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Update 10/7/09

On-Line Bill Pay Now Available!! 

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Update 9/23/09

Hiram Office to opoen November 6th 2009

The new Pain Solutions Hiram office will be opening on November 6th 2009. We look forward to better serving the communities of West Georgia. The new Pain Solutions office location will be located in the Paulding Physicians Center at 148 Bill Carruth Pkwy., Suite 340, Hiram, GA 30141.

Update 9/15/09 

Marietta Offices now have Wi-Fi  For your convenience we now have a Public Wi-Fi connection in the waiting rooms for Pain Solutions Treatment Centers and the Georgia Pain Spine Center at the Marietta facility. The Wi-Fi broadcast name is:  gapain_public  and the WebKey is: ps123459   

Wi-Fi will be available at the Woodstock and Cartersville locations soon.

Update 8/17/09

Pain Solutions Treatment Centers

 Our own Dr. David Gale has been elected as Vice President of the Georgia Societ of Interventional Pain Physicians or GSIPP. GSIPP is a professional organization of interventional pain management physicians dedicated to promoting excellence among the state's interventional pain physicians. We at PSTC are proud of the recognition of Dr.Gale by his peers.

 

 

Updated 7/16/09

The Georgia Pain Spine Center (GPSC) opened its newest facility next to our Marietta Office location on Monday July 6th. The GPSC is where our doctors perform all of the flouroscopy guided procedures for patients seen at Pain Solutions Treatment Centers.

 

 

 

The GPSC's sister facility in Cartersville has been in operation for over three years and has become a convenient, trusted procedure center for our Cartersville area patients.

Both facilities will be fully licensed by the state of Georgia and accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Centers (AAAHC). The AAAHC is a national board that sets standards for Ambulatory Health Centers and reviews and inspects all aspects of operations to assure patients that they are receiving the highest quality health care.

The nursing staff for the GPSC facilities are specially trained to assist the physician with procedures and in the provision of conscious sedation when it is needed for appropriate patient safety and convenience.

Updated 4/1/09

We welcome Emily Cummins, MSN, APRN-BC  to our medical staff.

Emily has been with our practice since 2001 serving as a Registered Nurse. She completed her Master's Degree (Summa Cum Laude) in the Kennesaw State University Nurse Practitioner Program and now continues her pain management practice as a Mid-Level Provider.

Emily is a member of Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society and has experience in Emergency Medicine and Surgery.

Updated: 1/21/09

Pain Solutions Treatment Centers is delighted to announce the addition of Anita K. Rao, MD to our physician staff.  Dr. Anita Rao Pain Management Specialist

Dr. Rao received her degree of Medical Doctor from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. After Medical School, Dr. Rao performed her internship and residency in Anesthesiology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Ill. where she then served a Fellowship in Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine.

Dr. Rao is currently Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management and has been an Attending Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist since 2003.

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Check out this new interactive video discussing our practice:  Interactive video introduction to Pain Solutions Treatment Centers 

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Excellent Link to 3D descriptions of Spine Conditions and Low Back and Neck Pain

  http://www.understandspinesurgery.com/animations.asp?c=2&doc=61283

New Migraine Resource and Support Network website:  www.migraineresourcenetwork.com

Pain Solutions Featured on "Modern Healing" TV Show on WZIA-TV- 11 Alive!

Click to View: http://www.modernhealing.tv/video/atlanta/painsolutions.wmv

New Patient and Medical Release Authorization Forms Available for Download

Click on the "New Patient?" Section from the homepage

New Video Messages Available for viewing 

Click on the links in the "News" section of the homepage.

New Video and Article on Depression in Pain Patients

http://www.spine-health.com/Conditions/Depression/Depression-Guide/Psychotherapy-for-Depression.html

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Solutions, NOT Surgery

Pain Diagnosis and Management Specialists

"... if it hurts, we can help."
Roll over the spot on the right where you are having pain and perhaps we can help explain your symptoms.

Headaches

  • Migraine
  • Cervical Spondylosis or arthritic inflammation of the neck
  • Occipital Neuralgia
  • Muscle Spasm

Neck Pain

  • Bulging or Herniated Disc – causes pressure on surrounding nerves
  • Degenerative Discs – the discs loose their thickness causing increased pressure on surrounding nerves
  • Cervical Spondylosis – arthritic changes in the spine that inflame the nerves in the facet joints
  • Muscle Spasm and/or myofascial pain

Shoulder / Joint Pain

  • Severe Arthritis
  • Tendon or Ligament Damage
  • Post-Surgical / Joint Replacement Pain
  • Muscle Spasm and/or Myofascial Pain

Arm Pain

  • Referred Pain – Radiculopathy from Cervical Spine Disease like Degenerative or Bulging Discs.
  • Neuropathy/Neuralgia, Post-Herpatic Neuralgia. This type of pain feels more like electric shock or burning.
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS or RSD) Infrequent complication of a limb injury where the pain continues past a normal healing time for the injury.

Hip Pain / Joint Pain

  • Severe Arthritis
  • Tendon or Ligament Damage
  • Post-Surgical / Joint Replacement Pain
  • Referred Pain – Radiculopathy from Lumbar Spine Disease like Degenerative or Bulging Discs.

    • Leg Pain

    • Referred Pain – Radiculopathy from Lumbar Spine Disease like Degenerative or Bulging Discs.
    • Neuropathy/Neuralgia, Post-Herpatic Neuralgia
    • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS or RSD) Infrequent complication of a limb injury where the pain continues past a normal healing time for the injury.

    Calf / Lower Leg Pain

    • Referred Pain or Radiculopathy Pressure on Nerve Roots from Lumbar Spine Disease like Degenerative or Bulging Discs.
    • Neuropathy/Neuralgia, Post-Herpatic Neuralgia Nerve Pain feels more like electric shock or burning.
    • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS or RSD) Complication of a limb injury where the pain continues past a normal healing time for the injury.
    • Muscle Spasm and/or Myofascial Pain

    Low Back Pain

    • Bulging or Herniated Disc
    • Degenerated Discs
    • Lumbar Spondylosis which is arthritic changes in the spine
    • Muscle Spasm and/or myofascial pain
    • Sacroiliac Joint Disease
    • Compression Fracture, usually occurring in people with existing osteoporosis.

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    Pain Solutions specializes in the treatment of any pain condition, in addition to Low Back and Neck Pain