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physical therapists, psychologists, and nurse
practitioners dedicated full time to the management
of chronic pain and cancer pain. We are not part
time pain practitioners nor do we dabble in fad
treatments that have been proven not to be
effective such as anti-ageing therapies. We are
completely immersed in the clinical practice of
chronic pain management and surgery, and engage
actively in teaching at IU and nationally, are on the
national board of directors of pain organizations,
and continually engage in pain research. At night,
we answer questions for patients on pain.com as
one of the contributing physician directors, and also
other pain organizations such as Pain Aid. Pain
medicine for us is not just a job, it is a mission that
is all encompassing. Your pain never stops, and
we will not cease in our efforts to find ways to
relieve your pain with new and better treatments.
We care for patients that require admission to
hospitals for pain issues at St Francis Hospital
and Community South Hospitals only. These
hospitals have the equipment, expertise, and staff
to best assist in care of pain patients in this area of
the state.
Because of our long term presence in the area, we
are connected to the quality primary care
physicians referenced on the home page of this
website that have been proven to be
compassionate and educated in chronic pain. We
do not refer to specific Internists that have shown
themselves unsympathetic or overtly hostile to the
plight of the chronic pain patient. Because of the
need for better therapies, we are dedicated to the
evaluation and implementation of cutting edge
techniques including the new field of minimally
invasive spine surgery. Some of the advanced
techniques we employ are used by less than 10
other pain practices in the US. Some of our
therapies on the cutting edge may have unknown
or higher risks associated with them, but because
in many cases traditional pain therapies are
insufficient, we are willing to go beyond the routine
treatments to find a better way for your care.
We believe in patients rights to pain management
to reduce suffering and incorporate as part of an
integrated plan, narcotic therapies where
appropriate. However, the presence of pain is not
synonymous with a deficit of narcotics. Therefore
we incorporate adjunctive therapies in pain
management in addition to narcotics. We believe in
reducing substance abuse and diversion, and work
actively with local law enforcement when there is
felonious use or sale of narcotics.
We are patient advocates within reason, but do not
advocate patients seeking disability unless there is
absolutely no other way.
Advanced Pain Management Surgery: Your One
source for the most up to date information and
techniques for the control of chronic intractable
pain.
Hospital
Greenwood
Greensburg
