Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.
65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603 New York, NY 10006. (212) 422-1111
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(212) 422-1111
Downtown Spine, Sports & Orthopedic Rehabilitation P.C.

65 Broadway / 47 Trinity Place, Suite 603
(Between Wall Street & Exchange Place)
New York, NY 10006

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Chronic pain can get in the way of an individual's quality of life, affect family relationships and jobs and hamper the ability to carry out daily activities.  Effectively managing pain contributes to making excessive discomfort tolerable and may practically eliminate it, in a number of cases. When selecting a pain management clinic, it is imperative that you locate a center with doctors who are trustworthy and with whom you feel a level of comfort when having a discussion about your symptoms. Board certified anesthesiologists are typically the best kinds of pain management doctors. Other than prescribing medications, pain management doctors are also able to analyze or perform a number of procedures and tests that may be required in order to eliminate or alleviate pain.

Prior to scheduling your initial appointment with a pain management clinic, if you have health insurance coverage, the guidelines of your insurance company must be carefully followed.  Verify whether or not a doctor's referral is required before going to a pain management clinic. If this is the case, it is advisable to ask your doctor to refer and recommend a trustworthy specialist in the field.
 
While making the appointment, inquire about any fees or co-payments that will possibly become due for the first consultation and for any ongoing treatment as well. During that first visit, find out from the doctor what his or her philosophy is as it regards the treatment of pain. If you want to use traditionalist treatment methods, you most likely will not be pleased with a doctor that is more experienced in progressive treatment. It is also advisable to seek a pain management clinic with lots of experience in treating conditions that are comparable to yours. For example, a number of doctors specialize in muscular pain and sports injuries, while others may have a preference for curing patients with neuropathic pains.

Based on the source of your pain, specialists may recommend a battery of tests including magnetic resonance imaging or MRIs and CAT scans or computerized axial tomography scans.  A number of doctors have offices situated in a community hospital, while others have their offices equipped with high-tech imaging machines; this make diagnostic testing expedient for the patient. As soon as the results have make known the extent of the injury or the source of the pain, treatments such as sympathetic nerve blocks or steroidal injections, may be recommended.
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