Pain Management Specialist
Pain Medicine Physician (MD/DO)
Doctor
About this Specialty
A physician specializing in the evaluation and treatment of chronic and acute pain. Pain management specialists use a multidisciplinary approach including medications, nerve blocks, spinal injections, neuromodulation, and physical therapy. They treat back pain, neuropathy, cancer pain, and complex regional pain syndrome.
When to See This Provider
Chronic pain lasting more than 3 months, back or neck pain unresponsive to standard treatment, nerve pain, cancer-related pain, or when other specialists have not resolved your pain.
12–14 years
Provider Type
DoctorFormal Title
Pain Medicine Physician (MD/DO)
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