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Nerve and Pain Institute

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Nerve and Pain Institute

Dr. Ho, MD, PhD, double board-certified neurologist and interventioanl pain physician.

03/14/2026

Big news! 🏆🎉
Huge congratulations to Dr. Ho for being voted by his peers as a Top Doctor in both Neurology and Pain Medicine by Portland Monthly—for the third year in a row! (2024, 2025, & 2026) 🏅
We are so proud of Dr. Ho’s dedication to providing world-class care and innovative relief for our patients. Thank you to the Portland medical community for this incredible honor!
Tap the link in our bio to learn more about our award-winning neurological and pain management services. 🔗

12/01/2025

🐍💉 I accidentally ran into the animal who helped launch the billion-dollar weight-loss and diabetes revolution… the GILA MONSTER!

Most people know medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 agonists for weight loss and diabetes treatment.
But very few know their origin story started with this slow, chunky desert lizard. 👇

✨ The Wild Origin of GLP-1 Therapy
Back in the 1990s, scientists discovered that the Gila monster produces a unique peptide in its saliva called Exendin-4. When the lizard eats—usually only a few times a year—this peptide helps it:
🔹 Slow down stomach emptying
🔹 Keep blood sugar stable for long periods
🔹 Suppress appetite between rare meals

Sound familiar?
That’s because Exendin-4 acts just like human GLP-1, but lasts far longer in the bloodstream. This made it the perfect prototype molecule for modern drugs that:
✔ reduce appetite
✔ improve insulin secretion
✔ help with weight loss
✔ regulate blood sugar

The first medication derived from this was Exenatide (Byetta)—literally inspired by a reptile’s survival biology. Today’s medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, etc.) all trace their conceptual roots back to this discovery.

🐊 Nature → Medicine → Millions Helped
It’s incredible that a quiet creature from the Southwest desert helped spark one of the most transformative breakthroughs in metabolic medicine. A reminder that innovation often comes from the most unexpected places.

12/29/2024

Posterior SI Joint Stabilization with the PainTeq LinQ Procedure

A patient with persistent left SI joint pain found only temporary relief from physical therapy, medication, and repeated SI joint steroid injections (80% pain relief for several hours to one day). After radiofrequency ablation failed to provide lasting relief, we opted for the LinQ® allograft procedure to stabilize the SI joint.

✨ Results:
At the 2-week follow-up, the patient reported 100% pain relief in their SI joint pain—a life-changing outcome!

Why Choose the LinQ® Procedure?

• ✅ Short outpatient procedure

• ✅ No metal implants

• ✅ Faster recovery than traditional SI joint fusion

• ✅ Posterior approach avoids nerves and large blood vessels

Say goodbye to chronic SI joint pain with innovative and effective solutions! 💪 https://vimeo.com/734787432

11/28/2024

✨ Congratulations! ✨
We’re thrilled to share that Dr. Kwo Wei David Ho, MD, Ph.D. has been voted by his peers as one of the Best Doctors in both Neurology and Pain Medicine in the Portland area—for the second year in a row!

This recognition reflects Dr. Ho’s dedication to providing compassionate, innovative, and expert care for patients in need.

Thank you to all who trust us with your care and to the medical community for this incredible honor!

Click to see more:
https://www.pdxmonthly.com/doctors/nerve-and-pain-institute-top-docs-2024

11/26/2024

✨ Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD) ✨
A breakthrough in treating lumbar stenosis and neurogenic claudication!

💡 Unlike traditional laminectomy surgery, MILD is:
✔️ Low-risk
✔️ Minimal recovery time
✔️ Performed through a tiny incision, often with little to no sedation

🔎 Case Highlight:
This patient suffered from lumbar stenosis, causing pain radiating from their low back to their right leg, worsening with standing and walking. Despite trying:
❌ Oral meds
❌ Physical therapy, massage, acupuncture, TENS
❌ Epidural steroid injections..and being evaluated by a neurosurgeon (who ruled out surgery), nothing provided relief.

👉 Why MILD? MRI revealed ligamentum flavum thickening at L3-4 interlaminar space, making this patient an ideal candidate.

🌟 Results: At their 2-week follow-up, they reported 70-80% pain relief! 🎉

📞 Curious if MILD could help you? Contact us today!

09/13/2024

**Years of chronic back and leg pain, minimal relief from therapies, and even surgery couldn’t help this patient. Finally, a breakthrough: after trying a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) trial using a closed-loop system, they experienced *over 70% pain relief* 🙌.**

Closed-loop systems have long been used in pacemakers, but it wasn’t until recently that this advanced technology was applied to SCS. Saluda Medical was the pioneer in this field, publishing a groundbreaking study in *The Lancet Neurology* showing its superior results compared to traditional tonic SCS.

To read more, check out the article here: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(19)30414-4/abstract

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12/24/2023

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10/21/2023

This patient was crying with tears of joy after the implant of sacral nerve stimulator. Her urinary incontinence was so severe that she could not sleep at night for many years. Surgeries/medications/pelvic floor exercise failed to provide any significant relief. Trial of the device gave her 90% of relief. Daily leak went down from 25 times to 0, a life changing experience. In terms of the surgical anatomy, her sacral foramen were difficult to visualize on AP view due to the unusual anatomy. It was overcome with a very steep cephalad tilt to clearly reveal the foramen.

10/07/2023

Persistent post herpetic neuralgia: This patient has persistent debilitating left chest pain from post herptic neuralgia for a few years. Left T5 and T6 intercostal nerve block provided excellent relief, but very short-lived. We decided to go with SPRINT peripheral nervous stimulation, as the patient wanted to have a long trial to see if it works for her. Left T5 and T6 intercostal nerves were targeted, and they provided excellent coverage for the pain around their left chest. It provided >75% in pain relief.

09/30/2023

Speaking at a podiatry conference about interventional pain treatment options for persistent foot pain from peripheral neuropathy, trauma and surgeries. There is excellent data with spinal cord stimulation and dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG). Peripheral nerve stimulation can potentially be a good option if the above fail or if there is a patient preference.

09/21/2023

Chronic shoulder pain: peripheral nerve stimulation of the suprascapular nerve can be a great alternative to repetitive injections or surgery. This patient has chronic shoulder pain, and despite rotator cuff surgeries/steroid injections in the past, he continues to experience debilitating pain. Peripheral nerve stimulation of the suprascapular nerve at the suprascapular notch provided 70% pain relief for him and he was very excited for the tremendous pain relief.

09/19/2023

We are proud to announce that Dr. Ho has been selected as a 2024 Top Doctor in the Portland Monthly magazine, in both Neurology and Pain Medicine. This is a high honor as a doctor can only be nominated by other practicing doctors in the Portland metro area. Congratulations!

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11930 SW Greenburg Road
Tigard, OR
97223

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15039873707

Website

http://www.nerveandpain.com/

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