Joseph Peck, MD

"Emotional approach coping is a style that focuses on understanding and processing one’s emotions, and then expressing them in an appropriate manner. When it comes to chronic pain, the goal of using emotional approach coping would be to help regulate the negative reactions to the pain." #emotionalcoping #chronicpain

No caption necessary. #ashotathope

Our elves must not have gotten the memo: now that the holidays are upon us, please do your best to ensure that everyone gets to enjoy the end of this year and lives to see 2021. Wear a mask, stay home unless you absolutely need to leave, and please please please tip your DoorDash drivers. A little bit of empathy goes a long way.

We are offering free virtual education event on September 22 at 5pm PST. During this webinar we’ll be discussing advanced technology on spinal cord stimulation: the HF10 by Nevro. This technology is backed by rigorous clinical data showing a significant improvement in pain relief as compared to traditional spinal cord stimulation. Link here: http://www.hf10.com/events... #spinalcordstimulation #backpain #spinepain #Nevro #HF10

Look, we’re not saying everyday should be Bring Your Pony to Work Day, but if it was you wouldn’t find us complaining. #therapypony #minipony #painpony

A very happy birthday to the one and only Fiorella @ Torrance, California

Living in this new normal shouldn’t mean waiting and waiting to get a doctors appointment. New normal, new us - now featuring new and improved telemedicine visits. Come check it out.

Ready to face the week. #painmanagement #paindoctor #teampain

Our new blog post, titled California, Coronavirus and the case for covering your face is up on our website! In it we discuss how to stay safe during this pandemic (hint: masks help) and whether or not you should avoid the temptations calling to you from newly opened institutions. https://www.painreductiondr.com//california-coronavirus-an

The preliminary results of a major study of remdesivir show that hospitalized COVID-19 patients who received the drug recovered 31% faster. Dr. Anthony Fauci hailed the findings as "quite good news."

President Trump and a pageant of guests tried Monday to sell the idea that victory is just around the corner. But testing is weeks or more away from scaling to a level that will make a big difference in most places.

"The average rate of contact tracers among the states we had data from was 12 per 100,000 people just shy of the estimated need during normal times and a third of what's projected to be needed during the coronavirus pandemic. The median was even fewer: seven contact tracers per 100,000."

COVID-19 vaccines are being developed at an unprecedented speed and are already in clinical trials, without preclinical testing for safety and efficacy, according to a Nature Reviews Immunology article. Safety evaluation of candidate vaccines must not be overlooked.

The more you know. #covid #southbay #beaware #bevigilant

The show must go on. A platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection uses a patients own platelets to accelerate healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. PRP injections use an individual patients own healing system to improve musculoskeletal problems. #PRP #plateletrichplasma #injections

The more you know. #covid_19 #redondobeach #southbay