Maximize Life: Advances in Pain Treatment

Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago
  • 5.0 (6)
  • MEDICINE

Maximize Life is an informative podcast targeted to patients living with pain. We aim to let people know what are their options for treatment.

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    #7: Facet Joint Pain

    In this episode, we discuss the most common cause of low back and neck pain. Facet joints are the load-bearing parts of the posterior spine. We talk about the most common treatment for this type of pain.

    12 min

  2. 12/31/2025

    #6: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

    In this episode, we discuss peripheral nerve stimulation as a non-invasive, effective pain treatment option for many different areas of the body. We focus mostly on the Sprint PNS system which utilizes a 60-day treatment period with no permanent implantation to provide prolonged pain relief.

    22 min

  3. 12/18/2025

    #5: The Minuteman Procedure

    In this episode, we discuss the Minuteman procedure. The Minuteman procedure is a non-surgical option for patients suffering from low back and leg pain which is worse with extension of the spine or standing and relieved with flexion of the spine or sitting.

    25 min

  4. 11/26/2025

    #4: Vertebrogenic Low Back Pain

    In this episode, we discuss vertebrogenic low back pain, sometimes referred to as disc pain. This is a common cause of low back pain which was previously very difficult to treat. We discuss a new therapy which is being used to treat this type of pain - basivertebral nerve ablation or the "Intracept" procedure.

    14 min

  5. 11/20/2025

    #3: Low Back Pain

    In this episode, we briefly discuss the most common causes of low back pain and the procedures that can be done to treat this pain. In future episodes, we will dive deeper into each individual topic.

    13 min

  6. 11/18/2025

    #2: Acute vs Chronic Pain

    In this episode, we talk about the differences between acute, subacute, and chronic pain. When does acute pain become subacute pain? When does pain become chronic? And, what does all of this mean in terms of my pain?

    13 min

  7. 11/18/2025

    #1: Introduction

    Welcome to the Pain Podcast. Your hosts are interventional pain medicine physicians, Dr. Scott Glaser and Dr. Sean Powers. They currently practice at the Pain Specialists of Greater Chicago in Burr Ridge, Illinois. In this podcast, we will be discussing pain in a way that we hope every day people will understand. We'll answer questions like, "Why do I hurt?" and "What can be done about this pain?"

    22 min
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Maximize Life is an informative podcast targeted to patients living with pain. We aim to let people know what are their options for treatment.

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