Learn More About Pain Management

Area doctors trying to fight pain without prescription drugs
Local doctors are using a new way to treat pain that isn’t forcing the patient to rely on prescription drugs, and it’s allowing them to enjoy their lives again. Meg Farris reports.

Managing Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is rampant in our society. It affects approximately 50 million Americans, or about one out of every six people in the United States, according to the American Academy of Pain Management. Of these individuals, 36 million miss work at some point each year due to chronic pain.

EJGH Announces Opening of The Pain Management Institute at East Jefferson General Hospital
Today there is greater help than ever before for chronic pain sufferers in our community.  The Pain Management Institute at East Jefferson General Hospital offers a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of chronic pain, including a full range of therapies such as physical therapy, cognitive therapy, medications and injections.