A clinic or center may be called a "Pain Clinic", but may only offer alternative therapies such as acupuncture and massage. Other clinics under the same heading may be physicians offering only medication to manage the pain, but no therapy to correct the cause of pain. For many years patients had to choose from facilities that offered only a limited scope of pain treatment. The causes of back pain, headaches, arthritis pain, knee pain, and pain related to diabetes has a broad range from patient to patient. We know that the treatment of those conditions must also have a broad range of pain treatment tools.
Long lasting pain relief comes from rehabilitation from the underlying cause. The proper rehab may need to follow pain management procedures such as epidural injections, facet injections, or pain medication. This combination therapy may be the fastest pain relief. It may also be the longest lasting pain relief. For another patient they may just need minor changes to their work environment advised by our physicians with simple muscle massage therapy and a chiropractic visit to solve their pain.
Choose a center that will have the broadest range of pain treatment services possible for the treatment of pain. Back pain is the number one reason for missed work today and the causes of back pain can be complicated. Breakthrough Pain Relief Clinics has done what few other centers have by incorporating the latest in non-surgical back pain treatment along with pain management procedures, we are able to help many patients who were recommended for surgery not only avoid surgery, but do it in an almost pain free and comfortable way. There are times that surgery is necessary; however, there are times it is recommended only because patients think they have exhausted all of their options. Surgery can and should be a last resort, but because back surgery is so invasive, we recommend that you explore all options to avoid surgery for pain.
We see many patients in our chronic pain clinic who have had failed back surgery, sometimes feeling worse than prior to the surgery. Many times it is more difficult, and at times impossible depending on the surgery, to alleviate a patient's pain after surgery through rehabilitation and pain management. It is not rare to see spinal fusions, disc replacement, or laminectomy surgery cause new types of pain, possibly in addition to the original back pain complaint the patient had. We feel you should be aggressive in finding the right doctors to treat your pain before you end up with a permanent, painful condition.
Call us today to see if our team of board certified physicians and therapists are the right option for you!
