Patient voices

After multiple knee surgeries and years of pain, former NFL player Brandon Chubb shares how a non-opioid approach brought real relief—and got him back to life off the sidelines.

After battling rheumatoid arthritis for over a decade, Caroline discovered a cold therapy option to help manage her knee pain.

After rupturing his Achilles tendon twice, Eric shares how choosing a non-opioid option for postsurgical pain relief helped him recover and return to the activities he loves.

Greg describes the pain he experienced due to his knee osteoarthritis and shares how he recived an extended-release treatment to find relief.

Physician assistant, Jason Rand, discusses how he utilizes an extended-relief treatment option to manage pain in patients living with knee osteoarthritis.

Julia wanted surgery without opioids, hear how an open conversation with her healthcare provider about alternative approaches to post-operative pain transformed her recovery experience.

Lea, a college soccer player, shares her journey through ACL surgery and explains how a non-opioid pain management approach helped her get back on the field sooner.

Lifelong athlete Mark shares how support from his wife Leah helped him navigate ongoing knee challenges and find a safer path to recovery with non-opioid pain therapies.

Mary Ellen shares her deeply personal journey with chronic pain and how cold therapy helped her get back to what she loves.

After experiencing a painful C-section recovery, Meredith shares how choosing a non-opioid path the second time changed everything.

A nurse and marathon runner had to face three major foot surgeries over the course of two years.

Paula describes her experience with knee pain and how she found relief with non-opioid pain management before and after total knee replacement surgery.

Physician assistant, Mattie Collier, explains how she incorporates a non-opioid intervention applied in her office into her pain management approach to benefit patients undergoing knee surgery.

Dr. Paul Sethi, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, discusses how a non-opioid pain management approach can help get patients–especially young athletes–back on the field.

After delivering hundreds of C-sections herself, OB/GYN Dr. Nicole Sparks experienced a perspective shift when she became the patient—leading her to explore new pain-management options to ease recovery and return sooner to time with her baby.

From treating elite athletes to navigating her own recovery, Dr. West explains why non-opioid options are changing the game in surgical care and recovery.