What is a pain clinic
pain clinic. At least one and a half billion people in the world live with chronic pain. Most patients believe that it is difficult for them to sleep comfortably at night and during the day, and this pain can also affect their energy level and enjoyment of life. If you suffer from chronic pain, a modern pain clinic such as Mehregan pain clinic can help you
A pain clinic is a specialized medical center for the diagnosis and management of chronic pain. The purpose of establishing this kind of clinic is that for patients with chronic pain or as much as possible, open surgery with anesthesia and hospitalization is performed by specialist and subspecialist doctors of the pain clinic, In addition to use medicine, physiotherapy and behavioral therapy to treat patients. They use minimally invasive and noninvasive methods.
These expert pain clinic doctors will also teach you about your pain, how to make lifestyle changes, and how to properly take advantage of healthy foods and daily activities.
The purpose of treatment in the pain clinic:
The goal of treatment in the clinic is to reduce pain and improve your quality of life. Treatment at the pain clinic can teach you skills to manage your pain and improve your performance in daily life. So that if you miss your job due to pain, you can definitely return to work.
What to use to find the best pain clinic
Doctors in Mehregan pain clinic use a variety of specialist and subspecialist doctors related to chronic pain and treatment of acute and chronic pain, including these specialists: pain subspecialist doctors, spine surgery doctors, orthopedic doctors, psychiatrists, physical medicine and anesthesiologists.
There are several important points to consider when choosing a pain clinic
You should stay away from pain clinics that usually offer narcotic drugs to treat pain. These drugs can be very addictive and cause a decrease in your quality of life and disruption in your social life.
Pain clinic doctors should focus on the person and his/her psyche, not just the patient’s pain.
Types of pain clinic services
Treatment of back pain
The reasons that are usually associated with back pain are:
Muscle or ligament strain
Repeated lifting of heavy objects or a sudden abnormal movement can put pressure on the back muscles and spinal ligaments. Protruding or extruding discs that act as cushions between vertebrae in the human spine.
Osteoporosis or vertebral fracture
Methods of treatment of back pain in the specialized spine pain clinic
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients who come to the Mehregan Pain Clinic with symptoms of acute or chronic pain, specialist and subspecialist doctors make decisions individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultation.
- Using Medicins
- Physiotherapy
- Epidural injection
- Foraminal injection
- caudal
- Block of the sensory nerves of the spinal joints (facets)
- lumbar denervation
- Treatment of neck pain
Common diseases that cause neck pain include degenerative disc disease, neck strain, arthritis, spinal canal stenosis, improper neck position, neck injury such as whiplash, disc protrusion, and pressure on cervical nerves.
Treatment methods for neck pain in the Mehregan pain clinic
In order to choose the best method of treatment for patients with acute or chronic neck pain, who refer to the Mehregan Pain Clinic, specialist and sub-specialist doctors make decisions individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultative manner.
- Using Medicine
- Physiotherapy
- Epidural stroeid injection
- Foraminal injection
- Block of the sensory nerves of the spinal joints (facets)
- Neck denervation
- Treatment of knee pain
The biggest joints of the body are the knees, which are vulnerable to arthritis due to impact and pressure on the joint. Knee pain may not be the result of an injury such as a ligament tear or cartilage wear.
Treatment methods for knee pain in Mehregan pain clinic
In order to choose the best method of treatment for patients with acute or chronic knee pain, who refer to Merhegan Pain Clinic, specialist doctors decide individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultative manner.
- Medicine and tablets
- Physiotherapy
- Ozone therapy of the knee
- knee brace
- Knee prolotherapy
- Knee gel injection
- Knee radiofrequency (knee RF)
- Knee joint replacement
- Lumbar and neck protruding disc treatment
A herniated disc occurs when the outer ring of the disc is weakened or torn and the core material of the disc is displaced. The cause of this problem may be due to wear and tear caused by aging, but some heavy pressure on the spine and disc can also cause it to occur.
Lumbar and neck disc treatment methods in the Mehregan pain clinic
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients who come to the spine pain clinic with symptoms of a protruding disc in the back and neck, specialist doctors decide individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultation.
- Medical treatment
- Physiotherapy
- Epidural injection
- Foraminal injection
- Caudal injection (in cases of lumbar disc)
- Lumbar and neck disc surgery
- Treatment of sciatica
Sciatica pain is a pain that comes from the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is a large nerve that branches from the lower part of the lumbar spine and passes through the buttock and goes to the back of the thigh and leg towards the foot and the tips of the fingers. Since the sciatic nerve travels a long distance in the body, there are many pains that can be related to it, which are called sciatica.
