Pain Management

Patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain benefit from a well planned pain management program. Our pain management doctor bases treatment on the patient’s symptoms, their limitations in range of motion, and any other diagnostic findings. The goal of a chronic pain treatment program is to reduce pain so that the patient can perform the normal activities of daily life. Our pain management doctor can provide patients with pain relief by combining physical therapy, injections and medication into an individualized regimen.

• Global Health Clinic’s pain management doctor customizes the treatment program to the patient
• He uses a multi-disciplinary approach to provide relief so that the patient is not heavily dependent upon medication
• He monitors a patient’s progress so that he can modify a treatment plan when necessary
• In addition to a course of treatment using medication, our pain management doctor also can also provide treatment that uses homeopathic remedies
• Our pain management doctor is double board certified in both pain management and physiatry, a branch of medicine that focuses on enhancing and restoring functional ability

Patients who suffer from acute and chronic pain in the joints, neck, or lower back can find relief in a well planned pain management program. This type of pain treatment begins with an initial consultation at Global Health Clinic’s state-of-the-art facility during which our pain management doctor will outline the different options for the patient. In addition, the physician will explain the risks and benefits of using medication and injections as part of the treatment plan.

Our pain management doctor makes his recommendations for a treatment program based on the symptoms the patient exhibits, their limitations in range of motion, and any other diagnostic findings. The type of pain therapy practiced at our clinic is very conservative, so unless the patient presents with excruciating pain, the doctor will recommend a treatment regimen that is made up of physical therapy, manual therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic. He does leave open the option to incorporate medication and injections into the plan if as the patient progresses through treatment there are no signs of improvement.

However, the pain management doctor is not the only one to have a say in how the treatment regimen is designed. Patients are an essential part of the program, which entitles them to help decide the course of treatment.

When our pain management doctor and our patients do make the decision to include medication in pain therapy, the doctor can choose between two courses of treatment. The first is called interventional pain management, and it involves the use of injected drugs. The most commonly used injected substances are cortisone and steroids, which treat inflammation that causes pain and swelling.

The second pain treatment option is known as natural interventional pain management. When our pain management doctor uses this type of pain therapy, he will employ vitamins like B-12 and homeopathics instead of medications. Homeopathic remedies are substances that are believed to naturally stimulate the body’s own healing processes.

The goal of a chronic pain treatment program is to reduce pain so that the patient is capable of performing the normal activities of daily life. Realistically speaking, our pain management doctor can provide patients with 50 percent or more pain relief with the combination of physical therapy, injections and medication. However, patients should be aware that they will not have to take pain medication for their entire life because the long-term goal of the pain management program is to gradually take the patient off pain medication and injections.

What sets Global Health Clinic’s pain management program apart from the rest is our multi-disciplinary approach, continued patient observation, willingness to modify a treatment plan to meet developing patient need, and peer group review of all current cases to assure the efficacy of treatment. However, our biggest program asset is having a pain management doctor who is double board certified in both pain management and physiatry, a branch of medicine that focuses on enhancing and restoring functional ability. This combination of fields allows him to effectively address the two obstacles patients with musculoskeletal problems encounter: limitation in range of motion and pain so that he can help them regain quality of life in spite of their current condition.