Pay Online Register Online Facebook EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES NEWS CONTACT US FOR EMPLOYEES Mississippi Valley Surgery Center Quality About Physicians For Patients Surgeries & Procedures Joint Replacement Spine Pain Management Pain is associated with a wide range of injury and disease, and is sometimes the disease itself. Some conditions may have pain and associated symptoms arising from a discrete cause, such as postoperative pain or pain associated with a malignancy, or may be conditions in which pain constitutes the primary problem, such as neuropathic pains or headaches. While acute pain is a normal sensation triggered in the nervous system to alert you to possible injury and the need to take care of yourself, chronic pain is different. Chronic pain persists. Pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for weeks, months, even years. There may have been an initial mishap -- sprained back, serious infection, or there may be an ongoing cause of pain -- arthritis, cancer, ear infection, but some people suffer chronic pain in the absence of any past injury or evidence of body damage. Many chronic pain conditions affect older adults. Common chronic pain complaints include headache, low back pain, cancer pain, arthritis pain, neurogenic pain (pain resulting from damage to the peripheral nerves or to the central nervous system itself). For more information about Pain Management, visit the American Academy of Pain Management website or contact a physician that practices at Mississippi Valley Surgery Center. Practices UnityPoint Pain Center Physicians Maruti Kari, MD Surgeries & Procedures Anesthesiology ENT/Otolaryngology Gastrointestinal Endoscopy General Surgery Gynecology Infertility Joint Replacement Ophthalmology Oral Surgery Orthopaedics Pain Management Plastic Surgery Podiatry Spine Find a Physician - By Specialty - Anesthesiology Ear, Nose, Throat Gastroenterology General Surgery Gynecological Surgery Infertility Integrative Medicine Lifestyle and Nutrition Neurological Surgery Nurse Practitioner Ophthalmology Orthopaedics Otolaryngology Pain Management Physical Therapy Plastic Surgery Podiatry Rheumatology Spine Surgery Vascular Surgery Need help finding a specialist for a particular health concern or need a second opinion? Our network of physicians and specialists cover a wide variety of practice areas – many of whom utilize the convenient and cost-effective outpatient services at our facilities. Mississippi Valley Surgery Center 3400 Dexter Court, Suite 200 | Davenport, IA 52807 563-344-6600 Mississippi Valley Endoscopy Center 5041 Utica Ridge Road, Suite 200 | Davenport, IA 52807 563-359-5490 Like us on Facebook Davenport, Iowa Web Site Design by Easton Design © 2021 Mississippi Valley Surgery Center. All rights reserved.