For several years following surgery after an injury in 2009, Shane Lank was in so much pain that he spent most of his time in a recliner or in bed. He tried physical therapy and several different pain clinics, but the debilitating nerve pain in his back and legs continued. All that changed shortly after a referral to UAMS Health Interventional Pain Specialist Dr. Johnathan Goree. Within six months of beginning spinal steroid injections and radiofrequency ablation, he was able to cut in half the amount of pain medicine he was taking. Shane continues to undergo periodic treatments at The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS to minimize his reliance on pain medication and says he has regained not only the ability to travel and do chores around his home, but also his outgoing personality.
“After years of dealing with extreme pain, thanks to UAMS Health I am able to do things physically that I never thought I’d be able to do again.” – Shane Lank, Little Rock
