Hello, my name is Alan Kestenbaum MD, a board certified Pain Management physician in Bronxville, N.Y., about 15 miles due north of New York City. I have been treating pain for many years and have helped thousands of people like yourself.
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Do you have chronic pain?
Pain is a normal response to an injury and is usually short-lived (ie. days or weeks). Pain persisting for months, usually greater than 3 to 6 months, is considered chronic. If you have chronic pain, you can get help.
Is there any treatment?
Medications, therapeutic nerve blocks, exercise, acupuncture, local electrical stimulation, and surgery, are some possible treatments for chronic pain. Psychotherapy, relaxation, biofeedback and behavior modification may also be employed.
What is the prognosis?
Many people with chronic pain can be helped. The sooner you seek help, the better the prognosis. Generally speaking, pain treatment is more effective in the early stages of development. However, this does not mean that you cannot get help at any
time.
What are some common pain problems that can be treated in the office?
- Back and neck pain, including herniated discs and spinal stenosis
- Cancer pain from tumors
- Chronic abdominal pain and pelvic pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome (formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy or RSD)
- Muscle and joint pain, myofascial pain syndrome
- Disorders of the nervous system, including shingles and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain)
- Intractable spasticity associated with multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injuries
- Pain associated with osteoporosis and vertebral compression fractures
- Post surgical syndromes, painful scars
- Headaches and occipital neuralgia
- Post amputation phantom limb pain
One of the most common problems in treating chronic pain is that people wait too long to get help. This happens for a variety of reasons, but is usually because many people do not know where to turn. Find a physician in your area who specializes in the treatment of chronic pain disorders.
Take my advice, get help now! Don't wait!
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(Formerly co-founder and Associate Director of the Pain Management Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center. Now affiliated with Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, NY. As seen in New York Magazine and the Castle Connolly Guide, Top Doctors, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2004.) |
