News Update Items

Pre-registration is closed for Pain Management CE

Pre-registration is closed but spaces are still available in MHNI's popular medical/pharmacy continuing education course at The Henry in Dearborn, Michigan. Onsite registration opens at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2013 .

MHNI patients were not administered contaminated steroid

There has been a serious crisis in the use of methylprednisolone (steroid) for epidurals involving the neck and the back. Fortunately, steroids administered by MHNI did not originate from the contaminated source.

Dr. Saper, MHNI recognized as a Clinical Center of Excellence by the American Pain Society

Dr. Joel Saper accepted the American Pain Society Clinical Center of Excellence in Pain Management award on behalf of MHNI.

Temporomandibular Dysfunction and Headache

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain is a known headache trigger. Fortunately, a suprising number of the factors that contribute to TMJ pain can be treated through physical therapy.

Exercise and Migraine Headache

So, your doctor has told you that it’s important to get regular exercise, both for maximizing your overall health, and for helping to manage your migraines. Are you skeptical? You’re not alone.

Neuromodulation Offers Hope for Chronic Headaches

Neurologist Joel Saper doesn't believe there's a panacea for chronic headache, but does offer hope in promising new treatments, including neuromodulation.

Dr. Joel Saper Named One of America’s Top Doctors for Women by Women’s Health Magazine

The November 2008 issue of Women’s Health magazine includes a list of the best doctors in the specialties most important to women. Dr. Saper is featured in the “Top Neurologists” category – the only Michigan doctor among the 16 that were named in that specialty.

Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey through Life with Migraine

Migraine Expressions: A Creative Journey through Life with Migraine is a beautiful new book compiled and edited by Betsy Baxter Blondin.

Diagnosis and Treatment of New Daily Persistent Headache

New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is one of the important headache entities under the category of chronic daily headache. This is the group of primary headache disorders that also includes chronic migraine, chronic tension-type headache, and hemicrania continua. Only recently has NDPH been recognized as a distinct entity by headache specialists.

Physical Therapy for the Dizzy Headache Patient

When you think of being dizzy, what comes to mind? Light-headedness? Nausea? Headache? A sensation of the room spinning around you? Or the floor tilting under you? Or a feeling of general "spaciness?" The term dizziness can encompass any of these sensations, and getting to the bottom of the cause, and figuring out appropriate treatment, requires some investigation.