Patient Stories

Joyce Williamson

Spinal Cord Stimulator Virtually Erases Woman’s Chronic Pain

Sept. 6, 2018| For 18 months, Joyce Williamson lived with constant pain. The discomfort was so intense that there were days she did not want to get out of bed. “Being in pain takes a lot out of you,” Williamson said. “It was constant, burning, bone-crushing pain. It affected my work, everything. I was beginning…

Ruth Thomas, M.D., is the first recipient of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society's Women's Leadership Award. (Photo courtesy of American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)

Ruth Thomas, M.D., Receives Inaugural National Women’s Leadership Award

Orthopaedic surgeon Ruth Thomas, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently received the inaugural Women’s Leadership Award from the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. The award was established by the society’s Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation to recognize current and future female leaders in foot and ankle orthopaedic surgery outside…

Kimberly Zimmer visits neurologist Rohit Dhall, M.D., to check the results of her deep brain stimulation surgery.

Essential Tremor Patient Says Surgery was Life-Changing

Aug. 13, 2018 | Kimberly Zimmer stretches her arms out in front of her and smiles. The 50-year-old is showing off how steady her hands are. “Never in my life have I been able to hold my hands that still,” she said. Zimmer had been diagnosed with essential tremor as a child. Fellow students bullied…

Katie Brown, O.D. examines Mack Farris' eye.

Fort Smith Man Regains Vision After Nearly Two Years in the Dark

Aug. 3, 2018 | For the past few months, Mack and Karen Farris have spent lots of quality time taking in sights. The Fort Smith couple has enjoyed sunsets on the beach, trips back to their hometown in Alabama, visiting friends and family in Mississippi and Georgia and boating with dolphins in Florida It is…

David Flory (r) and Rick Gautier (l) play a game of pickle ball.

Not a Step Slower: Knee Replacement Produce Maximum Strength, Mobility

July 23, 2018 | Retired police chief David Flory, 59, and Rick Gautier, 66 play pickle ball together at the Village Church of Christ in Hot Springs Village. The paddle sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis is not the only thing they share. They both recently had knee replacement surgery with…

During a follow-up visit, Rodney Morrison tests the strength of his grip with Martin Radvany, M.D. Radvany treated Morrison for stroke in March.

UAMS Stroke Care Ensures Patient Can Tell His Story

July 16, 2018 | Rodney Morrison of Hot Springs has a story to tell, and if it wasn’t for the part UAMS played in it, he might not have been able to tell it. UAMS recently became the first and only health care provider in Arkansas to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by…

Paul Campbell

Little Rock Musician: Surgery ‘Changed My Whole Life’

July 10, 2018 | As a musician, 37-year-old Paul Campbell generally keeps a busy schedule. If he’s not playing live music with a band, he’s producing in a studio, instructing students as an adjunct professor at Arkansas Baptist College or serving as a career coach at the University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech. Campbell even took…

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