Pain Management
A board-certified anesthesia pain specialist coordinates treatments with therapy services as needed. Pain treatments are individualized for each patient and can include patient-controlled analgesia, a variety of pain medications, and specialized injection procedures for spine pain and other chronic conditions.
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Chronic Pain Management Services
Your energy levels are crucial for a fulfilling and healthy life. Chronic pain is a common factor that can disrupt your health. Although its effects do not appear to be profound initially, chronic pain can affect your life adversely.
At least 100 million Americans and more than 1.5 billion people worldwide live with chronic pain.
If pain has become a regular part of your life and despite numerous visits, it continues to be so bad that it deprives you of a good night’s sleep, it’s time for some powerful interventions!
At St Michael’s Medical Center, our pain management specialists strive to deliver effective solutions to chronic pain by emphasizing the root cause.
Our Services at a Glance
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT is a form of therapy that enables people to develop skills to change their negative thoughts and behaviors to overcome incessant pain. Although it is applied with other pain management techniques, such as physical therapy and medication management, CBT can strengthen thoughts and emotions to improve the patient’s ability to cope. At St Michael’s medical centers, we align patients with CBT specialists who can deliver tangible results
Pharmacologic Therapy
Analgesics or pain management medications are among the most effective treatments for chronic pain in patients. However, these medications require the strict supervision of doctors and adherence to dosage to make the treatment effective and prevent dependency on the medications. Our chronic pain management therapist team will guide you and help you utilize the efficacy of analgesics to deliver some much-needed relief.
Physical Therapy
Our chronic pain management therapists treat the patient by diagnosing the source. Through cogent exercise regimens and a focus on a nutritious diet, we help patients manage chronic pain effectively.
Occupational Therapy
By Applying lifestyle redesign, or in simple terms, getting patients to integrate new skills and routines into their daily activities, Occupational Therapy mitigates chronic pain. Our board-certified chronic pain management specialists enable patients to improve function and engagement in physical activities to help manage pain better.