Arizona Pain Treatment Center

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Q. WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON MY FIRST VISIT? A. Your initial consultation will involve a history of your problem, a physical examination and a review of your medical and surgical background. After a working diagnosis is established, treatment options will be discussed, typically on your second visit. Q. DO I NEED TO COME EARLY? A. Yes. You will be asked to arrive approximately 45 minutes before your appointment with the doctor so that our intake forms can be completed. For your convenience, these forms may be downloaded from our website. Go to the home page, click on Downloads and click on "Patient forms." Q. SHOULD I SEND RECORDS OF PAST TREATMENT? A. Yes. Medical records will help the physician to establish a diagnosis and offer appropriate treatment options. These records may be mailed, faxed to 602-265-8151 or hand-delivered to our office. Q. ARE PAIN MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED AT THE CLINIC? A. Opioid medications may be prescribed at our clinic. However, a full consultation with the physician is required, including review of all previous medical treatment and medications. If opioid medications are prescribed, the patient is usually asked to be seen on a monthly basis according to Arizona Board of Medical Examiner guidelines. Q. SHOULD I CONTINUE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY WHILE UNDERGOING TREATMENT? A. Our philosophy at AZPTC is that physical therapy is an integral part of the treatment process. It is incorporated into each treatment plan because it accelerates the recovery of the musculoskeletal system and restores the function of our patients. Q. WHAT KINDS OF PROBLEMS ARE TREATED AT THE CLINIC? A. Our physicians are experienced in evaluating and treating both the most common and complicated pain problems. Some of the pain syndromes typically seen at the clinic include back pain, sciatica, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, intervertebral disc disease, neck pain, whiplash, headaches and carpal-tunnel syndrome. Basically, we will evaluate any type of pain problem and if we can't offer treatment, we will make a referral to the appropriate specialist. Q. WILL TREATMENT "CURE" ME? A. Many pain problems are caused by chronic degenerative changes. In many cases, these changes, such as arthritis or degenerative discs, are irreversible. However, this does not mean that the patient must suffer with ongoing pain symptoms or that slowing the degeneration with appropriate treatment isn't viable. Q. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE TREATMENT DOES NOT WORK? A. Since this is medicine, we cannot offer a complete guarantee that treatment will reduce your pain. However, we have tremendous experience in this field and our physicians have performed literally hundreds of these procedures with outstanding results. Of added comfort is the knowledge that none of the procedures offered in our Clinic will ever worsen your pain.

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