Why should you consult a Pain Specialist?

Many people suffer from pain on a chronic, daily basis. Estimates are 85% of people will experience some degree of chronic pain in their lifetime.

Unfortunately, many physicians are not adequately trained to diagnose and treat pain. Medical schools provide very little, if any, formal training in managing pain. Therefore pain is often viewed as a symptom and its direct treatment is limited.

Formal training in treating pain has been limited to specialties of medicine, such as anesthesia. Current training in anesthesia requires treatment of the acute pain from surgery, and also chronic pain management. The physicians at Kalamazoo Anesthesiology Pain Consultants are all anesthesiologists with additional training, including Pain Board certification.