Accident, injury & pain · St. Louis
Articles
Short answers to the questions people bring to a first pain appointment, written by the practice that will see you.
-
You do not need a referral to walk in here. Your insurance card might disagree.
REFERRALS & INSURANCE You do not need a referral to walk in here. Your insurance card might disagree. Do you need a referral for pain management? This practice…
-
Pain management treats the pain you have. Interventional pain management tries to find out why, first.
PAIN MANAGEMENT VS. INTERVENTIONAL Pain management treats the pain you have. Interventional pain management tries to find out why, first. Both terms get used interchangeably, and the difference…
-
Some blocks last an afternoon on purpose. That is not a failure, it is the test working.
NERVE BLOCK DURATION Some blocks last an afternoon on purpose. That is not a failure, it is the test working. How long a nerve block lasts depends entirely…
-
Bring the imaging, the med list and everything you have stopped doing. We do not need you to edit the story first.
FIRST APPOINTMENT Bring the imaging, the med list and everything you have stopped doing. We do not need you to edit the story first. What happens at a…