Coronovirus / COVID-19 and Pain Management Availability

You have been seeing your pain doctor monthly to get medications and get different injections to treat your pain.

Suddenly, your pain doctor is not available to see you personally in the office. What can you do now? With social distancing mandates, physical therapy, chiropractic and massage therapy may not be an option right now due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are several ways to relieve pain at home:

I’m not saying that doing these things will take place of your pain doctor, chiropractor, masseuse, or physical therapist, however, every little bit helps. In the meantime, the experts at Southwest Pain Management are still here for all or patients new or existing thru phone calls and telemedicine to address your needs, concerns, and pain management. Due to the relaxing of the rules of prescribing pain medications by Texas and the DEA, we can temporarily prescribe them after a phone or telemedicine visit every 30 days during this pandemic.

AUTHOR: Dr. Robert Groysman, MD

Dr. Robert Groysman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and American Board of Pain Medicine, and a proud member of the Texas Pain Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and Spine Intervention Society. He participates in research, frequently attends professional conferences, and continually adopts new procedures and techniques for relieving pain into his practice at Southwest Pain Management.

You have been seeing your pain doctor monthly to get medications and get different injections to treat your pain.

Suddenly, your pain doctor is not available to see you personally in the office. What can you do now? With social distancing mandates, physical therapy, chiropractic and massage therapy may not be an option right now due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are several ways to relieve pain at home:

I’m not saying that doing these things will take place of your pain doctor, chiropractor, masseuse, or physical therapist, however, every little bit helps. In the meantime, the experts at Southwest Pain Management are still here for all or patients new or existing thru phone calls and telemedicine to address your needs, concerns, and pain management. Due to the relaxing of the rules of prescribing pain medications by Texas and the DEA, we can temporarily prescribe them after a phone or telemedicine visit every 30 days during this pandemic.

AUTHOR: Dr. Robert Groysman, MD

Dr. Robert Groysman is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and American Board of Pain Medicine, and a proud member of the Texas Pain Society, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and Spine Intervention Society. He participates in research, frequently attends professional conferences, and continually adopts new procedures and techniques for relieving pain into his practice at Southwest Pain Management.

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