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Paducah

Pain Management Center of Paducah is a specialty care facility designed to provide a comprehensive pain management program.

Facilities and Staff in Paducah, KY
We are located in a 21,000 square foot building on Lone Oak Road as part of Pain Management Pavilion, which also houses Ambulatory Surgery Center, Paducah Physical Therapy and Psychology Center. We plan and supervise all programs, tracking treatments, and handling case management. The staff consists of a medical director, physicians, physical therapist, along with various ancillary personnel including psychologist, nurses and administrative personnel. Pain Management Center is equipped with the most state-of-the-art equipment in this area. Physicians at the Center are specialists in interventional pain management with extensive training and experience.

Appointments & Emergencies
Appointments are made through our office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday by phoning (270) 554-8373 in Paducah, KY or (618) 997-7820 in Marion, IL. In case of an emergency, you may reach the Center’s physician at the Center (270) 554-8373. If you have any serious complications or side effects, please report to the closest emergency room and inform the physician to contact the Center.

Marion

Pain Management Center of Marion is a specialty care facility designed to provide a comprehensive pain management program.

Facilities and Staff in Marion, IL
We are located in a 6000 square foot building on Airway Drive, which also houses Pain Care Surgery. We plan and supervise all programs, tracking treatments, and handling case management. The staff consists of a medical director, physicians, along with various ancillary personnel including nurses and administrative personnel. Pain Management Center is equipped with the most state-of-the-art equipment in this area. Physicians at the Center are specialists in interventional pain management with extensive training and experience.

Appointments & Emergencies
Appointments are made through our office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday by phoning (618) 997-7820 in Marion, IL or (270) 554-8373 in Paducah, KY. In case of an emergency, you may reach the Center’s physician at the Center (618) 997-7820. If you have any serious complications or side effects, please report to the closest emergency room and inform the physician to contact the Center.

Pain!

We have all experienced it at one time or another. If you are living in constant pain, you probably have tried every idea, medication, and have been to a host of doctors. You may be unable to work or to do as much work as you could before you were in pain. It disrupts your home life and work, and is often misunderstood by others, who cannot see the cause of your pain.

Scope of the Problem
Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts for a long period of time or at least beyond the healing period. Seventy-five million Americans suffer from chronic pain and 50 million of them suffer with some disability.

  • Pain costs $120 billion each year.
  • Unrelieved pain can lead to unemployment and decreased productivity.
  • Unrelieved pain is associated with alcohol and medication abuse.

Understanding Chronic Pain
Acute pain is similar to the alarm that stops. It usually starts with an injury or illness. Pain gates in the body open to allow pain messages through.When the message has reached the brain, it responds in two ways - by protecting the body from further damage and by closing the pain gates to reduce the level of pain.
Sometimes pain does not go away after initial treatment, and it becomes a chronic, or a constant pain. Ongoing chronic or constant pain, also known as intractable pain, is like an alarm that keeps sounding, and can make it difficult for a person to lead a normal life. Family, work, income, and lifestyle can all be negatively affected by intractable pain. Receiving effective treatment for pain can reduce the costs of ongoing care. Two people with the same injury or illness may feel different types or degrees of pain.

It is important to know that the type or degree of pain you feel may not indicate how serious your injury or illness is.


Benefits of Appropriate Pain Treatment:

  • Saves lives - patients in severe pain who are not treated have been known to commit suicide and to end their suffering.
  • Reduces the chances of developing additional physical problems or making existing problems worse.
  • Reduces suffering for patients and families.
  • Returns the patient to being in charge of his or her life.
  • Allows the patient to become more productive in society - through work, family life, or social activities.
  • Reduces the cost of medical care.

Consequences of Mismanaged or Under-Managed Pain

Mismanaged or under treated pain can result in:

  • Extensive, costly, unhelpful work-ups and treatment
  • Dysfunction in family, vocational, and social life
  • Mental and physical suffering
  • Increased disability costs
  • Increased yearly expenditures

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Pain Management Therapy
The Center’s unique approach to managing your pain is based on medical and scientific principles and treatment. We work with you to relieve your pain and all the associated problems with it. We also treat your pain as the main problem, not simply as a symptom of another problem.

Our program combines the skills of physicians, physical therapist, psychologist, biofeedback therapist, and nurses - all with special expertise and interest in chronic pain.

This way our team can attack your problem from every angle, physical and mental.


Evaluation
When you are at Pain Management Center, you undergo a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation before starting the treatment program.

This evaluation includes:

  • Complete review of all pertinent medical records
  • Comprehensive physical assessment
  • An in-depth pain profile
  • Comprehensive psychological evaluation when appropriate

    So upon contacting Pain Management Center, you will be asked to complete an evaluation form, that asks for specific information about your pain problems with detailed treatment history. After arrival you will undergo further testing.


Goals of Treatment
The major goals of pain management is to put you back in charge of your life. The overall relief from chronic pain depends on more than just treating the damaged area of the body. It is possible that you will always have to live with a certain amount of pain, but you can learn to work and enjoy life in spite of it.
Our aim is to make progress with small victories which add up and produce a big improvement in the quality of your life


Treatment Modalities
The Pain Management Center offers numerous approaches to the management of your pain providing a holistic type of care. Some of our techniques include:

         INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES

         NON-INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES


Pain Conditions Treated

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Facilities and Staff in Paducah, KY
We are located in a 21,000 square foot building on Lone Oak Road as part of Pain Management Pavilion, which also houses Ambulatory Surgery Center, Paducah Physical Therapy and Psychology Center. We plan and supervise all programs, tracking treatments, and handling case management. The staff consists of a medical director, physicians, physical therapist, along with various ancillary personnel including psychologist, nurses and administrative personnel. Pain Management Center is equipped with the most state-of-the-art equipment in this area. Physicians at the Center are specialists in interventional pain management with extensive training and experience.

Our Marion office is located in a 6,000 square foot building at 108 Airway Drive, across from the airport, at the intersection of Routes 13 and 148.


About Our Center
Pain Management Center of Paducah is a specialty care facility designed to provide a comprehensive pain management program. Pain Management Center of Paducah is accredited by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO).


Appointments & Emergencies
Appointments are made through our office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday by phoning (270) 554-8373 in Paducah, KY or (618) 997-7820 in Marion, IL. In case of an emergency, you may reach the Center’s physician at the Center (270) 554-8373. If you have any serious complications or side effects, please report to the closest emergency room and inform the physician to contact the Center.


Comments & Complaints: Please contact:
Administrator or Clinical Director

Paducah, KYMarion. IL
Pain Management Center of Paducah
2831 Lone Oak Road • Paducah, KY 42003
Phone (270) 554-8373 • Fax (270) 554-8987
Pain Management Center of Marion
108 Airway Drive • Marion, IL 62959
Phone (618) 997-7820 • Fax (618) 997-6721

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