Pain Medicine’s Identity Crisis and the Future of Training with Dr. Scott Pritzlaff

[@socalslk]

I was cared for by pain management nearly 25 years ago. I was given a head to toe assessment of all my pain. My treatment plan included physical therapy, polypharmacy including opiates, accupuncture, tens, alternative medicine. Lots of trial and error to find what worked. Last year I was referred twice to pain management. No exam. No assessment of my pain. Treatment was limited to referral dx. No injections that can help. Offered psych and seizure meds. Declined psych and seizures meds since those did more harm then good 25 years ago that I vowed 'never again.' Pain management doctors are no longer physicians, they are proceduralists.

[@SpineNerve]

Sorry you had a poor experience. There are a lot of amazing pain medicine physicians out there, hopefully you can find one that fits your needs