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A Total Care Approach – For Coping with Pain
Coping with pain does not have to be a painful process. Today, you
have a new option. Dr. Adrian
Hamburger and his staff at the Westerly Spine and Pain Center
(at The Westerly Hospital) are dedicated to helping you achieve the
relief that you need.
Compassion
We offer the latest treatments in a compassionate and supportive
environment. We specialize in advanced minimally-invasive diagnostic and
therapeutic treatments for a large variety of spine and pain conditions
Dr. Adrian Hamburger and
the Westerly Spine and Pain
Center
Dr. Adrian Hamburger is
Board Certified and Fellowship-trained in both conservative and
interventional pain management. He
strongly believes that diagnosing the origin of the pain is crucial in
developing an aggressive treatment plan.
This is often accomplished by using non-invasive or
minimally-invasive injection techniques (frequently under live x-ray) to
determine the source of pain, followed by a long-term treatment
plan. Beyond the interventional
approach to pain, he strongly believes in a multi-disciplinary approach,
and therefore will often recommend Physical Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy, Bio-Feedback, Massage Therapy,
Acupuncture and other treatments, as part of a patient’s overall
pain treatment plan. He may also
refer the patient to other specialists for surgical evaluations
(Neurosurgeons, Spine Surgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, Podiatrists, etc.)
or for non-surgical management (Chiropractors, Physiatrists, etc.).
Frequently, patients are taking Controlled Substances (Narcotics) to
help control the symptoms of their pain.
For most patients, this is NOT a long-term solution, and therefore
Dr. Hamburger will do his best to help patients get off those substances. Dr. Hamburger does not provide
Controlled Substance management for patients with addiction issues, and
will therefore include addictionologists/addiction
psychiatrists in the treatment plan.
Since the focus of the Westerly Spine and Pain Center
is the interventional management of degenerative disorders of the spine,
we will not refill chronic narcotic prescriptions, nor will we initiate
chronic narcotic prescriptions. We
will, however, be happy to evaluate a patient’s medical regimen,
assist with management in conjunction with the patient’s primary
care provider or specialist, and make recommendations.
Medications
Our goal is to improve your daily functioning, which may include
therapies other than pain medication to help you live at the highest
level of functioning with the fewest side effects possible. It takes
patience to map out the best treatment for an individual. Also, since
chronic pain management is a rapidly changing field, new therapies are
constantly evolving.
Referral for Consultation and Additional Information
In order to be seen by Dr. Hamburger, the patient will need a referral
from either their Primary Care Provider or a Specialist. This can be arranged by the
patient’s physician (The Westerly Spine and Pain Center
accepts referrals via E-mail, Fax, and/or Telephone – Please see
below for contact information). The patient will be scheduled for an initial
appointment for a History and Physical, at which time treatment options
will be discussed. If the referring provider has a specific procedure
that they would like to request, we will be more than glad to offer that
specific procedure within 24 hours of insurance approval, but only after
an evaluation of the patient has been made.
Emergencies
Cancer pain is the ONLY TRUE pain emergency, and will be treated as
such. The referring provider
should speak with Dr. Hamburger directly to discuss any cancer patients
for whom an urgent evaluation is needed.
Treatment is available for the following
- Low Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Acute Herpes
Zoster/Shingles & Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
- Cancer Pain (Focal
or Generalized)
- Chest Wall Pain
- Pain associated
with surgical incisions
- Peripheral
entrapment neuropathies/neuromas
- Post-laminectomy syndrome/Arachnoiditis
- Reflex Sympathetic
Dystrophy – RSD / Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Stump and Phantom
Limb Pain
- Sympathetically-mediated
Pain
Treatment
We will discuss with you what options are appropriate. Since pain
syndromes vary widely, and no single treatment will work for everyone,
treatment plans are individualized. Treatment includes:
- Lumbar Sympathetic
Blocks
- Epidural Steroid
Injections
- Nerve root
blocks/facet injections
- Spinal Cord
Stimulation
- Spinal Injections
- Trigger Point
Injections
- Other treatment
methods as recommended
Contact Information
Westerly Spine and Pain
Center at the Westerly Hospital, 25 Wells Street, Westerly, RI 02891
Telephone: (401)
348-3865
Fax: (401) 348-3641
E-mail:
referrals@westerlyspine.com
Directions to The Westerly Hospital
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