Guest guest Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 hello all, i am treating a 50 year old female who was in a serious car accident in? jan 05 (i started seeing her a couple weeks ago) for back and neck pain.? the pain is pretty constant all the time except when she is laying down and is pretty intense with sharp aches and spasms.? she has partial disc desiccation at all level of cervical spine except c7/t1.? also a disc bulge at c2/3, and L 4/5 and L5/s1.? she is on a variety of pain meds, does aqua therapy, and of course acupuncture.? she says that acupuncture is the only thing that alleviates the pain, and it lasts about 12 hours after treatment.? anyway, she has been to a variety of doctors and has had some pretty bad experiences.? the last pain management doctor she went to told her that he did not believe that she was in any pain, and told her that she needed a psych consult.? she is fed up with the doctors that she keeps getting referred to at her hospital and is hoping that i can give her some names and numbers of a pain management doctor and a neurosurgeon who would be more compassionate and open to alternative therapies (the previous doctor also told her that acupuncture was crazy). she lives in bowie maryland but is willing to travel as far as baltimore and washington DC if she can find the right doctor who will take her seriously and be willing to partner her in a more respectful and professional way.? does anyone have any personal recommendations for her?? if so her and I would greatly appreciate it.? thanks in advance. beth ?Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb.com beth 410-591-2644 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Beth, Are you within commute of any university medical center? You certainly should be in your location. They would have a comprehensive pain center - and those docs will be more ethical than to tell someone they're not really in pain. Anesthiologists with comprehensive advanced training are the real pain specialists among md's/do's. I'd call them and ask to speak to one of the dr's about a referral you'd like to make. They will also have the best connections for neurosurgeons. Pain specialists are a different lot, and that is a high complement. I am biased - I was a pt at University of Washington's Pain Center for chronic pain before I received acupuncture. For a good while, I needed tx at both once I started acupuncture. Those dr's will work with you well, in my experience. Lynn Pain is Normal - Be Weird! J. Lynn Detamore, MS, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist PO Box 14, Sheridan, OR 97378 503.474.8876 lynndetamore ~ Doing Better Than I Deserve ~ " sg1532 " <sg1532 taialumni ; Chinese Medicine Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:39:46 AM referral for pain mgmt dr and neurosurgeon hello all, i am treating a 50 year old female who was in a serious car accident in? jan 05 (i started seeing her a couple weeks ago) for back and neck pain.? the pain is pretty constant all the time except when she is laying down and is pretty intense with sharp aches and spasms.? she has partial disc desiccation at all level of cervical spine except c7/t1.? also a disc bulge at c2/3, and L 4/5 and L5/s1.? she is on a variety of pain meds, does aqua therapy, and of course acupuncture. ? she says that acupuncture is the only thing that alleviates the pain, and it lasts about 12 hours after treatment.? anyway, she has been to a variety of doctors and has had some pretty bad experiences. ? the last pain management doctor she went to told her that he did not believe that she was in any pain, and told her that she needed a psych consult.? she is fed up with the doctors that she keeps getting referred to at her hospital and is hoping that i can give her some names and numbers of a pain management doctor and a neurosurgeon who would be more compassionate and open to alternative therapies (the previous doctor also told her that acupuncture was crazy). she lives in bowie maryland but is willing to travel as far as baltimore and washington DC if she can find the right doctor who will take her seriously and be willing to partner her in a more respectful and professional way.? does anyone have any personal recommendations for her?? if so her and I would greatly appreciate it.? thanks in advance. beth ?Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb. com beth (AT) bethgrubb (DOT) com 410-591-2644 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Dear Beth hi, I would recommend you to search for a doctor who is acupuncturist ,auriculotherapist and well trained in anti focal and trigger point therapy . regards. Dr.Fadaie --- On Thu, 9/25/08, sg1532 <sg1532 wrote: sg1532 <sg1532 referral for pain mgmt dr and neurosurgeon taialumni , Chinese Medicine Thursday, September 25, 2008, 9:39 AM hello all, i am treating a 50 year old female who was in a serious car accident in? jan 05 (i started seeing her a couple weeks ago) for back and neck pain.? the pain is pretty constant all the time except when she is laying down and is pretty intense with sharp aches and spasms.? she has partial disc desiccation at all level of cervical spine except c7/t1.? also a disc bulge at c2/3, and L 4/5 and L5/s1.? she is on a variety of pain meds, does aqua therapy, and of course acupuncture. ? she says that acupuncture is the only thing that alleviates the pain, and it lasts about 12 hours after treatment.? anyway, she has been to a variety of doctors and has had some pretty bad experiences. ? the last pain management doctor she went to told her that he did not believe that she was in any pain, and told her that she needed a psych consult.? she is fed up with the doctors that she keeps getting referred to at her hospital and is hoping that i can give her some names and numbers of a pain management doctor and a neurosurgeon who would be more compassionate and open to alternative therapies (the previous doctor also told her that acupuncture was crazy). she lives in bowie maryland but is willing to travel as far as baltimore and washington DC if she can find the right doctor who will take her seriously and be willing to partner her in a more respectful and professional way.? does anyone have any personal recommendations for her?? if so her and I would greatly appreciate it.? thanks in advance. beth ?Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb. com beth (AT) bethgrubb (DOT) com 410-591-2644 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 thanks dr fadaie, i'll see about finding someone in my area beth ?Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb.com beth 410-591-2644 majid fadaie <majidfadaie51 Chinese Medicine Sat, 27 Sep 2008 5:44 am Re: referral for pain mgmt dr and neurosurgeon Dear Beth hi, ? I would recommend you to search for a doctor who is acupuncturist ,auriculotherapist and well trained in anti focal? and trigger point therapy . ? ? regards. Dr.Fadaie ? ? --- On Thu, 9/25/08, sg1532 <sg1532 wrote: sg1532 <sg1532 referral for pain mgmt dr and neurosurgeon taialumni , Chinese Medicine Thursday, September 25, 2008, 9:39 AM hello all, i am treating a 50 year old female who was in a serious car accident in? jan 05 (i started seeing her a couple weeks ago) for back and neck pain.? the pain is pretty constant all the time except when she is laying down and is pretty intense with sharp aches and spasms.? she has partial disc desiccation at all level of cervical spine except c7/t1.? also a disc bulge at c2/3, and L 4/5 and L5/s1.? she is on a variety of pain meds, does aqua therapy, and of course acupuncture. ? she says that acupuncture is the only thing that alleviates the pain, and it lasts about 12 hours after treatment.? anyway, she has been to a variety of doctors and has had some pretty bad experiences. ? the last pain management doctor she went to told her that he did not believe that she was in any pain, and told her that she needed a psych consult.? she is fed up with the doctors that she keeps getting referred to at her hospital and is hoping that i can give her some names and numbers of a pain management doctor and a neurosurgeon who would be more compassionate and open to alternative therapies (the previous doctor also told her that acupuncture was crazy). she lives in bowie maryland but is willing to travel as far as baltimore and washington DC if she can find the right doctor who will take her seriously and be willing to partner her in a more respectful and professional way.? does anyone have any personal recommendations for her?? if so her and I would greatly appreciate it.? thanks in advance. beth ?Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb. com beth (AT) bethgrubb (DOT) com 410-591-2644 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 thanks lynn those are some great ideas, she is kind of between baltimore and washington so i am sure that theres a couple university medical centers we can look into.? i'll pursue that avenue, thanks again, beth ?Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb.com beth 410-591-2644 J. Lynn Detamore <lynndetamore Chinese Medicine Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:31 pm Re: referral for pain mgmt dr and neurosurgeon Beth, ? Are you within commute of any university medical center? You certainly should be in your location. They would have a comprehensive pain center - and those docs will be more ethical than to tell someone they're not really in pain. Anesthiologists with comprehensive advanced training are the real pain specialists among md's/do's. I'd call them and ask to speak to one of the dr's about a referral you'd like to make. They will also have the best connections for neurosurgeons. ? Pain specialists are a different lot, and that is a high complement. ? I am biased - I was a pt at University of Washington's Pain Center for chronic pain before I received acupuncture. For a good while, I needed tx at both once I started acupuncture. Those dr's will work with you well, in my experience. ? Lynn ? Pain is Normal - Be Weird! ? J. Lynn Detamore, MS, L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist PO Box 14, Sheridan, OR 97378 503.474.8876 lynndetamore ? ~ Doing Better Than I Deserve ~ " sg1532 " <sg1532 taialumni ; Chinese Medicine Thursday, September 25, 2008 7:39:46 AM referral for pain mgmt dr and neurosurgeon hello all, i am treating a 50 year old female who was in a serious car accident in? jan 05 (i started seeing her a couple weeks ago) for back and neck pain.? the pain is pretty constant all the time except when she is laying down and is pretty intense with sharp aches and spasms.? she has partial disc desiccation at all level of cervical spine except c7/t1.? also a disc bulge at c2/3, and L 4/5 and L5/s1.? she is on a variety of pain meds, does aqua therapy, and of course acupuncture. ? she says that acupuncture is the only thing that alleviates the pain, and it lasts about 12 hours after treatment.? anyway, she has been to a variety of doctors and has had some pretty bad experiences. ? the last pain management doctor she went to told her that he did not believe that she was in any pain, and told her that she needed a psych consult.? she is fed up with the doctors that she keeps getting referred to at her hospital and is hoping that i can give her some names and numbers of a pain management doctor and a neurosurgeon who would be more compassionate and open to alternative therapies (the previous doctor also told her that acupuncture was crazy). she lives in bowie maryland but is willing to travel as far as baltimore and washington DC if she can find the right doctor who will take her seriously and be willing to partner her in a more respectful and professional way.? does anyone have any personal recommendations for her?? if so her and I would greatly appreciate it.? thanks in advance. beth ?Beth Grubb Licensed Acupuncturist www.bethgrubb. com beth (AT) bethgrubb (DOT) com 410-591-2644 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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