Pain Management
Comprehensive Care, Close to Home
Whether you suffer from acute or chronic pain, our dedicated team of pain management experts will assess your condition and develop a plan to help achieve your pain management goals.
Services Focused on Your Total Care
Pain Management consultation may include the following diagnostic tools or evaluations:
- A thorough medical history review
- Current medication review
- Complete medical examination
- Laboratory and/or diagnostic imaging tests
- Individual treatment plan
- Patient question, education and review sessions
- Behavior modification
Treatments and recommendations may include:
- Muscle or tissue manipulation
- Exercise and spine health
- Medications
- Injections (epidural, trigger point, nerve blocks)
- Invasive therapies for diagnostic treatment
- Implanted medical devices
- Minor procedures not involving surgery
- Recovery or prevention plans
- Patient education
- Chronic pain counseling
- Referrals to qualified treatment or rehabilitation
Total Care to Manage Your Pain
We provide comprehensive treatment options for patients with acute or chronic pain or disabilities. Including:
- Diagnostic tools
- Advanced medicine
- State-of-the-art interventional techniques, and
- Rehabilitation
Helping You Achieve Your Goals
Individualized therapy and support groups have been shown to help people suffering from chronic pain to live a rich and meaningful life. Participants in our Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Program learn:
- Coping skills to deal with both physical and emotional pain
- Clarify what is important and meaningful to them so they can change their life for the better
Participants can:
- Increase their quality of life
- Decrease symptoms of depression and anxiety
- Reduce how often pain interferes with daily activities
- Decreases dependence on prescription medications
A Dedicated Team
The experience medical staff at SMHC’s Pain Management Centers specializes in assessing patients and providing plans to help them achieve their pain management goals.
- M. Amir Khan, MD – board certified in Pain Management
- Leonid I. Temkin, MD – board certified in Anesthesia
- Deborah Charles, NP
- Patricia Seely, NP
- Kim Kasten, PA-C
- Jennifer Clapp, LCSW
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