Mrs. Wilkerson is a 55-year-old female with the history of borderline diabetes, hypertension, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Mrs. Wilkerson has been receiving medical treatment at Forum Pain Management Clinic for over five years. After conservative treatments had failed to resolve her pain, more aggressive pain management was initiated. Mrs. Wilkerson has had an implantable morphine pump for over four years and a spinal cord stimulator for over two years.

Mr. Otto is an 87-year-old gentleman diagnosed with spinal stenosis. As a result of his stenosis, he had constant pain in his lower back, hip, and leg. He received a series of three epidural injections, plus pain medications and physical therapy. His pain is now under control.

"The injection you gave me this morning, and I feel better already."

Mrs. Saulich is a 48-year-old female who suffers from chronic knee pain due to arthritis. She has undergone two arthroscopic surgeries on her left knee, one in 1989 and the other one in 1997. She is not a candidate for total knee arthroplasty due to her age. She did not respond to medications, physical therapy, or steroid injections. A Hyalgan injection was therefore recommended. She reports significant improvement in her pain since completing a series of five injections.

"Believe it or not, I took the first injection last week and my knee feels better already. I sleep much better. I could not believe such an improvement after one injection."

Mrs. Fanucci is an 84-year-old female with multiple medical problems. She is suffering from hypertension, heart failure, severe arthritis, cervical radiculopathy, bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, and anxiety disorder. She has been receiving treatment from Forum Pain Management Clinic off and on for the past four years. She is not a candidate for spine surgery. She has obtained significant temporary pain relief from lumbar and cervical epidural injections.

"I was in so much pain, I could not walk because of my leg pain. She gave me an epidural injection before I went to a trip to Europe. I did not know if I could go, but I traveled all over after the injection."

Mr. Longsworth is a 61-year-old male with history of diabetes, hypertension, cancer of prostate, chronic fatigue syndrome, and post-laminectomy pain syndrome. He underwent a series of three epidural injections with local anesthetic and steroid and obtained significant pain relief. He has also received extensive physical therapy and oral pain medications.

"Since I have been coming to her I have had relief. Yes, I will come back to her every time; I don't think I will go to anybody else."

Mrs. Barrett is a 67-year-old African American female. She has a history of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, post-laminectomy pain syndrome, multiple compression fractures, thyroid disease, and rheumatoid arthritis. Mrs. Barrett has undergone implantation of a spinal cord stimulator. This has helped her become more ambulatory, which has significantly improved her quality of life. She does require small doses of narcotic and other medications for additional pain relief.

Mrs. Schmitt is a 51-year-old female with history of reflex sympathetic dystrophy, chronic migraine headaches, chronic low back pain, electrolyte imbalance, cellulitis, edema of both feet, and chronic depression. She has been attending Forum Pain Management Clinic for over three years and has an implantable morphine pump for her pain. Her headaches are completely resolved and her pain is significantly reduced.

Mrs. Klott is a 69-year-old female with the history of cardiac disease, diabetes, peripheral vascular insufficiency, spinal stenosis, and degenerative joint disease. She has undergone implantation of a spinal cord stimulator for her pain. This has allowed her to walk with less pain and discomfort.