If you’ve ever experienced acute or chronic pain, you know that it can be life altering. Fortunately, there are several agencies in the Tri-State Area that are ready to help with various dimensions of pain management.
Let’s look at what’s available:
Southwest Health – Platteville and Kieler, Wisconsin
Physicians at Southwest Health bring a wide variety of experience and skills to address pain issues
“Our pain providers, Joey Burds, DNP, CRNA and Martha Levy, ARNP are versatile, tailoring their treatment plans to the specific patient,” said Abbey Droessler, Southwest Health Marketing Specialist. “With Interventional Pain at Southwest Health, patients have a professional who will work with you to develop an individual treatment plan. Joey and Martha treat patients in Platteville and Kieler, Wisconsin, meaning patients don’t have to wait long for relief.”
Some of the treatments offered include Botox injections to block neurotransmitters, preventing migraines; Epidural steroid injections that deliver anti-inflammatory medicine to the spine that’s irritated by bulging discs, bone spurs, or other conditions; Radio-frequency ablation that uses heat to destroy nerve tissue so the nerve cannot transmit pain signals to the brain; Trigger point injections that target specific areas of muscle pain and discomfort; Ultrasound-guided steroid injections to relieve pain and inflammation; and Vyepti IV infusions to prevent migraine attacks for 12 weeks at a time after a 30-minute infusion.
Unity Point Health Finley Hospital Pain Clinic – Dubuque, Iowa
Patients with pain lasting six to eight weeks whether from an injury, surgery, or other health condition can benefit from treatment that leads to both pain relief and increased function. The Finley Pain Clinic offers some minimally invasive procedures that include a variety of injections and nerve blocks, mild lumbar decompression, and kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat vertebral compression fractures that are often caused by osteoporosis or trauma.
“I think the most important principle for me regarding pain management is to be aware of as many treatment options as I can, including physical therapy, medications, injections, interventional treatment, chiropractic care, and surgical,” said Dr. Timothy Miller from the Finley Hospital Pain Clinic. “Then I try to discern what is most problematic for the patient and lay out reasonable options to treat the pain and dysfunction. The idea I practice with is to have everything available and use sound judgment to offer several options and adjust as needed. I don’t want to get locked into only a couple of options.”
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