If you suffer from acute and/or chronic pain, you suffer from more than
just physical discomfort. You also suffer emotionally as a result of that
pain. The goal of Shannon's pain management services is to decrease pain
and improve your quality of life. We strive to get you back to work and
daily activities quickly.
Some pain can be alleviated, while other types of pain cannot, but can
be treated and reduced. Our goal is to reach the highest level of pain
relief possible, based on each individual's condition.
Our interventional pain management services in San Angelo are here to help.
Contact us today to begin taking back control of your life.
Setting You Up for Success
We have learned over the years that while opioids are the mainstay of treatment
for cancer pain, there are little to no randomized controlled trials revealing
an improvement in functional outcomes or even pain scores with chronic
opioid therapy in the non-cancer pain population. In fact, many articles
suggest a "downward spiral" in chronic opioid pain patients,
with actual worsening pain scores, higher opioid use, decreased functionality,
and worsening psychiatric comorbidity in those chronic pain patients treated
with opioid therapy. Because of this, we strive to provide proven alternatives
to opioid medications. These may include non-opioid medications, physical
therapy, pain coping skills training, and injections when appropriate.
The most common types of pain we treat include:
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