What Can I Do For Chronic Pain Despite Nerve Blocks And Physical Therapy?

Posted on Tue, 2 May 2017

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Question : I have chronic pain and am looking for a Dr. Who will write pain meds. I have been through nerve blocks only to have the pain worsen. I have also been to physical therapy several times. I have a heart condition so I can't take any anti-flammatorys I'm looking forva Dr. Near me that will write meds. Every pain clinic I call only does injections. I saw a surgeon and he said surgically their nothing he can do. He also told me not to have any injections. When I asked him what my alternatives were he said medication. I can't find a Dr who will write medications neat me.

Answered by Dr. V. N. S. Parinam (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Pain Medicine

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I am sorry for the pain you have. You had not mentioned your chronic medical condition and for which you are on pain therapy. Pain medication prescriptions are under scrunity by the DEA hence doctors would not prescribe pain medicines unless there is a need to it. It would risk their practising license. So the idea is to slowly reduce the pain medicines which are strongly addictive in nature and choose alternate pain relief methods like Massage, Accupuncture/Accupressure, Biofeedback. Besides you are already on narcotics which doctors worry about addiction.

I suggest you to have this in mind while approaching a pain doctor and hint him that you are open to alternative methods of dealing with pain.

Hope I have answered your query. All the best.

Regards,
Dr. Suma Parinam
General & Family Physician

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng