VHJ Spring 2008
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Don't suffer with pain – call on MeritCare Pain Management
If you have chronic pain, you know the struggle. Work, home, relationships, activities – all can suffer. With its specialized team approach,
MeritCare Pain Management can help.
"I want people to know they should not suffer with pain – help is available," says Dr. Majid Ghazi, MeritCare board-certified pain management specialist. "With today's treatment options, we can effectively address several types of conditions."
What type of pain?
Dr. Ghazi offers one example after the next of people who have found relief for chronic pain (defined as pain that has lasted longer than expected). Conditions commonly treated at Pain Management include:
- Back pain
- Neck pain
- Abdominal pain
- Pain after surgery
- RSD (also known as complex regional pain syndrome)
- Fibromyalgia
- Pain after trauma, such as a motor vehicle accident
- Pain due to disease such as MS, arthritis or cancer
Wide range of specialized treatments
MeritCare's pain management specialists partner with patients to understand the source of pain, then determine the treatment option to best meet their specific needs. "We keep up with the latest in pain management, using the most advanced developments and techniques that have been proven to work," says Dr. Ghazi. Examples include:
- Innovative physical therapy approaches
- Patient education
- Treatment of psychological consequences of persistent pain
- Site-specific injections
- Precisely placed nerve blocks
- Radiofrequency
- Implantable spinal cord stimulator
- Implantable infusion pump
- Carefully chosen, closely monitored pain medication
Better days ahead
"At MeritCare, we consider chronic pain to be a chronic disease," says Dr. Ghazi. "No, we may not be able to cure it, but we can work closely with people to successfully manage it. We can help reduce the effect pain has on their lives so they can enjoy better days ahead."
Please call for more information about pain services available at MeritCare South University in Fargo: (701) 234-7400 or MeritCare Bemidji East: (218) 333-5111 or call toll-free at (800) 437-4010. Also visit pain.meritcare.com to learn more and to view patient testimonials.
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