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Because PAIN is a four letter word....................

Therapeutic Pain Management Medical Clinic

(click on the address above for a map)

We provide for chronic and acute pain patients:

"Consultation
"Evaluation
"Management
"Therapeutic Nerve Blocks
"Diagnostic Nerve Blocks
"Intervention


Examples of Clinical Condition referred to Therapeutic Pain Management (TPM) :

"Back Pain, Neck Pain, Limb Pain, Non Migraine Headaches
"Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Sympathetic Maintained Pain / Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
"Acute Herpetic Neuralgia and Post Herpetic Neuralgia
"Trigeminal Neuralgia
"Post Thoracotomy Pain Syndromes
"Post Laminectomy Pain Syndromes
"Facet and Sacroiliac Joints generated Pain
"Craniofacial Pain & atypical Headaches
"Cancer Pain
"Torticollis
"Abdominal Pain
"Post-Operative Pain
"Groin Pain
"Spasticity Disorders, such as MS, CP, Stroke

Examples of Interventions performed by Therapeutic Pain Management (TPM) :

"Epidural Steroid Blocks: Lumbar, Thoracic, Cervical & Caudal
"Stellate Ganglion Blocks
"Brachial Plexus Blocks
"Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
"Facet Joint Blocks
"Sacroiliac Joint Injections
"Selective Nerve Root Blocks
"Peripheral Nerve Blocks (e.g. Femoral, Ilio-Inguinal, Genito-Femoral etc)
"Intravenous Regional Sympathetic Block
"Celiac Plexus Blocks
"Hypogastric Blocks
"Trigger Point Injections
"Intrathecal and Epidural Narcotic & Baclofen Infusions
"Neurolytic Blocks
"Epidurolysis (RACZ Procedure)
"Dorsal Column Spinal Cord Stimulators (SCS)
"Radio Frequency Ablations (RFLG)
"Discograms & IDETs
•Pars-Defect Injections
•Medial Branch Blocks for Facets 
•Nucleoplasty (Coblation & LASE)
•Cancer pain management

FAQs: (Click on the topic of your choice for details)

Epidural Steroid Injection Audio / Visual
Facet Joint Injection
Sacro-Iliac Joint Injection
Epidurolysis (Racz Procedure)
Radio Frequency Lesioning(RFLG)
Stellate Ganglion Block  Audio / Visual
Dorsal Column Stimulator
Intrathecal Morphine Pump
Lumbar Sympathetic Block
Corticosteroids (Steroids)
Narcotics & Constipation
IntraDiscal ElectroThermal Therapy (IDET)
Discography (Discogram)
Medial Branch Blocks for Facets 

Professional Staff:

Shishir A. Dhruva, MD: Medical Director Board Certified in Anesthesiology Fellowship Trained in Pain Management In practice since 1987

	Pervez T. Iranpur, MD Board Certified in Anesthesiology, Pain Management Certificate Fellowship Trained in Pain Management In practice since 2000
	Timothy Baldwin, MD Board Certified in Anesthesiology
	Ajay Harpavat, MD Board Certified in Anesthesiology Fellowship Trained in Pain Management
	Beck Painter, PA-C (Physician’s Assistant)
	Sandra Mackey, NP, MSN (Nurse Practitioner)
	Susan Ault, NP, MSN (Nurse Practitioner)

***Patients are accepted by referral only***
TPM has treated over 6,650 patients since 1997

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TPM Procedure Room and Recovery Room - Right in our office!
We offer privacy, convenience, comfort and efficiency 
Modern new Ziehm fluoroscopy machine and table for precision injections.

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June 11, 1998