When is it Time to See a Pain Management Physician

Knowing when to see a pain management physician can be difficult. On one hand, you hope your condition will improve and on the other, you may undergoing treatment with an internal medicine, family medicine or other provider. 

While family medicine and internal medicine physicians are trained to treat various areas of your health, only a pain management physician is specialized to treat acute, chronic and severely painful conditions. Not only are our providers highly trained, they also have the understanding of the wide range of treatment options for your specific condition and overall health status.

So when should you decide to seek care from one of our providers? Here are a few suggestions, but as always, please contact one of our team members for information on your specific condition.

• When your pain won't go away. Despite treatments, your pain still persists.
• You are taking more medication than you were and it is not reducing the pain.
• When you have experienced pain for 3-months or more.
• You are undergoing treatment for cancer and still experience pain.
• When you would like alternative treatments to prescribed pain killers.
• When you would like to seek regenerative or holistic options.
• When you prefer an alternative to surgery.
• When your pain has decreased, but your quality of life is still impacted.

Living with pain does not have to be an option. The physicians at South Lake Pain Institute are here to help you restore your quality of life and determine, which treatments are best suited for you and your overall health condition.