Pain Clinic
University Physicians Anesthesiology Pain Management Services
Pain is the second most common reason people visit a doctor. Usually it is a protective
sign warning of disease or injury. However, when pain persists or worsens despite
treatment of disease or recovery from injury, it may become an overwhelming and
confusing disability. This is chronic pain.
More than 50 million Americans suffer from some form of chronic pain, which may
affect every part of life. Unrelieved pain has many negative effects on an individual,
including withdrawal from normal activities like work or hobbies, inactivity, drug
dependence and disruptions in relationships with family members and friends.
At University Physicians Anesthesiology Pain Management Clinic, we help patients
by easing or eliminating their pain while teaching them skills that will make living
with pain easier. Inpatient and outpatient services are available to those who experience
acute or chronic pain. Our team is led by anesthesiologists who specialize in pain
management.
Services
Clinic specializes in providing diagnosis and treatment of:
- Post-trauma pain
- Spinal pain, including neck, lower back and thoracic pain
- Headaches
- Facial and myofacial pain
- Limb pain caused by diabetes neuropathy
- Chronic regional pain syndrome I and II (reflex sympathetic dystrophy and causalgia)
- Joint and arthritic pain
- Cancer pain
- Trigger point pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Herpes zoster or post-herpetic neuralgia
- Neuropathies such as diabetic and peripheral conditions
Treatment
Treatment Methods of treatment include:
- Medication
- Nerve blocks such as epidural steroids, facet joint injections and sympathetic blocks
- Trigger point injections associated with muscle spasms
- Implantable drug delivery systems to relieve intractable pain
- Augmentative nerve stimulation to interfere with pain impulses
- Behavioral therapies such as exercise, physical therapy and behavioral modification
Our team also consults with other physician specialists as needed to establish effective
treatment plans.
Inpatient Services
In addition to outpatient services, our anesthesiologists also provide inpatient
pain relief services for cancer, intensive care and postoperative patients at the
following facilities:
Inpatient services include the delivery and maintenance of intravenous, epidural,
spinal and oral medications as well as a variety of peripheral nerve blocks. Physicians
also explore pain management options with surgical patients in the Preoperative
Clinic at University Hospital.
Consultations and Appointments
To schedule a consultation with an anesthesiologist at University Physicians Anesthesiology
Pain Management Clinic, physician referral is necessary. To make an appointment
or for more information, please call (573) 884-9381.
Inpatient consultations at University Hospital, Children’s Hospital, the Ellis Fischel
Oncology Unit at University Hospital and Columbia Regional Hospital are available
24 hours a day by calling (573) 882-4141, Pager 3999.
Inpatient consultations for chronic pain problems can be obtained from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday by calling (573) 884-9381.
Location
University Physicians Anesthesiology Pain Management Clinic is located at
Ellis
Fischel Cancer Center, 115 Business Loop 70 West in Columbia. Patients may park
for free and enter the building on the east side.
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