If you’re a human being, at one time or another, you’ve probably experienced neck pain or upper or lower back pain. We’ve all been there – yet when it becomes chronic – what can you do? There’s good news – there are more options than ever to diagnose and treat chronic pain.
According to Jeff Smith, DO, a Physiatrist with Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, “there are many different ways to get information to help a patient.”
His colleague, Hazmer Cassim, DO, also a Physiatrist with Eisenhower Health says “a variety of different treatments fall under the category of interventional techniques. The idea is to put treatment right at the source of a problem and make it more effective.”
Hazmer Cassim, DO
and Jeff Smith, DO
Finding the pain generator and identifying the appropriate treatments often involve a multi-disciplinary approach working with a wide variety of traditional and non-traditional medical specialists on behalf of the patient.
In this short Pain Management – New Hope for Treating Chronic Pain audio podcast, Drs. Smith and Cassim acquaint us with the latest approaches to diagnosing and treating chronic pain, including:
These topics and more are in this informative audio podcast. Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority – listen to this podcast and share it with your friends and family. You may also enjoy viewing Eisenhower Health’s popular Quick Tip video series, available in the Orthopedic Video Library.
U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including these five in Orthopedics: Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hip Fracture, Back Surgery and Orthopedics overall.
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