Pain Management Center - Westfield, MA
Westfield Pain Management Physician Doctors for Pain ManagementType of Physician: Pain Management Physician What is a Pain Management Physician? An interdisciplinary subspecialty certification by the Boards of Anesthesiology, Psychiatry & Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; practitioners provide a high level of care either as a primary physician or consultant for patients experiencing problems with acute or chronic pain in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and coordinate a multidisciplinary approach toward pain management. Specialty: Pain Management Common Name: Pain Management Physician Doctors in Westfield * Interventional Spine & Pain Center  Baystate Medical Center  Baystate Medical Center  Baystate Medical Center  Northern Pain Management  Shwee-Tian Chou MD  New England Pain Associates  New England Pain Associates  Arthur N Gertler MD  Newton-Wellesley Hospital Anesthesiology  Newton-Wellesley Hospital Anesthesiology Westfield, MassachusettsUpcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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Pinched Nerve
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Lower Back Pain
- There are many causes of back pain. Pain in the low back can relate to the bony lumbar spine, discs between the vertebrae, ligaments around the spine and
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Headache
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Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SI Joint Pain)
- Sacroiliac joint (SI) dysfunction is a general term to reflect pain in the SI joints. Causes of SI joint pain include osteoarthritis, abnormal walking
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Arthritis
- Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints. When joints are inflamed they can develop stiffness, warmth, swelling, redness and pain. There are over
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Fibromyalgia
- Fibromyalgia, formerly known as fibrositis, causes chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and joints without detectable inflammation.
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Migraine
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Neck Pain
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Peripheral Neuropathy
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Spondylolisthesis
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Diabetic Neuropathy
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Whiplash
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Neuropathic Pain
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Chronic Pain
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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Postherpetic Neuralgia
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Pain Management: Musculoskeletal Pain
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Repetitive Motion Disorders (RMDs)
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