Ongoing Animal studies under the direction of David Jones, Ph.D. involve neuromodulation of the spinal cord. A new 5,100 sq. Patients are admitted to our service in the hospital for detoxification, continuous regional anesthesia techniques and intensive physical therapy. A multidisciplinary approach is used to manage the patient with chronic pain. Team members include Anesthesiologists, Physiatrists, Psychologists, Physical Therapists and Research Nurses.
Trainees learn to interpret psychological tests, electrodiagnostic tests and radiographs.
Nerve blocks performed include sympathetic nerve blocks, somatic nerve blocks, chemical neurolytic blocks, as well as radiofrequency lesioning ad cryoneurolysis. We have unlimited access to our own c-arm fluoroscopy unit for radiographic guidance of needle placement. Permanent placement of DuPen catheters, infusion pumps and dorsal column stimulators are some of the procedures our trainees perform. The Pain Management Clinic hosts weekly Pain Management Grand Rounds for our trainees as well as those from Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center. These conferences reflect the IASP and ABA curricula.