Why we don’t take your insurance I understand that people can be hesitant when they hear that I don’t take insurance, but it’s actually of benefit to my patients. I don’t take insurance so that I can provide premium care to my patients that is customized for the individual patient and their condition rather than being tailored to an [...]

The Brain and Pain Just how powerful is the mind? The brain controls the body. It is one of the most complex and powerful structures that we know about in the animal kingdom. When doctors talk about pain coming from your brain they aren’t saying that “it’s all in your head.” That saying implies that someone is making [...]

SUFFER FROM PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME WHAT IS PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME? The piriformis muscle is one of those muscles that most people don’t know much about, but greatly effects our everyday lives as well as our athletic careers. The piriformis muscle is thought to help externally rotate the hip or in other words turn the foot outwards. It plays a role [...]

SUFFER FROM A ROTATOR CUFF INJURY? Rotator cuff injuries are a common sports injury that is prevalent in the Fox Chapel, and greater Pittsburgh areas. The rotator cuff is made up of 4 muscles in the shoulder. The 4 muscles are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. While there are a number of conditions that can involve the rotator [...]