Our Commitment
Our commitment is to provide accurate, evidence-based medical information that helps patients make informed decisions about their care. We write for the people who actually visit our office — patients living with back pain, joint pain, sciatica, sports injuries, and other musculoskeletal conditions — and our goal is to make pain management understandable without oversimplifying it.
We are honest about what treatments can and cannot do. Where a procedure has clear evidence of benefit, we say so. Where the evidence is limited, mixed, or evolving, we say that too. We are clear about when symptoms call for immediate emergency care, and we publish content that is aligned with current medical consensus rather than the latest marketing trend.
Medical Review Process
Every condition page, treatment page, and educational article on this site is reviewed by Dr. Imran Qureshi, D.O. before publication. Dr. Qureshi is board-certified in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and is fellowship-trained in Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine.
Clinical claims on this site are verified against current medical guidelines from professional societies, peer-reviewed clinical research, and recognized medical institutions. We compare the way we describe a condition or treatment against what those sources currently report, and we adjust language where they have evolved.
Pages are updated at minimum annually, and sooner when major guidelines change, when an FDA action affects a treatment, or when new high-quality evidence shifts the standard of care. The goal is straightforward: a patient reading any page should encounter information that a board-certified physician would today consider accurate.
Source Standards
When we cite or rely on outside sources, we draw from authoritative medical institutions, government health agencies, professional society guidelines, and peer-reviewed clinical research. Approved sources include:
- Mayo Clinic
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) and MedlinePlus
- Cleveland Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Professional society guidelines — including the North American Spine Society (NASS), the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)
- Peer-reviewed clinical research published in indexed medical journals
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
We do not cite content farms, low-quality blogs, or commercial sites with conflicts of interest. We also do not present manufacturer marketing claims as evidence of clinical benefit.
Handling Medical Uncertainty
Medicine is rarely black and white. Where the evidence on a treatment is mixed, we state that clearly rather than presenting one side as settled. We do not promote early-stage research — small studies, animal studies, single-center pilots — as if it were established treatment. When we describe a procedure, we describe what the current best evidence supports, and we acknowledge what remains unknown.
We update our content when the evidence changes. If a previously promising treatment is later shown to be ineffective, or if a guideline narrows or expands the indications for a procedure, the page is revised to reflect that. We also acknowledge the limits of any single treatment — few procedures provide complete relief for every patient, and good care often combines several approaches.
Update Cadence
Pages are reviewed at least annually. A "last reviewed" date is visible on every medical page so visitors can see when content was last verified. Major guideline changes, FDA actions, or significant new evidence trigger immediate review — we do not wait for the annual cycle. Patient feedback, whether shared in the office or by phone, also informs which pages we revisit and how we explain things.
Corrections and Feedback
If you spot an error on this site — a factual mistake, a broken link, an outdated reference, or anything that reads as misleading — we want to know. Contact us at (281) 982-2144 or through our contact page.
We acknowledge corrections within one business day. Substantive corrections — those that change the medical meaning of a page — are noted in the page's update history so readers can see what changed and when.
Authorship and Conflicts of Interest
All medical content on this site is authored or reviewed by Dr. Imran Qureshi, D.O. Dr. Qureshi has no undisclosed financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies or medical device manufacturers that influence the editorial content of this site. Where a relevant relationship exists, it would be disclosed on the page in question.
Patient testimonials and online reviews referenced on this site are organic and unedited; we do not pay for or script reviews. Sponsored content, paid placements, or affiliate arrangements are disclosed where they appear — currently, this site does not run sponsored content.
Have a question about how a page on this site was reviewed, or want to suggest a correction? Call (281) 982-2144 or use our contact page. For our medical disclaimer and guidance on when to seek emergency care, see the medical disclaimer page.