Wellmont Medical Associates believes patients in the
Tri-Cities region of Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia shouldn’t have
to live with unmanageable or debilitating pain. Wellmont’s pain management
experts work with patients to get them back to living their lives as
comfortably as possible.
What is a pain management physician?
Pain management physicians utilize an interdisciplinary approach to
help ease suffering and improve quality of life for those living with pain.
These specialists employs a variety of methods to help control pain,
including medications and physical and psychological therapies. Pain management physicians treat two key categories of pain – acute pain, which is usually
temporary following an injury or surgery, and chronic pain, which is ongoing
and often the result of a medical condition or disease process.
Why choose Wellmont Medical Associates pain management?
Wellmont Medical Associates works to provide effective
management of acute and chronic pain for every patient. The pain management
specialists at Wellmont are dedicated to helping individuals regain quality of
life through assessments and treatment plans tailored to meet each person’s
unique needs. Treatments for pain may involve other medical specialists and can
include the use of medicines, therapeutic nerve blocks, epidurals or other
therapies. This patient-centric approach using a wide range of methods and
experts has proven effective at minimizing pain and enhancing quality of life.
Because Wellmont Medical Associates practices are affiliated
with Wellmont Health System, a wide variety of HMO, PPO and POS insurance plans
are accepted. Patients of these pain management practices have convenient
access to the full scope of medical expertise and specialties offered at
Wellmont’s hospitals and throughout the health system.