Medication Management

Medicines can often help control chronic pain. Medicine may work best when it's used along with other types of treatment, such as physical therapy.Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as Ibuprofen and Naproxen are often used to relieve pain while the person recovers from the injury.

Interventional Treatments

Interventional pain treatments are minimally invasive procedures that are used to block pain. Treatments commonly used are –

• Nerve Blocks to block pain signals from the affected nerve to brain

• Steroid Injections to deliver anti-inflammatory medication and a numbing agent to the site of pain

• Radiofrequency Ablation to stop pain signals from reaching the brain

• Intrathecal pump implants to provide medications straight to the source of pain

• Electrical stimulation to send electrical pulses directly to the area that’s causing pain—the spinal cord, nerves, or brain

Acupuncture

Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, uses fine needlesthat are inserted into various "acupuncture points" on the body to treat pain. These needles aid in the healing process and can provide significant pain relief for people who have regular acupuncture sessions.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapists can help in managing chronic pain using strengthening and flexibility exercises, manual therapy, posture awareness, and body mechanics instruction. Physical therapy plays a vital role in helping patients manage and overcome chronic pain.

Ultrasound Guided Injections

Arizona workers compensation doctors use Ultrasound guided injections to deliver therapeutic medications into specific areas of bodywith increased accuracy and safely.

The above treatments are successfully used to treat the following conditions caused as a result of workplace injuries

• Nerve Entrapments/Injuries

• Numbness, tingling and weakness

• Spine care

• Back, neck, shoulder, hip and extremity pain

• Tendon and ligament injuries

• Arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis

• Chronic pain

Apart from medical treatment and care, workers compensation doctors can also help you in medical case management and reports so that you can get maximum workers compensation benefits. For this reason, it is important that you accurately and honestly describe your injuries (however insignificant they may seem) to your doctor. It is recommended that you do not omit even minor injuries as many of these may turn complex and lead to chronic pain later, if left untreated.

Another important thing to consider is to report your injuries to your employer as soon as possible. Delay in reporting your injury or seeking medical treatment could lead your employer or insurance company to believe that your injuries were not serious enough.

To consult top federal workers compensation doctors, call Arizona Injury Medical Associates at 480-347-0941 NOW.