14 Bringing health care news to your home Program expansion brings more options to Columbus If chronic pain makes your everyday activities unbearable, a long car ride to a pain center isn’t likely to be a comfortable experience for you. Now you can get the expert care you need without traveling. In collaboration with John Massey, MD, from MD Pain in Lincoln, Columbus Community Hospital recently expanded its pain management options to include several advanced pain procedures that can significantly improve spine, joint or nerve pain. “Our No. 1 goal is to improve function,” Massey said. “We want you to get back to your normal life activities as completely as possible. And that is closely followed by reducing your pain.” Minimally invasive pain relief If ongoing pain is affecting your daily life, it may be time to see a pain management specialist. Treatment typically starts conservatively, and strong pain drugs aren’t the focus. “That’s not modern pain medicine,” Massey said. A comprehensive approach may instead include options like physical therapy or a short course of medications. But if that’s not enough to adequately relieve pain, a minimally invasive procedure may be the best option. Here are some of the advanced procedures we offer: ● Dorsal root ganglion stimulators. After these devices are implanted, they send electrical signals to specific nerves to block pain signals from those areas. ● Intracept™ procedure. Degenerative changes to the spine can cause back and leg pain. This procedure uses heat (delivered with a needle) to shut off the nerve to diseased disks and vertebral structures in the spine, relieving pain. Advanced pain solutions, close to home
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