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Spine & Nerve
by Brian Joves, M.D.
We are physicians who practice pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation, and believe that the main goal of practice is to improve the quality of life of our patients and communities. We will dive deep into the world of modern pain management to help healthcare providers and consumers understand various diagnoses, treatment options, and the changing landscape of pain management.This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not medical advice.
Episodes
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Wellness isn't a biohack!
Wellness is one of the most overused words in medicine. It's also one of the most important. Not because of biohacks or trends — but because the fundamentals of how we build a body, mind, and life that lasts are consistently overlooked in favor of short-term fixes. In this episode, I break down...
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Anything but SAD (Standard American Diet)- Nutrition, Cancer, and Pain
In this episode, Dr. Brian Joves shares a personal journey of confronting cancer and how it reshaped his perspective on nutrition. Despite the fact that most physicians receive only a few hours of formal training in nutrition, diet remains one of the most powerful—and underutilized—tools in...
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Wellness, Pain and an Expanded Journey
In this episode, I take a step back from the usual discussions on interventional pain medicine to share something deeply personal. Recently, I was diagnosed with oral cancer—an unexpected and humbling moment that has given me a new lens through which to look at health, wellness, and the work we…
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Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Updates: Exploring Emerging Evidence in Pain Medicine
In this episode of the Spine & Nerve Podcast, Dr. Brian Joves and Dr. Jason Kung dive into the evolving world of peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS). As the field of pain medicine continues to progress, new studies are offering more insights into advanced therapies for challenging conditions like...
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Pain Medicine’s Identity Crisis and the Future of Training with Dr. Scott Pritzlaff
Episode Overview: In this episode, Dr. Brian Joves sits down with Dr. Scott Pritzlaff, an esteemed pain management specialist and the residency program director at UC Davis, to tackle some big questions on the current state and future of pain medicine. They dive into Dr. Pritzlaff's recent...
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Leading and Growing as a Physician with Dr. Richard Winters
In this episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Brian Joves sits down with Dr. Richard Winters, an emergency physician, leadership coach, and author, to discuss leadership, coaching, and the unique challenges physicians face as they transition into leadership roles. Whether you're early in your...
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Unpacking Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Is an ASC the Right Move for Your Pain Medicine Practice?
The Pros and Cons of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) vs. Office-Based Procedure SuitesWelcome back to another insightful episode! Today, we’re diving deep into a topic that’s been on the minds of many healthcare providers: the differences between Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and…
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Reviewing the CA Medical Board Pain Guidelines
In this episode of The Spine & Nerve Podcast, Dr. Jason Kung and Dr. Brian Joves break down the new California opioid guidelines with insights that every healthcare provider and pain management specialist should know. Our doctors explore the latest guidelines from the California Medical Board,...
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Unlocking the Power of Fitness in Aging with Mike Ochoa, DPT
In this episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, join Brian Joves, MD for an enlightening conversation with Mike Ochoa, DPT, a passionate advocate for fitness in aging populations. Dr. Mike brings valuable insights into the importance of exercise, particularly weightlifting, in promoting longevity…
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Journal club: Innovations and insights in Neuromodulation
Episode Summary:Join Dr. Jason Kung and Dr. Brian Joves for an in-depth discussion on the latest in neuromodulation. This episode covers a range of topics from the North American Neuromodulation Society 2024 Annual Meeting highlights to a journal club traversing the topics of spinal cord...
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A Year in Review: Global Insights, Spinal Health, and Looking Ahead to 2024
In this episode of The Spine & Nerve Podcast, Dr. Dr. Jason Kung and Dr. Brian Joves have a reflective and forward-looking discussion as we transition from 2023 into 2024, sharing our podcast's journey, personal insights, biggest happenings in pain medicine, and anticipations for the new year. 1....
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Managing Chronic Pain through Education with Dr. Andrea Furlan
In this episode of the Spine & Nerve Podcast, Dr. Brian Joves has the distinct pleasure to welcome Dr. Andrea Furlan to the show. Dr. Furlan is a pain specialist in Toronto Canada. She is a physiatrist (specialist in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation). She holds a medical degree from the...
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Growing a strong and healthy thrower with Dr. Robert Bowers
In this episode of the Spine & Nerve Show, Dr. Robert Bowers joins Dr. Brian Joves to discuss the progression of young athletes in throwing sports, such as baseball. He emphasizes the importance of allowing children to play multiple sports and avoid specializing too early. Dr. Bowers also...
