Hemifacial Spasm is a neurological condition in which the muscles on one side of the face begin to involuntarily twitch or contract. The intensity of this condition can vary widely and while it occurs in both men and women, it more commonly affects middle-aged to elderly women. Causes Usually...

A couple of our recent blogs have been about serious brain conditions that were found because of an extreme headache. Of course, most of the time a headache is just a headache and not a sign of impending doom; you can drink a glass of water, take a pain reliever or a nap and you’ll be just fine. ...

Dr. Christopher Winfree from the Peripheral Nerve Center and Pain Center spoke to his peers at the recent American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting in two sessions. First he was a faculty member in a hands-on course detailing the anatomy of the nerves in the neck and arms....

Imagine one day you stub your toe and the pain that would usually go away after a day or so, just keeps getting worse. Then the pain spreads to your whole foot which turns red and starts to swell. After a while your whole lower leg gets involved, you are having trouble walking and you can't...

A Neurosurgeon can do a lot but isn't usually the first doctor a person with foot pain sees. A visit to this kind of surgeon usually comes after rest, medication, injections, physical therapy, and possibly other types of surgery have not fixed the problem. Our own neurosurgeon Dr. Christopher Winf...

Sometimes a patient with back pain has tried everything, pain killers, physical therapy, injections, even surgery, and still has pain. This is where specialists like Dr. Christopher Winfree from our Pain Center come in.  He can surgically implant a spinal nerve root stimulator (SNRS) to block...