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The physical, emotional and financial suffering
pain causes cannot be calculated. Pain severely disrupts lives.
It can cause anxiety, frustration and depression. It can keep people
from holding down jobs, from interacting positively with family
and friends and from enjoying life.
 The pain management services have evolved as a result
of the recognition that pain and suffering are often under-treated.
The Pain Management Clinic at St. Joseph Medical Center, established
in the early 1980s, has grown to meet the increasing demand for
a focus not only on injury and disease, but on the often painful
and devastating effects that result. Most currently, evaluation
of our daily practice revealed agreement with the much publized
standards recommended by the JCAHO.
The initial Pain Management Clinic evaluation involves
a thorough review of the pain, past history and physical examination.
Previous treatments, medications and diagnostic studies are reviewed.
Every effort is made to identify the mechanisms involved in the
pain process and its effects on daily function.
Persistant unrelieved pain can have a widespread
and devastating impact on an individual's life. Treatment involves
attention not only to pain mechanisms but to the impact of an individual's
lifestyle. While certain standard treatments exist, each person
brings unique circumstances to the Pain Management Clinic which
require a flexible individual approach.
Types of Pain Treated
- Acute, Chronic and Cancer Pain
- Pain associated with chronic illness
- Neck and Back Pain
- Headache Pain
- Abdominal Pain
- Myofascial Pain Syndromes
- Fibromyalgia
- Neuralgias, Peripheral and Shingles Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Reflect Sympathetic Dystrophy
and Causalgia)
- Phantom Limb Pain
Services Available
- Comprehensive Evaluation and Consultation
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Nerve Blocks
- Neurolytic Blocks for Cancer Pain
- Implantable devices for chronic pain or spasticity (intrathecal pumps and spinal cord stimulators)
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Medication Management
- Integrated Referral
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Psychology
- Pediatric Pain Management
- All Other Medical Specialties
The Pain Management Clinic is staffed by physicians who have special interest and training in pain management.
- Saint Joseph Anesthesia Pain Physicians
- Rockhill Pain Specialist
Most insurance are accepted
Affiliations
Billing
Physicians who provide care in the clinic will bill separately for their services. A charge for the use of the clinic will be billed for each visit along with any supply or testing charges.
For More Information
The Pain Management Clinic is located near the main entrance to
the Medical Mall, entrance B. Call us with questions at 816-943-3926.
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