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To Anticoagulate or not to Anticoagulate with Interventional Spine Procedures
In this episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Jason Kung and Dr. Brian Joves delve into a comprehensive discussion surrounding anticoagulation guidelines and their implications in interventional pain procedures. With over a hundred thousand downloads and over 1,000 YouTube subscribers, we…
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Going it alone with Dr. Nikhil Verma
In this episode, we have a special guest, Dr. Nikhil Verma, who shares his inspiring journey from undergrad to establishing his own medical practice. Dr. Verma opens up about the challenges he faced, the pivotal moments that shaped his career, and the lessons he learned along the way. Join us as…
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Find yourself a health coach with Dr. Hunter Vincent
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, we have a return guest! Dr. Hunter Vincent returns to the show to chat with Dr. Brian Joves about health coaches and how they can help your patients to be more successful in their journey with and through chronic pain. In this episode we'll...
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IPGs, Artificial Intelligence and Cochrane! An SCS Update with Dr. Jason Kung and Dr. Brian Joves
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Jason Kung and Dr. Brian Joves try to digest all the recent happenings in the world of neuromodulation. They address: Internal Pulse Generators Artificial Intelligence The Cochran Study Listen as the doctors get excited, frustrated, and try...
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Allow us to Introduce Dr. Jason Kung
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve Podcast we would like to introduce you all to the newest member of the Spine & Nerve family... Dr. Jason Kung. Jason Kung, MD, is a board-eligible anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician who joined Spine & Nerve last year. Listen in as Brian...
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Spinal stenosis
In this week's episode we take a deep dive into lumbar spinal stenosis, discussing the underlying disease process as well as treatment options in the medical literature. The studies referenced in this podcast are given at the end of the podcast. This is meant for education and entertainment only,...
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Movement as Medicine with Evan Hauger, DPT
In this week's episode of The Spine & Nerve Podcast, Evan Hauger, DPT joins Brian Joves, MD to discuss movement as medicine. Dr. Evan Hauger Evan specializes in sports physical therapy, strength, and conditioning. He knows the ins & outs of injury from years of personal experience. Growing up, he...
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Trauma Informed Care with Krystyna Holland, DPT
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Julie Hastings connects with Dr. Krystyna Holland, PT, DPT to learn about trauma informed care. Trauma informed care has many definitions, including some fantastic work done by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration....
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Infectious Spondylodiscitis
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Drs. Nicolas Karvelas and Brian Joves discuss infectious spondylodiscitis, a relatively rare inflammatory process involving an intervertebral disc and the adjacent vertebral bodies. Spondylodiscitis has a prevalence of about 4-24 per million…
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Journal Club: Interventional Options to Treat Persistent Pelvic Pain Syndrome
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Drs. Julie Hastings, Nicolas Karvelas, and Brian Joves present a journal club on interventional management of patients with persistent pelvic pain syndrome. Three different interventions are covered in the articles presented, showing a range on...
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Allow us to Re-Introduce Dr. Raman Gurai - A Journey Through a Distant Land to Achieve Your Goals
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Joves welcomes Dr. Raman Gurai back to the show. Dr. Gurai walks us through his journey in medicine and how he took the road less traveled to achieve his goals and dreams! Dr. Gurai's Bio: Dr. Raman Gurai is a board certified Physical...
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Pelvic Physical Therapy with Dr. Julie Hastings and Dr. Shereen Sairafi
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Julie Hastings sits down with Shereen Sairafi, PT, DPT, WCS to discuss all things pelvic physical therapy related. Pelvic floor physical therapists play an integral role in helping patients who have urinary, bowel, or sexual dysfunction, as...
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Back to Basics: Persistent Pelvic Pain with Drs. Julie Hastings and Brian Joves
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Julie Hastings and Dr. Brian Joves go back to basics and give us an overview of persistent pelvic pain. Persistent pelvic pain is defined as non malignant pain that is present for more than six months. It may or may not be associated with a...
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100: Allow us to Introduce Dr. Julie Hastings - Be Willing to Learn, Grow, and Ask for Help
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves celebrate the 100th episode and welcome Dr. Julie Hastings to the show! We are so appreciative of the support, and love to hear the feedback from all of you. We never imagined that we would make 100...
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Post Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV2/ Long COVID with Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Brian Joves is joined by a very special guest, Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, to discuss Long COVID, otherwise known as Post Acute Sequalae of SARS CoV2 (PASC). Long COVID is defined as a condition in which a patient continues with symptoms…
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Post Herpetic Neuralgia: a review and journal club
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves discuss Post Herpetic Neuralgia (PHN), the most common complication of Herpes Zoster (also known as Shingles, which is caused by reactivation of the Varicella Zoster Virus). PHN is defined by pain that is...
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Back (to Basic Physiology to Look) to the Future: Selective Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Modulators
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Drs. Nicolas Karvelas and Brian Joves take a look back at basic physiology to try to look into the future. An area of research that has really piqued the interest of Dr. Karvelas in recent years has been the discussion/possibility of selective...
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Case Report: Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Drs. Nicolas Karvelas and Brian Joves discuss a clinical case regarding a patient with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome (PSPS). To review, PSPS is not a single diagnosis, but rather an encompassing term that includes persistent painful disease…
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Journal Club: Landmark Articles for Treating Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves discuss landmark articles regarding the treatment of patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome (PSPS). PSPS is a new term that was recently proposed by an expert international committee to describe...
