When you walk through the doors at AK pain and spine center you are walking into the home of a team of medical professionals who are dedicated to uncovering the source of your pain and turning it off. Nurse Practitioner Kelsey Duncan, gives us a look behind their process.

If you are in pain, the team at AK Pain & Spine Center want get you through their doors. They are on a mission to turn off pain and help patients get their quality of life back. For Doris Gribble, this made all the difference. Learn how the team at AK Pain & Spine Center helped Doris get back to enjoying life again.

You hear a lot about 'The Mommy Makeover' but for many people the down time and cost of surgery means it is not always a practical option. This was the case for Houston mom, Cathy Davis, who thought she would never get her pre-baby body or confidence back. But then she met with the team at Innovative Lasers of Houston.

For Spine Health Awareness Month we invited Dr. Ankur Khosla from AK Pain & Spine Center to the Houston Life studio to talk about turning off pain and taking care of our spines in the long run.

There is a farm on the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital campus that is serving the community by providing fresh produce to neighbors who live in areas of Houston that are typically know as being "food deserts." LBJ Hospital also hosts the Northeast Community Farmers Market every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month from 9am to 12pm. Houston Life's Melanie Camp visited the farm and spoke with Patricia Darnauer, who is the Executive Vice President and LBJ Administrator to learn more about how the farm is helping the community. If you'd like to donate, volunteer, or check out the farmers market visit HarrisHealth.org

Your spine is a complex structure, but are you caring for it the right way? October is Spine Health Awareness Month. To get some advice on how to best look after your spine, Houston Life's Melanie Camp spoke with Dr. Geoffrey Zubay who is a board certified neurosurgeon and the director of surgical operations for Memorial Hermann Mischer Associates.

Dr. Ankur Khosla is moved to tears thinking about how Timothy Mockapertris’ life might be if the Houston local had continued living as he had been. Like many who find their way to AK Pain & Spine Center, Timothy was struggling to continued working in the job he loved because of chronic back and leg pain. He needed pain meds just to make it through the day. When a new treatment became available, Dr. Khosla thought it might be just the thing to help turn off Timothy’s pain and keep him working.

Sharon Robbins who thought she was going to have to give up a job she loved because her knees and back hurt so much. The team at AK Pain & Spine Center helped her find relief through a therapy called spinal chord stimulation. Learn how it works here.

The Purple Songs Can Fly program at Texas Children's Hospital gives children going through their cancer treatment a platform for their voices to be heard.

Innovative Lasers of Houston specialize in weight loss and Founder and CEO, Laura Alexis the work she does means more than weight loss, it is about helping people gain back their life.

After injuring his back while serving in the military, Army Veteran Michael Tovar battled near debilitating pain. Then, with thanks to the team at AK Pain & Spine, he discovered a treatment that helped him get his life back.

Back-to-school mental health check for you. how parents can ask their kids better questions and get answers to help open those lines of communication and set your child up for success

Norma Lindquist thought the pain she felt in her legs after a day at work was a sign of getting old. However, after a visit to Reincke Vein Center in Sugar Land she learned her discomfort was caused by vein disease and there was a treatment that could provide relief.

Don't put up with tired, achy, and swollen legs, they could be a sign of vein disease and there might be something you can do about it.

Legacy Community Health’s board-certified pediatricians are ready to take great care of your child.

Just three years ago, a Woodlands High School varsity volleyball player was one of the best in the nation and poised for greatness. But then it happened, right there at home, in the middle of a strenuous workout, Julieta Valdez suddenly went into cardiac arrest, brought on by a hidden heart defect that no one knew she had.