# SEVA Healthcare

> Pain management news, expert insights and patient guides. Sponsored health news and patient guides from SEVA Healthcare, an interventional pain management practice led by Dr. Amit Mirchandani with clinics in Tulsa (OK), Dallas (TX) and New Mexico. Content is general information, not medical advice.

## Articles

- [Hurt in a Motor Vehicle Accident? Why You Should See a Doctor Before You Call a Lawyer](https://seva.healthcare/car-accident-injuries/see-a-doctor-before-a-lawyer): Hurt in a motor vehicle accident? Here’s why seeing a doctor first matters for your recovery — and for the medical record that documents your injuries.
- [Neck Pain After a Fender-Bender? Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore](https://seva.healthcare/car-accident-injuries/neck-pain-after-a-fender-bender): Neck pain after a minor motor vehicle accident? The whiplash symptoms not to ignore, when to go to the ER and how doctors diagnose and treat neck injuries.
- [Why Insurance Companies Are Making It Harder for Patients to Get Care](https://seva.healthcare/insurance-your-rights/why-insurance-companies-are-making-it-harder-to-get-care): Prior authorizations, denials and delays make it harder to get care. Learn why it happens and the steps patients can take to appeal and get treatment.
- [The Good-Day Trap: Why Pacing Matters More Than Pushing Through](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/pacing-persistent-pain-good-days-bad-days): Pacing for persistent pain: why boom-and-bust cycles happen, how to set a baseline and build activity gradually. General guidance, not a personal plan.
- [Pain Wrecks Sleep, and Poor Sleep Turns Up Pain. Here Is Where People Start](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/sleep-and-chronic-pain-breaking-the-cycle): How chronic pain and poor sleep feed each other, practical steps people take to protect sleep, and what to raise with a clinician. General education.
- [Burning, Aching or Electric? How to Describe Pain So Your Clinician Can Act on It](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/how-to-describe-your-pain-to-a-doctor): How to describe pain so a clinician can act on it: location, character, timing, triggers, intensity and impact, and why burning points to nerve pain.
- [Fifteen Minutes With a Pain Specialist: How to Make Them Count](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/preparing-for-a-pain-management-appointment): How to prepare for a pain management appointment: records to bring, a short symptom summary, your medication list, functional goals and questions to ask.
- [Knee Osteoarthritis: Why Moving Usually Helps, and When to Ask About More](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/knee-osteoarthritis-pain-what-helps-and-what-to-ask): Knee osteoarthritis explained: symptoms, risk factors, why appropriate exercise and weight management help, and the injection options SEVA lists.
- [Migraine Is Not “Just a Headache”: Triggers, the Diary That Helps, and When to Ask for More](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/migraine-triggers-diary-and-when-to-see-a-specialist): Migraine explained: symptoms and phases, common triggers, why a headache diary matters, medication-overuse headache, and the treatments SEVA lists.
- [Pelvic and Abdominal Pain That Will Not Go Away: Why It Takes a Team, and Where Pain Medicine Fits](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/chronic-pelvic-and-abdominal-pain-finding-the-source): Chronic pelvic and abdominal pain explained: possible sources, how it is investigated, why several specialists may be involved, and nerve-block options.
- [Leaking When You Laugh, Running for the Bathroom: Bladder Problems Are Treatable — and Worth Mentioning](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/bladder-leakage-and-urgency-types-causes-and-treatment): Urinary incontinence explained: stress, urge, overflow, mixed and functional types, their causes, what to track, and the treatments SEVA offers in DFW.
- [Burning Feet and Numb Toes: Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/peripheral-neuropathy-burning-feet-causes-and-care): Peripheral neuropathy explained: symptoms, the many causes including diabetes and injury, how it is evaluated, foot care, and the treatments SEVA lists.
- [When a Sprain Will Not Stop Hurting: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Explained](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-after-injury-explained): Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): symptoms, the two types, why early movement and physical therapy matter, and the nerve treatments SEVA lists.
- [Whiplash After a Car Crash: What the First Six Weeks Usually Look Like](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/whiplash-after-a-car-crash-the-first-six-weeks): Whiplash explained: why symptoms appear 24–72 hours after a crash, what helps in the first weeks, warning signs, and the treatments SEVA lists.
- [A New Episode of Low Back Pain: What Usually Happens, and What Should Make You Call](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief/low-back-pain-first-six-weeks-what-to-expect): A new episode of low back pain: how long it usually lasts, why staying active beats bed rest, when to call a clinician, and red-flag symptoms.
- [When a Back-Pain Flare Hits, the Brain’s “Sense of Self” Network Lights Up](https://seva.healthcare/top-procedures/chronic-back-pain-flare-ups-brain-network-self-study): A study of 114 adults linked movement-triggered back-pain flares to the brain’s self-reflection network. What it shows, and what it does not prove.
- [Nearly Eight Years on Opioids, and Pain No Better: What a Northwestern Brain Study Found](https://seva.healthcare/top-procedures/long-term-opioids-chronic-back-pain-brain-study): Northwestern compared 70 long-term opioid users with 70 matched back-pain patients: similar pain, different brain activity. What it means for patients.
- [Six Million People, 118 Countries: What the Largest Map of Pain Yet Says About Who Hurts](https://seva.healthcare/top-procedures/global-pain-study-6-million-people-118-countries): A Nature Medicine study of 6.1 million people in 118 countries mapped pain across life: back pain most common, higher in women, heavier in poorer regions.
- [Why Does Pain Linger After Surgery for Some People? A 2,285-Person NIH Study Has Finished Recruiting](https://seva.healthcare/top-procedures/a2cps-why-acute-pain-becomes-chronic-after-surgery): NIH’s A2CPS programme followed 2,285 people after knee or chest surgery to find signatures that predict lasting pain. What it is and what it has not shown.
- [Top 5 Pain Procedures Doctors Recommend](https://seva.healthcare/top-procedures/top-5-pain-procedures-doctors-recommend): Epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation, nerve blocks, spinal cord stimulation and kyphoplasty: what each does and who it may help.

