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When Kumar Vasudevan, MD, a WashU Medicine neurosurgeon at Christian Hospital, meets with patients to discuss if spine surgery is right for them, he shares that their path to pain relief starts before he puts on his surgical scrubs and extends after the operation is complete.

Over the course of your life, it’s likely you’ll experience a challenge with your mental health. You may experience anxiety in a social setting or worry about work, finances, or a relationship.

Since an athletic injury suffered in his late 20s, Bill’s hard-charging approach to work and sports clashed with severe, right shoulder problems. For decades, he did his best to ignore the pain. But when the agony reached an all-time high, Bill turned to the WashU Medicine orthopedic specialists at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.

With the ups and downs and ongoing uncertainties of COVID-19, many of us are feeling stressed and overwhelmed.