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Pain Medicine Specialists - Kansas City, KS

We found 18 pain medicine specialists in Kansas City, KS.

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Dr. James D. Kindscher, MD

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. James Kindscher sees patients in Kansas City, KS. His medical specialties are anesthesiology and pain medicine. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Brian N. Jones, MD

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

8919 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS

Dr. Brian Jones sees patients in Kansas City, KS. His medical specialties are anesthesiology and pain medicine. He studied at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Thomas Dale Smith, M.D.

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Interventional Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology

8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, KS

Dr. Thomas Smith sees patients in Kansas City, KS. His medical specialties are anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He studied at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. John J. Breth, MD

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS

Dr. John Breth is an anesthesiology and pain medicine specialist in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Breth graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Talal W. Khan, MD

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. Talal Khan specializes in anesthesiology and pain medicine and practices in Kansas City, KS.
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Dr. Edward B. Braun, MD

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. Edward Braun works as an anesthesiology and pain medicine specialist in Kansas City, KS. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Grace H. Shih, MD

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. Grace Shih is a specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine. She works in Kansas City, KS. She graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine.
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Dr. Andrew Michael Sack, MD

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Interventional Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS

Dr. Andrew Sack is an anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine specialist in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Sack graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine.
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Christopher Lam

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS

Dr. Christopher Lam is a specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He works in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Lam graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
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Dr. Dili Dhanani, M.D.

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Interventional Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. Dili Dhanani specializes in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine and practices in Kansas City, KS.
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Dr. Andrea Chadwick, M.D.

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. Andrea Chadwick is a Kansas City, KS physician who specializes in anesthesiology and pain medicine. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Usman Latif, M.D.

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS

Dr. Usman Latif is a specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He works in Kansas City, KS. He attended the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Dawood Sayed, MD

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Interventional Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology

Kansas City, KS

Dr. Dawood Sayed practices anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine in Kansas City, KS. He graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Ronald L. Torline, MD

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. Ronald Torline is a Kansas City, KS physician who specializes in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D.

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS

Dr. Sarafina Kankam is a specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine. She works in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Kankam graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.
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Dr. Terry L. Chaffee, M.D.

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Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine

3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160

Dr. Terry Chaffee is a Kansas City, KS physician who specializes in anesthesiology and pain medicine.

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What is Pain Medicine?

Pain medicine is a specialty closely related to, but separate from, anesthesiology. Whereas anesthesiologists typically work to relieve a patient's pain during surgery or another medical procedure, pain medicine specialists work to relieve their patients' pain as they are out living their lives.

Pain medicine specialists treat patients who have acute or chronic pain. The pain may be a symptom of their problem (e.g. they are hurting because they were in a car accident), or the pain may be the problem itself (e.g. they are having migraine headaches). The pain specialist's goal is to prevent pain from interfering with a patient's quality of life.

Pain medicine specialists must have a thorough understanding of the physiology of pain, how it is caused, and what effects it has on the body. A good pain medicine specialist is able to evaluate patients who are hurting and who may not always be able to communicate their problems very well. To gain more information about their patients' condition, pain medicine physicians can interpret specialized imaging tests. Using this information, pain medicine specialists must be able to prescribe a balanced treatment plan.

There are several treatments that pain medicine specialists may use to alleviate pain for their patients. They can prescribe medication, perform certain procedures, and refer patients to rehabilitation services. Often they will recommend multiple treatment methods to be used simultaneously. Some of these pain treatments include:

Implantable devices (intrathecal pump, spinal cord stimulator)
Injections (corticosteroids)
Medications (Percocet, Vicodin)
Nerve blocks (anesthetic injected into a nerve)
Physical therapy
Surgery
Alternative medicine therapies, such as biofeedback, acupuncture, and hypnosis

Being in pain takes away your enjoyment of life. It can lead to depression and stop you from engaging in even everyday activities. Because pain can't be seen or tested for, it is sometimes overlooked by others. A pain medicine specialist works to safely restore your quality of life.