Treatment methods for sciatica in the vertebra pain clinic
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients with sciatica symptoms who refer to Mehrgan Pain Clinic, specialist doctors decide individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultative manner.
- Medical treatment
- Physiotherapy
- Epidural injection
- Foraminal injection
- Caudal injection
- surgery
- Treatment of chronic pain
Chronic pain is sometimes very difficult to control, and even after several months of treatment, the patient may still suffer from chronic pain. This pain can have destructive effects on a person’s life. Affect his job, family and relationships with others
Treatment methods for chronic pain in the spine pain clinic
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients who come to Mehrgan Pain Clinic with symptoms of chronic pain, specialist doctors decide individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultation.
- Medical treatments
- Physiotherapy
- nerve block
- Nerve radiofrequency
- Treatment of pain caused by arthritis (Rheumatism)
Arthritis is a disease that leads to joint fatigue such as knee, hip and shoulder. At the beginning of the disease, the symptoms of arthritis are mild and usually repeat, but later on, these symptoms intensify and remain constant. The symptoms usually affect the joints on both sides of the body and intensify within a few weeks to a few months after the onset of the disease
Treatment methods caused by arthritis (seasonal rheumatism) in the Mehregan pain clinic
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients with pain caused by arthritis (or joint rheumatism) who refer to Mehrgan Pain Clinic, specialist doctors make decisions individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultation.
- Medical treatment
- Physiotherapy
- Ozone therapy
- Gel injection
- Coronet injection
- Cancer pain treatment
Cancer doesn’t always cause pain, but pain is one of the most common symptoms of the disease and it’s also a frequent side effect of the treatments used to treat many types of cancer.
Cancer pain has many causes the cancer itself, tests and procedures to diagnose cancer, or treatments to treat cancer and pain can come in many forms. It may come and go and change in intensity.
Regardless of the cause, type, or severity of pain, it’s important to discuss it with your care team. It should never be considered as an inevitable consequence of illness. Pain is highly treatable, and many evidence-based medical treatments and evidence-based integrative therapies are available to help alleviate it.
The services of the super-specialized spine pain clinic for cancer patients
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients who come to Mehregan Pain Clinic with pain caused by cancer problems, specialist and subspecialist doctors make decisions individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultation.
- Medical treatment
- Spinal pain
- Epidural injection
- Intrathecal injection
- Denervation or nerve ablation
- Percutaneous nerve stimulation
- Non-surgical treatment for spinal compression fractures in a specialized pain clinic
If osteoporosis has caused a vertebral compression fracture, treatment should address the pain, fracture, and underlying osteoporosis to prevent further fractures.
Pain from a naturally healing vertebral compression fracture can last up to three months. But the pain usually improves significantly within a few days or weeks.
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients with compression fractures of the spine who refer to the Vertebral Pain Clinic, specialist and sub-specialist doctors decide individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultative manner.
- Medical treatment
- Brace prescription
- Vertebroplasty
- Kyphoplasty
- open surgery
- Cement injection
Treating headaches caused by neck problems
A headache caused by neck problems is pain caused by sudden movement of your neck. Another thing is that when your neck stays in the same position for a while, you get headaches.
Other symptoms may include:
- Pain on one side of the head or face
- Constant pain that does not pulse
- Headache when coughing, sneezing or taking a deep breath
- A pain attack that can last for hours or days
- Neck stiffness where you can’t move your neck normally
- Pain that stays in one spot, such as the back, front, or side of your head or eye
- Although headaches caused by neck problems and migraines are different, some symptoms can be similar.
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients who come to Dard Mehregan clinic with headache, specialist and sub-specialist doctors decide individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultation.
- Medical treatment
- behavioral therapy
- Neck denervation
- Block pain nerves
- Botox injection
Chest pain in a specialized pain clinic
Pain caused by a rib or sternum injury or associated with inflammation or abnormality of the chest wall can be controlled, but sometimes it becomes difficult just because it is impossible to “rest” the area in question. In addition to the physical effects associated with acute or chronic chest wall pain is the effect it can have on breathing mechanics leading to dyspnea, which exacerbates the pain as well as the physical effects on the lungs. If acute chest wall pain can lead to “poor breathing” and the risks of sputum retention (inability to clear sputum), atelectasis (which begins to collapse at the “microscopic” level of the lung bases) and pneumonia (chest infection). ) to be
In order to choose the best treatment method for patients who come to Dard Mehregan clinic with chest pain, specialist and subspecialist doctors make decisions individually or, if necessary, in a group and consultative manner.
