How does a pain clinic help with chronic pain relief and pain management?

Many people suffer from pain on a chronic, daily basis. Estimates are 85% of people will experience some degree of chronic pain in their lifetime.

Unfortunately, many physicians are not adequately trained to diagnose and treat pain. Medical schools provide very little, if any, formal training in managing pain. Therefore pain is often viewed as a symptom and its direct treatment limited.

Formal training in treating pain has been limited to specialties of medicine, such as anesthesia. Current training in anesthesia requires treatment of the acute pain from surgery, and also chronic pain management. The Kalamazoo Anesthesiology Pain Clinic physicians are all anesthesiologists with additional training, including Pain Board certification.

Phone
(269) 381-PAIN
Toll Free: (866) 387-PAIN

Email questions to:

Office Hours
Monday-Friday
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Location
Visits and most services provided at:
7920 Kirkland Court
Portage, MI 49024
(map and directions)

We are located just off of
Centre Avenue in Portage, MI.

PAIN Q & A

Q. I have hip pain and I suspect arthritis may be playing a role, what can be done?

A. There are multiple causes of hip pain. Certainly an evaluation must consider the various causes. If arthritis, bursitis or tendonitis are the causes, treatment options can include medication and physical therapy. An injection by a physician may also help to reduce the pain and make exercise more comfortable. Call the physicians at Kalamazoo Anesthesiology Pain Clinic - relief is just a phone call away.