Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, inaugurated the country's
first Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care on September 8, 1997.
We are dedicated to providing comprehensive care of the highest quality in
pain management and palliative care, and advancing the educational and research
aims of these disciplines.
Clinical Programs in the Pain Division
Chronic nonmalignant pain can have devastating effects on patients' quality
of life. The specialty of pain management has developed in medicine and other
disciplines to address the need for comfort, functional restoration, and treatment
of associated problems.
The Pain Division has a multidisciplinary team, including neurologists, anesthesiologists,
rehabilitation medicine physicians, a psychologist, and advance practice nurses.
Based on a careful assessment by a physician, a treatment approach is tailored
to the patient's diagnosis and targeted to the patient's specific physical and
psychosocial condition. The goals are to reduce pain, improve functioning, enhance
the quality of life, and reduce dependence on the healthcare system.
Treatment approaches include:
- Expertise in drug therapy for pain, including nonopioid and opioid drugs.
- Psychological interventions, including cognitive approaches such as biofeedback
and hypnosis, and formal psychotherapy.
- Access to rehabilitative therapies including physical therapy, occupational
therapy, and treatment with analgesic modalities such as transcutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), ultrasound, and others.
- Invasive pain relieving treatments, including myofascial trigger point
injections, nerve blocks, spinal infusions using implanted pumps, and spinal
stimulators.
- Access to complementary approaches, including acupuncture, massage, and
other modalities.
Patients are self-referred or referred through their healthcare provider. Need
an appointment or consultation? Please call (212) 844-8930 and select Option
0 (zero).
Here's the address of our Chronic Pain Program:
Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
10 Union Square East (at 14th Street), Suite 4K
New York, NY 10003
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Our Academic Mission
Our academic mission is furthered by the efforts of researchers and educators
in the
Institute for Education and Research in Pain and Palliative Care. These
efforts are focused on education of professionals, patients and families, and
the community at large, and on research into diverse clinical issues related
to pain or palliative care.
Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center
First Avenue at 16th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 844-8970
Email: StopPain@chpnet.org
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