LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — January is recognized in the United States as Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society states that Arkansas is routinely one of the top 10 states with higher rates of cervical cancer.
Jennifer Bridges of Little Rock first experienced back pain that didn’t seem to get better, no matter what she tried. It was a warning sign that didn’t come from a lab report, but from her daily life. She said she tried seeking orthopedic care but learned nothing to explain the pain.
“I was having imaging and injections, and the pain never really stopped. And as an active person that likes to work out, that was very concerning to me. It was causing me to not be able to live the life I wanted to live,” she described…