To: Chris Forte who wrote (27453 ) 1/4/2005 4:42:33 PM From: - with a K Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 120415 Yahoo PRZ post and news today: Re: MORE PRZ NEWS by: pappytom64152 (67/M/parkville ,mo.) 01/04/05 11:26 am Msg: 7492 of 7498 Yes I have noticed as PRZ adds these new practices we are adding a lot of good minds that are adding to internal growth to compliment the external growth that these acquired practices bring. EDX-Direct programs, although not invented by PRZ, is being perfected by mindpower we have on board. The accurate diagnosis of the source of pain is a very important step in the treatment of that pain & PRZ realizing this has developed an important way of producing more revenue for theirs & others practices as well. Pain Management Practice to Utilize Nerve Conduction Studies to Address Complex Pain Issues ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PainCare Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: PRZ - News) today announced that Peak Pain Center will begin offering PainCare's proprietary EDX-Direct Program to patients served by its two offices located in Mansfield and Bucyrus, Ohio. Peak Pain Center, an established pain management practice administering approximately 7,200 patient visits per year, is led by Hany Iskander, M.D. "We are very pleased to now have the ability to offer our patients PainCare's nerve conduction study program on-site at our offices and look forward to utilizing this innovative technology to assess and diagnose complex pain issues. By accurately identifying the source of pain, there is a greater opportunity for us to proactively address the pain and significantly improve the quality of life of our patients," stated Dr. Iskander. Considered by many medical experts as one of the most accurate and objective methods of diagnosing the origin of pain in the neuromuscular system, Electro-Diagnostic (EDX) Medicine involves technical procedures (or Nerve Conduction Studies) used to objectively assess the functional status of the peripheral neuromuscular system. When a nerve is stimulated electrically, a reaction occurs somewhere along the nerve. The reaction to this stimulation can be monitored and the time relationship between the stimulus and response can be displayed, measured and recorded. Measuring the electrical activity in nerves can help detect the presence, location and extent of diseases and injuries that damage nerves and result in recurring pain. PainCare began offering physician practices a comprehensive, turnkey electro-diagnostic program in early 2004. EDX-Direct programs provide for PainCare to supply contracted physician practices with all equipment, technical training and support necessary to introduce electro-diagnostic medicine into their respective practice care offerings. Similar to PainCare's successful MedX-Direct program, physicians in the contracted EDX-Direct program supply the necessary office space and manage all medical billing and collection activity.