Pain Management

Struggling with pain for months or years significantly affects your mental and physical well-being. If you need help managing pain, visit Mikhail Artamonov, MD, and his team at Amira Integrative Health PC in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. They specialize in using the most advanced treatments for pain, including ozone therapy and other cutting-edge approaches. Call Amira Integrative Health PC today or schedule a consultation online for relief from all forms of ongoing pain.

What is pain management?

Pain management enables patients to cope with severe and/or ongoing pain. It particularly benefits chronic (long-term) pain. Many people live with chronic pain for years. It can often be incurable, making pain management even more necessary.

Chronic pain conditions frequently cause disability and loss of function. They also limit your ability to work, study, or take part in leisure activities. Struggling with pain every day is exhausting and increases your risk of depression and anxiety.

Amira Integrative Health PC specializes in pain management. With the team’s help, you can live independently and enjoy a better quality of life.

What conditions might require pain management?

Any health problem causing long-term pain and/or reduced function will benefit from pain management. The Amira Integrative Health PC team has particular expertise in disorders like:

• Headaches and migraines
• Facial pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic fatigue
• Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)  
• Neuropathic pain
• Arthritis and joint pain
• Back and neck pain

The team’s experienced pain management specialists assess each patient individually. They complete a physical exam, review the patient’s medical history, and discuss their symptoms. Diagnostic imaging (X-ray, ultrasound, MRI/CT), electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) tests, and/or lab tests might be needed in some cases.

What will my pain management program contain?

Your doctor combines the most appropriate treatments to create your initial pain management program. They usually begin with the least invasive treatments, reserving more advanced and invasive ones for pain that doesn’t respond using conservative measures.

Amira Integrative Health PC offers wide-ranging treatments, including:

• Acupuncture
• Biopuncture injections
• Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
• Cytokine anti-inflammatory therapy
• Intravenous (IV) ozone therapies
• IV infusion therapy
• IV ketamine
• Nerve blocks (anesthetic injections)
• Ozone therapy
• Botox® injections for migraines
• Medical marijuana
• Spinal chemonucleolysis for herniated discs
• Epidural (spinal) steroid injections
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
• Epidurolysis for pain after back surgery
• Intraosseous therapy (stem cell stimulation)
• Radiofrequency ablation (destroying pain nerves with heat)
• Spinal cord stimulation (changing pain nerve signals with an implantable device)

Amira Integrative Health PC uses advanced, nontoxic treatments where possible. Some patients might benefit from medication management, taking low-dose antidepressants, anti-seizure medicines, buprenorphine, and other prescription pain medications. These need careful management to prevent side effects and addiction.

You see your doctor regularly to assess how well the treatment works. If you aren’t managing your pain well with conservative treatments, your doctor might recommend more advanced ones and/or change your medication.

Call Amira Integrative Health PC today or book an appointment online to benefit from exceptional pain management.