The Wellward Way Show

The holidays are here with all of their ups and downs, so in this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni review the top brain health tips, mental health tips, and physical health advice to help you so you can maintain your health and thrive this holiday time!

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni answer all of your questions about neuropathy. What exactly is it? How does this happen? What can be done with it? What is Wellward doing to bring in all of the best elements from multiple professions together to give patients their best potential outcome? Listen to this episode to learn all of this and more!

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Escaloni and Dr. Danesh cover degenerative disc disease. What is this? Why is this such a big deal? Why DON'T you need surgery? Find out all this and more on this episode!

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni dive in the world of carpal tunnel pain. The doctors discuss what exactly is the carpal tunnel, what the surgery is intended to do, why people have pain, and the number one reason someone can have pain at the carpal tunnel that surgery is guaranteed NOT to help. Listen to make sure that this doesn't happen to you!

In this episode Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni discuss what stem cells are when it comes to healing injuries and avoiding surgery. The doctors review different types of commonly used stem cells and how different people and different conditions may have a more favorable response to the differing types. Listen here so you know what will work best for you!

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni get into Platelet Rich Plasma, or PRP, and describe how it can help various conditions. They also dive into how to know if you're getting a good quality and effective product vs. something that barely passes as plasma. If you're trying to educate yourself about regenerative medicine and understand more about this controversial treatment, then this episode is for you!

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni discuss prolotherapy, what it is, how it works, and on what tissues it can be effective for non-surgical healing of tissues.

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni discuss recent research that has shown that painful cases of plantar fasciitis can last 10-15 years! Additionally, the doctors discuss methods to beat the odds so that the listeners do not become one of these statistics

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh, Dr. Escaloni, and psychologist Megan Begley review depression and suicide, why it's important to normalize conversation around this topic, and what cutting edge strategies are showing great promise to help pull people upward towards a better place

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast - Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni describe how complex the rehabilitation process is and why rehabilitation failure has become so common. From poor diagnostics on the front end, lack of communication between practitioners (and patients!), and difficulty in understanding nuances of different tissue rehab strategies, there are a multitude of reasons why an injury will not fully recovery with rehabilitation alone. This is a great episode for patients so they can ask good questions of their healthcare providers!

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni review how chronic stress and mental health conditions like depression affect our central nervous system, and the effects this has on the physical body. An absolute must listen for those who are struggling with chronic mental health conditions who are noticing that now they are unable to shake off the aches and pains that were previously so easy to recover from.

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcase - Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni dive into chronic migraines and headaches, then go even deeper into why the neck can be an untreated and under-appreciated source of symptoms in chronic headaches patients.

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni discuss historical and evolutionary understanding of low back pain, and how biases in medicine can effect pain and treatment for females vs. males. This episode will shed light on many unintentional treatment and research patterns that have emerged, with a call to action for clinicians to recognize this and help to make a change in healthcare.

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni tackle corticosteroids and orthopedics. From entry level medical education, to the realization of how this was hurting their patients, the two doctors discuss why these can help, but also how these can lead to harms to your body in the long run.

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni discuss how a simple ankle sprain starts to become a persistent issue, including why this happens, and what can be done to prevent it from happening again.

In this episode of the Wellward Way podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni discuss knee pain and surgery, the progression of pathology as well as how healthcare has evolved over the years to be surgically centric for knee pain into a new frontier of non-surgical medicine

In this episode of the Wellward Way Show, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni discuss why some injuries recovery naturally and why others develop into chronic conditions. The doctors also discuss what can be done to prevent injuries from being chronic, how NSAIDs affect the development of chronic pain, and what someone can do to break this cycle after they have had chronic pain.

In this episode of the Wellward Way show, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni describe why patients often have pain in the sacroiliac joint, despite having a fusion surgery that was designed to eliminate their pain! Listen to this episode to understand why this surgery is performed, and what options patients have to find relief from their pain after surgery.

In this episode of the Wellward Way Show, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni educate the audience about regenerative medicine, and how to make sure they are choosing the right provider for their individual needs.

In this episode of the Wellward Way Podcast, Dr. Danesh and Dr. Escaloni chat with Megan Begley, LSW about psychotherapy, mental health, and how to get the most out of a ketamine infusion by combining the best elements of mental health care. Effects of ketamine and the process of recovery are discussed as well. If you or are a loved one are struggling with mental health issues, you are guaranteed to get a lot out of this episode!