## Doctor's blog (original posts on sevahealthcare.com)

- [Sciatica Treatment in Tulsa: 2026 Doctor's Guide](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/sciatica-treatment-tulsa): Board-certified Tulsa pain doctors explain sciatica causes, at-home relief tips, non-surgical treatments, cost & when to see a specialist. Same-week appts.
- [8 Best Minimally Invasive Back Pain Doctors in Dallas (2026)](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/best-minimally-invasive-back-pain-doctor-dallas): Compare the 8 best minimally invasive back pain doctors in Dallas & Lewisville. Board-certified, non-surgical & MIS specialists — credentials, insurance.
- [Does SEVA Take My Insurance? Search 180+ Plans + Provider Links](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/insurance-coverage): Search 180+ insurance plans accepted at SEVA Healthcare across Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Click any plan for a description, official carrier website, and verification info.
- [Back Pain Treatment in Tulsa, OK — From Injections to Spinal Cord Stimulation](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/services/back-pain-treatment-tulsa): Chronic back pain in Tulsa? SEVA Healthcare's pain physicians offer the full ladder of evidence-based and minimally invasive back pain treatment in Tulsa , from epidurals and RFA to 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation. Same-week appointments.
- [9 Best Pain Management Doctors in Tulsa, OK (2026 Guide)](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/best-pain-management-doctors-tulsa): Looking for the best pain management doctor in Tulsa? Compare 9 board-certified SEVA Healthcare physicians and NPs side-by-side — credentials, specialties, procedures, and clinics. Same-week appointments.
- [Diabetic Neuropathy Treatment in Tulsa: A Patient's Guide](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/diabetic-neuropathy-treatment-tulsa): Painful diabetic neuropathy in Tulsa? Dr. Patel explains 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, and 2025 evidence for FDA-approved PDN treatments. Same-week appointments.
- [Alternatives to Knee Replacement Surgery in Dallas: GAE, PRP, and More](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/knee-replacement-alternatives-dallas): considering knee replacement in Dallas? Dr. Mirchandani explains 2024 evidence for genicular artery embolization, PRP, and minimally invasive alternatives that can delay or avoid surgery.
- [Sciatica Doctor in Dallas-Fort Worth: When Conservative Care Stops Working](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/sciatica-doctor-dallas-fort-worth): Looking for a sciatica doctor in Dallas-Fort Worth? Dr. Mirchandani explains when conservative care stops working and what minimally invasive treatments actually help. Same-week appointments.
- [Motor Vehicle Accident Pain Treatment in Tulsa & Dallas](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/motor-vehicle-accident-pain-treatment-in-tulsa-dallas-seva-healthcare): Pain after a car accident in Tulsa, Dallas, or New Mexico? SEVA Healthcare treats whiplash, post-MVA neck/back pain, and nerve injuries. We work with attorneys and insurance carriers. Same-week appointments.
- [Best Pain Management Clinic in Lewisville, TX](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/best-pain-management-clinic-in-lewisville-tx-seva-healthcare): Looking for the best pain management clinic in Lewisville? SEVA Healthcare offers minimally invasive, image-guided treatments from board-certified doctors. Same-week appointments. Most insurance accepted.
- [Best Pain Management Clinic in Tulsa, OK](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/best-pain-management-clinic-in-tulsa-ok-seva-healthcare): Looking for the best pain management clinic in Tulsa? SEVA Healthcare offers minimally invasive treatments from board-certified doctors. Same-week appointments.
- [What Is Spinal Cord Stimulation? A Tulsa Pain Doctor Answers Real Patient Questions](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/what-is-spinal-cord-stimulation-tulsa-pain-doctor): Dr. Jayen Patel, co-founder of SEVA Healthcare in Tulsa, explains spinal cord stimulation in plain language. Who it helps, how the trial works, and what to look for in a specialist. Same-week consultations available.
