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Welcome to the New York University Pain Management
Center. The New York University Pain Management Center offers
a comprehensive, multidisciplinary chronic pain management program that
is effective in dealing with a patient's chronic pain syndrome. The
main purpose of this part of the website is to serve as a resource for
patients who suffer from chronic pain and is intended to help the consumer
cope with his or her chronic pain problems.
Pain Medicine Division
- Comprehensive Assessment & Diagnosis:
- History and Physical
- Appropriate Diagnostic Tesing (e.g., MRI, X-ray, etc.)
- Medical Treatment Modalities
- Medication Management
- Diagnostic Nerve Blocks
- Basic Nerve Block and Injection Therapy
- Advanced Nerve Block Injections Under Fluroscopic Guidance
- Joint Injections
- Radiofrequency Neuroabalation
- Long Term Intraspinal Infusions
- Spinal Cord Stimulator Trials
- Implantable Therapies (e.g., spinal cord stimluators, intratheacal
drug infusion)
- Narcotic Management for Pain due to Cancer
Physical
Medicine & Rehabilitation Division
Comprehensive Musculoskeletal and Functional Assessment &
Diagnosis:
- History and Physical
- Appropriate Diagnostic Testing (e.g., MRI, X-ray, etc.)
Physical Rehabilitation Services:
- Physical Therapy Prescription and Monitoring
- Interaction with Physical Therapists
- Return to Work Programs
- Orthoses (Bracing) Evaluation
- Functional Capacity Evaluation
- Work Hardening Programs
- Vocational Assignments
- Disability Assessments
- EMG Testing
- Joint and Trigger Point Injections
Behavioral Division
- Comprehensive Psychological/Behavioral Medicine Pain Consultations
- Psychometric Assessments
- Relaxation Traning
- Supportive Psychotherapy Services
- Biofeedback Training
Hypnosis
- Stress Management
- Cognitive Restructuring
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