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Back to Basics: Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves go back to Basics with a twist - the doctors discuss Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome (PSPS). PSPS is a new term that was recently proposed by an expert international committee to describe patients with...
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The Surgeon's Perspective: Cervical Myelopathy with Dr. Erich Anderer
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Brian Joves is joined by a very special guest to continue the discussion on Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM). Dr. Erich Anderer joins the podcast today to give us the surgeon's perspective on DCM. During his day job as the Chief of...
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Back to Basics: Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves discuss Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM). DCM, previously called cervical spondylotic myelopathy, is defined as neurologic injury to the cervical spinal cord due to various age-related degenerative...
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Case Report: Lumbar Discogenic Pain
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves present a case of an early 40s female physician who presented with about 1 year of back pain that was progressively impacting her marathon training. Listen as the doctors talk through this case...
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Journal Club: Regenerative Medicine and Discogenic Pain
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves dive deeper into lumbar discogenic pain and discuss a recent publication reviewing the evidence for regenerative therapies in the management of discogenic pain. Regenerative medicine and orthobiologic...
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Back to Basics: Lumbar Discogenic Pain
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves go back to basics and introduce the topic of lumbar discogenic pain. Lumbar discogenic pain is defined as a painful disease process due to compromise of the lumbar disc and is very common, with most…
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Case Report: Lumbar Facet Joint pain
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves present a case of a relatively young patient with lumbar facetogenic pain in the setting of spondylolisthesis with some level of dynamic instability. There is strong evidence for the treatment of lumbar...
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Journal Club: Interventions for Lumbar Facetogenic Pain
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves continue the discussion on lumbar facetogenic pain with a journal club. Lumbar spondylosis with a primary pain generator of facet joint pain is a common pathology that can have a significant negative…
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Back to Basics: Lumbar Facet Joint Pain / Lumbar Spondylosis
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves introduce the topic of pain coming from the lumbar facet joints - specifically when it is related to the general aging and degeneration of the spine (also known as spondylosis). Lumbar facetogenic pain is...
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Case Report: Acute on Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves wrap up the series on lumbar radiculopathy with a case presentation. This is a case of a young man who presented with a severe acute on chronic lumbar radiculopathy after the holidays. As he was already...
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Journal Club: Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Review of Lumbar Tranforaminal Epidurals Steroid Injection
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves review a recent meta-analysis of transforaminal epidural steroid injections. This continues off of their conversation about lumbar radiculopathy. Epidural injections to treat pain have been around for…
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Back to Basics: (Acute) Lumbar Radiculopathy
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves review lumbar radiculopathy. Lumbar radiculopathy is a common diagnosis in which there is irritation or compression of one or more nerve roots in the lumbar spine. Because these nerves travel to the hips,...
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Case Report: Myofascial pain syndrome
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Drs. Nicolas Karvelas and Brian Joves conclude the discussion regarding Myofascial Pain Syndromes through a case presentation. The doctors present a common clinical scenario where myofascial pain is causing significant negative impact on a...
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Journal Club: Neuroinflammation in Myofascial Pain Disorders
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves expand on the recent discussion of myofascial pain and discuss a recently published article that explored neuroinflammation. In the prior discussion, it was highlighted how prone chronic myofascial pain...
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Back to Basics: Myofascial Pain Syndrome
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve Podcast, Drs. Nicolas Karvelas and Brian Joves discuss a very underappreciated component of the chronic pain picture- myofascial pain syndrome. Myofascial pain is pain of the muscle and associated connective tissue. It typically presents as regional…
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Case Report: The Chronification of Pain - Low back pain in setting of chronic pancreatitis treated with long term opioids
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Brian Joves and Dr. Nicolas Karvelas expand on their recent discussion of pain chronification. The doctors discuss a fairly common scenario in which a patient with very chronic pain develops a relatively new pain condition. In this setting,...
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Journal Club - PNS for axial low back pain, impact on pain chronification
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve Podcast, Drs. Nicolas Karvelas and Brian Joves build on last week's episode on pain chronification and discuss a promising therapy for chronic axial low back pain: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS). PNS is an implanted device (in our discussion, a...
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Back to basics: the Chronification of Pain
In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves go back to the basics to discuss a fundamental topic: pain chronification. Pain chronification is defined as the process of acute pain progressing into chronic pain. Acute pain is a normal, predicted...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We are physicians who practice pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation, and believe that the main goal of practice is to improve the quality of life of our patients and communities. We will dive deep into the world of modern pain management to help healthcare providers and consumers understand various diagnoses, treatment options, and the changing landscape of pain management.This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only, and is not medical advice.
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Brian Joves, M.D.
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