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Integrative Pain Center of Arizona |
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The Integrative Pain Center of Arizona is Southern Arizona's only multidiscplinary & multimodality pain program. Expertise in anesthesiology,family medicine,neurology,occupational medicine, orthopedics, pain medicine,and pain psychology are coordinated within a unified program.
The Integrative Pain Center of Arizona's professional staff, Cela Archambault, Ph.D., Bennet Davis, M.D., Kathy Davis, N.P., Mitchell Halter, Ph.D., M.D., Rolf Mertens, Ph.D., Randolph Soo Hoo, M.D., and Beverly Webber, N.P, work together so that you can have direct access to the RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT TIME. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 April 2009 00:30 |
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Pain Patient Information
The information on this page is intended for people suffering from chronic pain and their families. PainCenter Mission
To empower individuals to ease pain, reduce pain related disability and achieve the highest possible Quality of Life through the creation of interdisciplinary partnerships in a caring environment where research and education blend with clinical practice.
Pain Center Vision
The pain center provides a dynamic interdisciplinary clinical practice serving medical, academic, and patient communities.
Why the effort to promote better pain relief is important
• Provide patients with pain management skills • Improve quality of life • Reduce medical costs
Why an interdisciplinary pain management model
• Patient participation in comprehensive care and treatment which includes health care professionals and specialists • Support self management skills • Cost effective, time efficient treatment and care
Pain Center Activities
• Assess the nature, cause, and effect of pain • Develop care and treatment strategies • Provide tools, information, and resources for health care decision making • Make use of current research in pain management
Who can benefit?
• We work with patients of all ages, including children, who are experiencing chronic pain related to:
1. Arthritis: Inflammation of joints 2. Back pain: Muscle strain, nerve damage, muscle loss, osteoporosis, herniated disk or other sources 3. Complex regional pain syndrome: Intense, long-lassting nerve injury with pain typically in an arm or leg 4. Endometriossis: Abnormal growth of the lining of the uterus, which causes pelvic or abdominal pain 5. Fibromyalgia: Generalized pain felt in the muscles and around joints; often described as "aching all over" 6. Headaches 7. Interstitial cystitis: Pressure, pain, and tenderness around the bladder 8. Irritable bowel syndrome: Pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation 9. Mouth, jaw, and face apin: Dental, nerve, or joint problems 10. Neck pain: Muscle strain, nerve, or joint problems 11. Overuse injuries: Often in hands and wrists from computer use or repetitive motions 12. Pelvic floor pain: Discomfort in the pelvic muscles 13. Peripheral neuropathy: Tingling, numbness, and pain in the hands and feet 14. Postherpetic neuralgia: Nerve damage resulting from a viral infection
Innovative pain therapies used at the pain center
• Biobehavioral therapies (self hypnosis, imagery, etc.) • Stress management • Physical and vocational rehabilitation • Nerve blocks • Vertebrosplasty • Spinal cord stimulation • Epidurals • Neuroablative procedures • Spinal drug infusion • Radio frequency or cryosurgical nerve blocks • Epiduroscopy • Repair of torn discs – Intradiscal Electrical Thermal Therapy (IDETT) •Joint Injections • Advanced diagnostic techniques
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 April 2009 00:24 |
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Intergrative Pain Center of Arizona Copyright © 2009 Integrative Pain Center of Arizona. All Rights Reserved. Photographs Copyright © Michael Malley. The Right Care at the Right Time Phone: 520 797-7246 fax: 520 795-4249
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