Elgin, Ill.-based Illinois Pain Institute announced that it is offering patients an implantable neurostimulation system for treating chronic back or limb pain, which is safe for MRI use.

Macon, Ga.-based The Nexus Medical Group opened The Nexus Pain Center of Albany (Ga.), according to an Albany Herald report.

Willamette Health Partner's Comprehensive Pain Center in Salem, Ore., will close temporarily on Oct. 11, according to a Statesman Journal report.

OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, Miss., has opened the OCH Center for Pain Management in Starkville, according to a WTVA report.

Willoughby, Ohio-based Neuros Medical, a medical device company, announced the addition of Salim Hayek, MD, and Leonardo Kapural, MD, to its Clinical Advisory Board, according to a Fort Mill Times report.

Eduardo Anguizola, MD, board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine, has begun to offer care at the Santa Ana (Calif.) Pain Clinic.

In a recent study published in The Journal of Pain, researchers from the U.K. Primary Care Centre in Staffordshire examined the low back pain and its progression to chronic pain.

Roberta Kalafut, MD, a pain physician with Spine Abilene (Texas) was recently honored with the Abilene Philharmonic Association Volunteer of the Year Award.

  Spine Pain Management, a spine injury-focused medical device and technology company, has reported its second quarter financial results.

OrthoNY, based in Albany, intends to open a pain management suite at its Malta, N.Y., location and recently added Amar Parikh, MD, and Samuel Dellenbaugh, MD, according to a report by The Business Review.

The Spine & Pain Institute of New York announced that it is offering patients an implantable neurostimulation system for treating chronic back and limb pain, which has received FDA approval for body MRI scans under specific conditions of use.

Henry Ford Medical Center-Ford Road in Dearborn, Mich., has opened a pain center, according to a Dearborn Press and Guide report.

Wexford, Pa.-based Pittsburgh Pain Physicians announced the opening of its new location at The Ellwood City (Pa.) Hospital, according to an Ellwood City News report.

St. Charles, Mo.-based SSM Pain Care announced that it has opened a new location at SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, an ambulatory care center in St. Charles, according to a Suburban Journals report.

Scrambler therapy, a neurocutaneous stimulation device, appears to have a promising effect in relieving postherpetic neuropathy, according to a study published in the American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine.

Naperville, Ill.-based Edward Neurosciences Institute announced that it has added pain specialist Mohammad Khan, MD, to its medical staff.

Pain Specialists of Charleston (S.C.) announced that it has opened a new outpatient medical center in Charleston.

Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot, Idaho, announced that Jared Wagner, MD, has joined Idaho Pain Group, the hospital's physicians group, according to a Fort Mill Times report.

Peter S. Staats, MD, received an award for clinical excellence from his fellow physicians at Pain 2013, a pain management conference held by the West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, according to an Asbury Park Press report.

Portland, Ore.-based Progressive Rehabilitation Associates announced that John Reichle, MD, has been named medical director of its pain management center in Portland.