- Physiotherapy drug therapy
- Intercostal nerve block
- Surgery
- Treatment of facial pain
You may feel that the pain in your face comes out of nowhere. Some people with this condition think that one of their teeth has an abscess and go to the dentist.
Doctors consider sudden and severe attacks of facial pain as a symptom of classic trigeminal neuralgia. If your pain is more of a burning sensation, you may have an unusual shape.
Special services of Dard Mehrgan Clinic for patients who suffer from facial pain:
- Medical treatment
- surgery
- Facial or radiofrequency denervation
- Treatment of failed spine surgery syndrome
In some cases, after performing open surgery on the spine, neck or back, the patient’s pain does not decrease and sometimes even becomes more severe. Re-surgery is usually not recommended to treat such pains because If drug therapy, physiotherapy and lifestyle modification do not help to reduce pain, one of the best methods to control pain is caudal foraminal epidural injections or denervation of lumbar facets.
Vertebral Pain Clinic provides special services for this new disease
- Epidural injection
- Foraminal injection
- Caudal injection
- Denervation of lumbar facets
- Peripheral neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is the gradual onset of numbness and tingling in the toes and fingers but It usually starts in the longest nerves, the ones that go down to the toes. Unfortunately, it can turn into a sharp pain or shock like an electric shock and may cause a lack of coordination.
There are risk factors you should know about managing your peripheral neuropathy. Diabetes and the inability to control blood sugar levels can negatively affect your nerves, as can infections, vitamin deficiencies—especially B vitamins—and alcohol abuse. Alcohol and nerves do not mix
Special services of Mehrgan pain clinic for people suffering from peripheral neuropathy
- Medical treatment
- Physiotherapy
- Lifestyle modification
- Nerve block
- Nerve radiofrequency
- Pelvic pain treatment
The hip joint can withstand repeated movements and a lot of wear and tear. This ball-and-socket joint—the largest joint in the body—fits together to allow fluid movement.
Whenever you use your hip (for example, by going for a run), a cushion of cartilage helps prevent friction as the hip bone moves in its socket. With age and use, cartilage can wear down or become damaged. The muscles and tendons of the hip joint may be overused but Pelvic bones can break during falls or other injuries. Any of these conditions can lead to hip pain.
The services of Mehregan’s super-specialized clinic for patients suffering from hip pain
- Medical treatment
- Intra-articular corticosteroid injection
- Injection of gel into the joint
- Joint replacement
- Spinal stenosis
Lumbar spinal stenosis is more common in people over the age of 60 and typically affects the lower lumbar spine—the L3 to L5 spinal levels, causing symptoms to radiate into the legs.
In the early stages, these changes often cause pain or cramping in the legs, especially with activity. Over time, the pain may become constant or more severe. Additional symptoms such as numbness and weakness may also occur.
Vertebral Pain Clinic physicians offer a variety of lumbar spinal stenosis services, including a wide range of symptoms, causes, and nonsurgical and surgical treatment options.
- Epidural injection
- Foraminal injection
- Caudal injection
- PLDD
- Open spinal stenosis with non-surgical means
Why should we go to a specialized pain clinic?
Today, following the progress of engineering and technology and the invention of modern diagnostic and therapeutic tools and devices, medical treatments have gone in the direction of avoiding open surgery as much as possible, which causes long-term complications for patients. The purpose of treatment in the pain clinic is to use these modern tools and equipment in the minimally invasive treatment of patients
In this way, the patient is not admitted to the hospital, does not suffer from anesthesia complications, and the complications caused by surgery such as tissue adhesions, the possibility of bleeding, infection, etc. are much less. The results of minimally invasive treatment are similar to those of surgery and sometimes even more impressive, while the patient’s body suffers less damage.
What is the characteristic of the best specialized pain clinic?
The best pain clinics in the world are the clinics that use all medical specialists related to the patient’s pain instead of using one medical specialty.
In multi-specialty pain clinics, a group of pain specialists, spine surgery specialists, orthopedic surgery specialists, physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists, psychiatrists and anesthesiologists are engaged in serving patients.
The important feature of the multi-specialty of the pain clinic is that the diagnosis and treatment are done in a group and consultative manner between the doctors of the group so that the best treatment for the patient is considered.
Mehregan Pain Clinic is the first clinic in Iran that uses all the doctors needed for pain problems
