Interventional Pain Specialists - Indianapolis, IN

We found 3 interventional pain specialists in Indianapolis, IN.

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Michael R. Dorwart, MD

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Interventional Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Neurology

550 University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-944-2891

Dr. Michael Dorwart's areas of specialization are anesthesiology, interventional pain medicine, and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease); he sees patients in Indianapolis City (Balance), IN and Indianapolis, IN. He attended Indiana University School of Medicine.

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Andrew Y. Hou, MD

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Interventional Pain Medicine

3315 Broadway Street, Indianapolis, IN 46205

510-486-2333

Dr. Andrew Hou studied at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine.
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Mr. David M. Ratzman, MD

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Interventional Pain Medicine

8240 Naab Road, Indianapolis, IN 46260

317-471-1400

pain, anesthesia, pain management

Dr. David Ratzman is a specialist in interventional pain medicine. He works in Indianapolis, IN. He studied at Indiana University School of Medicine.

What is Interventional Pain Medicine?

Interventional pain medicine is a specialty that is devoted to the management of pain through medical procedures, without the routine use of prescription medications. Usually practiced by anesthesiologists or pain medicine specialists, this subspecialty has had a marked increase in demand in recent years, as the illegal abuse of narcotic painkillers has become a nation-wide problem.

Interventional pain medicine physicians must be adept at diagnosing their patients. Until they can accurately pinpoint the source of the pain, it can be difficult to treat it effectively. In some cases, the pain has an obvious cause, such as the hurt experienced when healing after surgery or when dealing with some cancers. In other cases, there is no obvious problem causing the pain, and the pain itself is the issue. This can be the case with chronic lower back pain, migraines, neuropathies, and other disorders.

There are many treatment options that interventional pain medicine doctors might use to ease a patient's pain, ranging from non-invasive to minimally invasive. Some of these treatments are:

Physical therapy
Epidurals
Nerve blocks
Facet injections, which are injections of small amounts of anesthetic into the joints of the spine
Radiofrequency denervation, or the use of radio waves to stop painful nerves from firing
Spinal cord stimulation, or the use of electrical currents along the spine to interfere with the transmission of pain signals
Implanted intrathecal or epidural injection drug delivery systems

Reducing pain doesn't just help you feel better -- it allows you to become more active and increases your ability to heal. The goal of interventional pain medicine is to help people who are hurting to get back to working, playing, sleeping, and enjoying their life fully.

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Interventional Pain Specialists - Indianapolis, IN

We found 3 interventional pain specialists in Indianapolis, IN.

Michael R. Dorwart, MD

Andrew Y. Hou, MD

Mr. David M. Ratzman, MD

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