Jonathan Burns
The Art of Eating Crab
My wife is very good at eating crab. It seems like an odd thing to say, but if you’ve ever eaten, or attempted to eat a crab, it can be a...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 28, 20223 min read
The Whale Shark
Whale sharks are the largest fish in the ocean and have striking patterns of spots and colorful stripes. They are called “gentle giants”...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 26, 20222 min read
Better is the Enemy of Good
I turned and looked at the x-ray image on the screen and adjusted the needle slightly. I was performing a transforaminal epidural steroid...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 21, 20222 min read
Fast is Slow
There’s a saying in pain management: “Fast is slow.” I first heard it when I was learning to perform a spinal cord stimulator trial. The...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 20, 20223 min read
Soccer Goals
My son recently finished a year with a select soccer team. He had done well with the neighborhood team the previous season and we thought...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 15, 20223 min read
Waves
My family and I recently went on vacation to the beach. One day, as we walked along, my 9- and 10-year-old sons ran down to the water as...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 14, 20222 min read
The Scotty Dog
I turned to the medical student and put the needle down. “There,” I said, “do you see the Scotty dog?” The medical student looked at the...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 8, 20223 min read
FIRE and Saving Princess Peach
There is a growing movement among physicians and other professions to become Financially Independence, Retire Early. It is called the...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Ollie the Destroyer
About two months ago, our family bought a puppy. We immediately all fell in love with the dog. She is a very cute little labradoodle and...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 3, 20222 min read
Love and Happiness
There are innumerable blogs, articles, songs, and books about happiness. It is a goal of almost everyone I know and I hear it often from...
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Jonathan Burns
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Light or Dark?
There’s an old bar in New York City called McSorley’s. It is one of the oldest bars in the city. It has sawdust on the floor and an...
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Jonathan Burns
Jun 20, 20223 min read
The Otter and the Nurse
Not long ago, my family and I visited Montgomery Bay Aquarium. Before we left, I went to the gift shop with my son to pick out a...
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Jonathan Burns
Jun 18, 20223 min read
Beginner's Mind
When I was growing up, my father often offered advice here and there and for the most part it was helpful, encouraging, and supportive....
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Jonathan Burns
Jun 16, 20223 min read
Technical Decisions
Pain management is an exciting specialty of dynamic technological breakthroughs and new procedures that help treat patients and eliminate...
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Jonathan Burns
Jun 11, 20222 min read
What Does a Fyzz-eye-ah-trist Do?
At a medical conference I attended a few years ago, one of the presentations was entitled “The Elevator Pitch.” The purpose of the...
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Jonathan Burns
Jun 8, 20223 min read
Responsibility and Carrying Your Hockey Bag
We were leaving the hockey rink, my son tired and drained. He staggered towards the double glass doors, his hair still wet with sweat. My...
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Jonathan Burns
Jun 7, 20222 min read
Learning & Teaching
I recently had a golf lesson. It was an hour long, but felt much longer than that. My instructor watched me swing my normal swing and...
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