The Doctors of
Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine Specialize In Treating
Pain.
Doctors who manage pain and treat pain are frequently
anesthesiologists. Anesthesiologists are doctors of medicine
(M.D.) or osteopathy (D.O.) who make certain that you are
safe, pain-free and comfortable during and following invasive
and non-invasive pain surgery. The doctors of the Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine also provide their services in doctors' offices
where painful medical tests or procedures are performed.
Frequently it is the Board Certified Anesthesiologist that
heads a team of other specialists and doctors who work
together to help you manage your pain. The anesthesiologist or
other pain medicine doctors (such as neurologists,
oncologists, orthopedists, physiatrists and psychiatrists) and
nonphysician specialists (such as nurses, nurse practitioners,
physician assistants, physical or rehabilitation therapists
and psychologists) all work together to evaluate your
condition. Then this "team" of specialists will develop a
treatment plan designed just for you.
A limited list of the procedures performed
by the doctors of the Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine can be found on the
links to the right side of the website. Please note: our pain
management specialists can accurately diagnoses the source of
your pain and properly manage and treat your condition even if
it is not listed on this website.
Your condition may be treatable with
various prescription drugs. If these drugs do not alleviate your
symptoms then the most popular pain management and pain
treatments procedures are listed below. Please, feel free to
contact us if you have any questions whatsoever about your
condition or curious about the various forms of treatments we
offer.
TREATMENTS FOR MANAGING PAIN
Since prescription and over the counter medication alone may not
be enough to manage certain kinds of pain. Some medicines are
more effective in fighting pain when they are combined with
other methods of treatment. In some cases, the patient's pain
condition may respond to pain management treatment instead of
medication. For many of our patients, certain therapies may
eventually replace the need for taking any pain medicine, or
less of it, over time. Here are just some of the available
treatments being used successfully to treat pain patients.
Injection treatments - Local anesthetics (such as
Novocain®), with or without cortisone-like medicines, can be
injected around nerve roots and into muscles or joints. These
medicines reduce swelling, irritation, muscle spasms and
abnormal nerve activity that can cause pain.
Nerve blocks - Often a group of nerves, called a
plexus or ganglion, that causes pain to a specific organ or body
region can be blocked with local anesthetics. If successful,
another solution that numbs the nerves can then be injected.
Electrical stimulation - Transcutaneous electrical
nerve stimulation (TENS) is the most common form of electrical
stimulation used in pain management. It is not painful and does
not require needles or medicine. TENS consists of a small,
battery-operated device that can diminish pain by stimulating
nerve fibers through the skin.
Pain Management Surgery - When necessary, surgical
treatment may be recommended. In rare instances when severe pain
has not responded to other treatments and procedures, surgery on
certain nerves can be done to give the patient some relief and
allow them to resume near-normal activities. Usually all other
avenues of treatment are tried before surgery is considered.
The minimally-invasive spine surgery techniques that the
Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicines offers include:
Intradiscal Electrothermal Annuloplasty
(IDET) and
Percutaneous Discectomy (NUCLEOPLASTY).
We provide treatments for:
Abdominal Wall Pain
Back Pain
Cancer Pain
Chest Wall Pain
Chronic Prostatitis
Facial Pain
Fibromyalgia
Headache Pain
Herniated Disc
Hip Pain
Interstitial Cysytitis
Joint Pain
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar Spine Disorders
Migraine
Muscular (Myofascial) Pain
Neck Pain
Painful Peripheral Nerve
Pelvic Pain
Phantom Limb Pain
Post-Traumatic Pain
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Sciatica
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Fusion
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Upper Back Surgery
Work Related Injuries
The most popular procedures
performed at the Atlas Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine include:
BOTOX Injections for Headaches
Brachial Plexus Block
Celiac Plexus Block
Epidural Steroid Injection
Facet Block
Gasserian Ganglion Block
Hypogastric Plexus Block
-IDET
Intrathecal Programmable Pump/Spinal Cord Drug
Delivery
and Intrathecal Catheter Placement
Implanted Epidural Portal
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
Nucleoplasty
Percutaneous Discectomy
Spinal Cord Stimulation
