Treatment also incorporates exercises specially designed to prevent headaches from recurring. This pain often begins in the muscles but also can be related to disc or skeletal diseases. Specific exercises, water therapy and individualized physical therapy exercises are essential components of treatment. The pain center offers treatment for patients who experience arthritis-related conditions. Water exercises offered in Mercy Medical Center's Wellness Center's 95-degree Fahrenheit pool are part of the program therapy.
Rheumatologists also are available to help diagnose and treat patients with arthritis pain.
Cancer pain People who have cancer often experience long-term pain as a result of the disease and related treatments. In addition to decreasing the pain problem, we offer emotional support and help patients develop coping skills. A medical oncologist is available, if needed, to follow the patients throughout the program. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, cumulative trauma disorders, joint pain, abdominal and facial pain are some of the other pain problems we treat at the Mercy Pain Center. When appropriate, we'll call on additional medical specialists to help with a patient's pain problems.