Pain Clinics
With the high rate of people who experience chronic pain in the United States, the field of pain management has become increasingly popular.
Within the past few years, several new pain management clinics have opened up to the public to help meet this demand.
Pain specialists are doctors who specialize in the study of pain and its' effects on people.
They are more educated in the field of pain than your regular family physician.
Pain management clinics exist all over the United States, but there is a concentration of them in the state of Florida.
Specifically, South Florida has the most pain clinics compared to any other area or state in the U.
S.
The reason for this may be due to several reasons.
First of all the population in South Florida is made up of a higher rate of elderly, retired, and senior citizens who require more specialized pain care.
Secondly, the state of Florida is not as strict as other states when it comes to the topic of pain medication.
Many chronic pain patients find that they are unable to get proper help for their pain in their area and find themselves traveling to South Florida to go to a pain clinic.
While the trip may take time and money, people are willing to spend their resources in order to get the kind of pain treatment that they need and desire.
If you were in pain and could not get enough pain relief, wouldn't you go to a facility or doctors who specialize in treating pain? In the news lately there have been reports of misuse or abuse of some of the clinics in South Florida by certain individuals.
This has given some of those clinics some negative press, but I feel that it has been done so unfairly.
The majority of these pain management clinics are out to help people in real pain and it is a shame that a few bad apples can cause problems that may jeopardize the health care of the people who really need pain management.
We have to except the fact that no matter what, there will always be people who choose to break or manipulate the rules.
However, this should not reflect badly upon patients who are in real pain and require the care of a pain management specialist.
Living with chronic pain is no fun and the people who have to live with it are forced to deal with being judged or ridiculed by others who do not understand.
Luckily there are doctors out there who are willing to help find a plan that will work for you.
You just have to find them.
Michael J.
Young
Within the past few years, several new pain management clinics have opened up to the public to help meet this demand.
Pain specialists are doctors who specialize in the study of pain and its' effects on people.
They are more educated in the field of pain than your regular family physician.
Pain management clinics exist all over the United States, but there is a concentration of them in the state of Florida.
Specifically, South Florida has the most pain clinics compared to any other area or state in the U.
S.
The reason for this may be due to several reasons.
First of all the population in South Florida is made up of a higher rate of elderly, retired, and senior citizens who require more specialized pain care.
Secondly, the state of Florida is not as strict as other states when it comes to the topic of pain medication.
Many chronic pain patients find that they are unable to get proper help for their pain in their area and find themselves traveling to South Florida to go to a pain clinic.
While the trip may take time and money, people are willing to spend their resources in order to get the kind of pain treatment that they need and desire.
If you were in pain and could not get enough pain relief, wouldn't you go to a facility or doctors who specialize in treating pain? In the news lately there have been reports of misuse or abuse of some of the clinics in South Florida by certain individuals.
This has given some of those clinics some negative press, but I feel that it has been done so unfairly.
The majority of these pain management clinics are out to help people in real pain and it is a shame that a few bad apples can cause problems that may jeopardize the health care of the people who really need pain management.
We have to except the fact that no matter what, there will always be people who choose to break or manipulate the rules.
However, this should not reflect badly upon patients who are in real pain and require the care of a pain management specialist.
Living with chronic pain is no fun and the people who have to live with it are forced to deal with being judged or ridiculed by others who do not understand.
Luckily there are doctors out there who are willing to help find a plan that will work for you.
You just have to find them.
Michael J.
Young