RESOURCES HUB

Resources for
Better Decisions

When you are weighing treatment options, trying to understand why pain keeps returning, or deciding whether surgery is really the next step, good information matters. These resources are designed to help you ask better questions and make a more informed decision about what comes next.

Books & Downloads

For readers who want to go deeper, these downloadable resources explore the ideas behind Wellward’s approach in a longer-form format.

Orthobiologic Handbook

A practical patient guide to orthobiologics, including PRP, BMAC, ATS and prolotherapy; candidacy; the HEAL framework; preparation; recovery; rehabilitation; and questions to ask before choosing a provider.

Fifty Shades of Pain

Danesh Mazloomdoost, MD uses personal and patient stories to explain why pain is more than a diagnosis, how tissue, nerves and the brain interact, and how better questions can lead to a more thoughtful path forward.

Decision Guides

Start with the question you are actually trying to answer. These evergreen guides are designed around real treatment decisions—not around selling a procedure.

Knee Replacement Alternatives

Understand when replacement may be the right answer—and when a realistic knee-preservation window may still remain.

Rotator Cuff Surgery Alternatives

Learn how tear type, tendon quality, function, and recovery potential shape the decision between repair and non-surgical care.

Back Surgery Alternatives

Clarify what surgery is intended to solve and whether a less-invasive path can reasonably address the same problem.

Cervical Fusion / ACDF Alternatives

Understand when fusion is necessary, what may be treated without it, and how the tissues around surgery affect long-term planning.

Why Does My Pain Keep Coming Back?

Explore why temporary relief can fade and how Pain Mapping looks for the pain sources that may have been missed.

PRP vs Cortisone

Compare two very different injection strategies by looking at the tissue, the goal, the dose, and the reason for treating.

Tenex / Percutaneous Tenotomy vs PRP

Understand when a tendon may need biological support, removal of unhealthy tissue, or both.

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