Considering The Mind – 08.02.2014

Dr. Mark Skellie, Psy.D., provides insight on the mental health services he offers patients of Louisiana Pain Specialists and on coping with chronic pain By Lucey Wright, M.S. Dr. Mark Skellie has a profound and distinctive understanding of pain. While the physicians...

Implant New Spinal Cord Stimulation Device

Louisiana Pain Specialists Becomes First in Southeast Louisiana to Implant New Spinal Cord Stimulation Device Dr. Nomen Azeem with Louisiana Pain Specialists is the first in Southeast Louisiana to implant the Protégé™ IPG, the world’s first and only neurostimulation...

Age-related Back Pain Can Strike Sooner Than You Think

According to the National Institute of Health, many people have their first significant back pain episode between the age of 30 and 40. You read that correctly: age-related back pain can strike as young as 30 years old! In fact, back pain is the leading cause of...

Leveling Up

How Mid-Level Practitioners participate in a Team-Based Approach to Pain Management– By Lucey Wright, M.S. Suzanne Lancaster’s interest in nursing started young, as a little girl growing up in a small town near Monroe, Louisiana. “I knew I wanted to go into a...

Happenings Spring/Summer Quarter 2014

May May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Scientific evidence has strongly demonstrated that it is safe for almost everyone to do moderate intensity physical activity, so take advantage of May’s beautiful weather and get active! Bayou Boogaloo and Greek...