The Ohio State University Medical Center states that chronic pain is the most costly health problem plaguing the United States. Chronic pain is pain that lasts for weeks, months and even years. This kind of pain can cause a loss of employment, decreased productivity, increased medical costs and legal expenses. Treatment for chronic pain can be provided by numerous practitioners, including a neurologist, physical therapist, orthopaedist, occupational therapist and psychiatrist. Special chronic pain programs may be located in hospitals, pain clinics and rehabilitation centers. Many chronic pain centers are located in Ohio.
Southwest Ohio
Southwest Ohio Pain Management is located in Mason, Ohio, and offers nonsteroidal treatment therapies to help with swelling reduction, effective manipulation and resetting nerve activity. It offers a new alternative injectable treatment for those who suffer from back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine headaches, fibromyalgia, spinal injury and radiating arm pain.
Cleveland
Dr. L.B. Grotte, M.D., specializes in acupuncture and oriental medicine to treat disorders such as tension headaches, chemotherapy side effects, arthritis, tendonitis and work-related injuries. He acknowledges that everyone is different and will respond differently to diseases and injuries, while also addressing the various psychological and spiritual needs of the patient. Dr. Grotte also offers acupuncture to relieve symptoms of Bell's Palsyas well as inflammatory and digestive disorders along with many other symptoms and diseases.
Lancaster
Precision Pain Care Solutions utilizes board-certified pain management experts who are qualified to create unique custom treatment plans for each individual patient. Understanding the source and cause of the pain helps the staff to combine state-of-the-art procedures to treat conditions that include back and neck pain, radiating leg pain, pinched nerves, neuropathy, shingles, sciatica, numbness and compression fractures.
Dayton
The Ohio Pain Clinic offers the latest advanced therapies for chronic pain. Its medical director, Dr. Amol Soin, MD, was trained at the Cleveland Clinic and prefers to treat the cause of the pain instead of prescribing pain medications to simply mask the problem. Some of the treatment options include nerve ablations, physical therapy, biofeedback, nerve blocks, psychological consultations and nonaddictive pain medications. The staff help to treat the pain associated with conditions such as joint pain, neck pain, back pain, pain from cancer, phantom limb syndrome, pelvic pain, work-related injuries, accidental injuries, headaches and shingles.
Toledo
The Ohio Pain Center works to reduce the chronic pain to a tolerable level so that the patient can function normally. The center offers pain treatment for fibromyalgia, arthritis, spinal injury, headache, muscle pain and lower back pain. Dr. Amar N. Goyal, MD, worked as chief resident doctor at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, and was also appointed assistant professor in pain medicine and anesthesiology. He has been working in the Toledo area since 2005.
