A complete range of medical equipment, supplies and accessories are available, including hospital beds, wheelchairs, biliblankets, ostomy and diabetic supplies. The good news is that today there are several powerful tools available to offer relief to patients, whether their pain stems from their disease, surgery or treatment and rehabilitation regimen. The Pain Management centers at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Sentara CarePlex treat patients with a wide variety of painful conditions such as back pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, herniated discs, shingles, post-herpetic neuralgia and reflex sympathetic dystrophy. The overall goal of the centers is to facilitate reduction of pain, improvement in function and quality of life, return to work and patient education. The treatment plans are developed to meet the individual needs of each patient.
Treatments range from injections and invasive procedures to medications and physical therapy.
For more information on the programs at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, call 668-3485. For more information on the program at Sentara CarePlex, call 827-2125. The Sentara Healthcare neuro-rehabilitation team is dedicated to enhancing or restoring the maximum possible function in patients with stroke, Parkinson's, multiple trauma, spinal cord or head injuries. Multiple Sclerosis and congenital anomalies or following spinal or brain surgeries. Our patients represent a wide range of abilities and challenges.