- [SEVA Healthcare Welcomes Dr. Justin F. Averna — Advanced Pain Medicine Now in Santa Fe & Albuquerque](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/welcome-dr-justin-averna-pain-management-santa-fe-albuquerque): SEVA Healthcare welcomes Dr. Justin F. Averna, DO to our New Mexico clinics in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Board-certified in Pain Medicine & PM&R. Same-week appointments now available. Most insurance accepted.
- [Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) for Knee Pain — A Non-Surgical Option Before Replacement](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/genicular-artery-embolization-knee-pain-dallas-tulsa): Knee arthritis pain in Dallas or Tulsa? Learn how GAE,  a minimally invasive procedure reduces knee pain without surgery. SEVA Healthcare. Same-week consultations. Most insurance accepted.
- [Botox migraine treatment at SEVA Healthcare Dallas TX](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/botox-migraines-dallas-tx): Chronic migraines in Dallas, TX? SEVA Healthcare offers FDA-approved Botox therapy for migraine prevention. Same-week appointments. Most insurance accepted.
- [Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) — When Pain Has Stopped Responding to Everything Else](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/spinal-cord-stimulation-scs-when-pain-has-stopped-responding-to-everything-else-seva-healthcare): Living with chronic back pain, neuropathy, or failed back surgery in Tulsa or Dallas? Dr. Jayen Patel at SEVA Healthcare explains how spinal cord stimulation works and who it helps most. Same-week consultations.
- [How to Choose the Best Pain Management Clinic in Lewisville](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/how-to-choose-the-best-pain-management-clinic-in-lewisville): Looking for the best pain management clinic in Lewisville? Discover how to choose the right pain clinic offering minimally invasive treatments expert doctors and compassionate care.
- [How to Choose the Best Pain Management Clinic in Tulsa](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/how-to-choose-the-best-pain-management-clinic-in-tulsa): Choosing a pain management clinic in Tulsa? 5 things to look for: board-certified doctors, minimally invasive treatments, MVA care, convenient locations, patient-first.
- [Low Back Pain Explained A Patient Guide to Causes Symptoms and Modern Treatment Options](https://www.sevahealthcare.com/low-back-pain-explained-a-patient-guide-to-causes-symptoms-and-modern-treatment-options): Struggling with low back pain or sciatica? This SevaPedia article by Dr. Amit Mirchandani MD explains causes symptoms and treatment options. Contact SEVA Healthcare in Tulsa or Dallas Fort Worth.
- [Pregnancy With a Spinal Cord Stimulator: What 31 Cases Suggest](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42235384/): A review of 31 published cases found few device problems and reassuring outcomes for mothers and babies, though the evidence remains very limited.

## Sections

- [Pain Relief](https://seva.healthcare/pain-relief): What works, what doesn’t, and when to see a specialist about ongoing pain.
- [Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries](https://seva.healthcare/car-accident-injuries): Whiplash, back and neck injuries after a crash — and what to do in the first days.
- [Insurance & Your Rights](https://seva.healthcare/insurance-your-rights): Denials, prior authorizations and appeals, explained in plain English.
- [Top Procedures](https://seva.healthcare/top-procedures): Minimally invasive pain procedures, explained simply.
- [Patient Stories](https://seva.healthcare/patient-stories): Real patients, real recoveries — shared with their consent.
- [Doctor's Blog](https://seva.healthcare/blog): Guides and updates from the physicians at SEVA Healthcare.

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## Contact

- Phone: (918) 935-3240
- Tulsa, OK: (918) 935-3240
- Dallas, TX: (214) 306-4116
- New Mexico: (505) 431-2501
- Email: info@sevamedcare.com
- Website: https://www.sevahealthcare.com