syndrome and more recent onset of post-thoracotomy syndrome. The patient sustained a fall three years prior, which resulted in multiple rib and vertebral fractures requiring her initial lumbothoracic surgeries. One year following, the patient developed a spontaneous vertebral compression fracture with cord compression, lower extremity weakness, and severe pain requiring a thoracic corpectomy and revision of her previous fusion. – By Tory L. McJunkin, M.D., Nicole Berardoni, M.D., Paul J. Lynch, M.D., and Jacob Amrani, M.D.
Neurostimulation for Pain
- A in-depth explanation of neurostimulation such as spinal cord stimulation and peripheral nerve stimulation for treating chronic pain, abdominal pain, pelvic pain, and ilionguinal pain. Published article also includes two case studies involving neurostimulation- By Tory L. McJunkin, M.D., Paul J. Lynch, M.D., Nicole Berardoni, M.D.
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty:
- An extensive explanation article on the cause of a vertebro compression fractures and the effective intervention treatment for vertebral compression fractures. This article also included helpful information on preventing compression fractures in osteoporosis patients. – By Paul J. Lynch, M.D., Nicole Berardoni, M.D.
