It is estimated that there are 45 million people who suffer from pain on a daily basis. We developed this newsletter to offer overviews of specific conditions and their treatments, patient testimonials and updates on the latest technologies in the field of interventional pain management.

 

At Precision Pain Care we specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for neck and back pain, and also treat pain of other joints such as shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles.

 

Our team is led by Graf Hilgenhurst, M.D., who has over 25 years of experience and is double-board certified in Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology. Here are the details of Dr. Hilgenhurst's education and career.

 

 

A common complaint that we see and treat every day is low back pain. Do you want to know if your low back pain can be treated? Here is Dr. Hilgenhurst's recent article on when to seek treatment:

 

 

Low Back Pain - When to seek treatment

 

Low back pain is among the most common complaints known to man. It is a frequent cause of lost work days, second only to the common cold and other upper respiratory tract infections. Most low back pain will resolve in a couple of weeks with or without treatment. The trick is in knowing when to seek medical care. Guidelines written for emergency room and family physicians generally do not recommend x-rays or other expensive tests right off the bat. If they did, we would waste a lot of money on tests that wouldn't show much. (full article.)

 

We've got a new look, come see us at our new website. There are many resources available to you, such as the most common questions about managing your pain, what types of conditions we treat and even educational videos that will show you how most of our procedures are done here in our office.

 

 

We've helped literally thousands of patients cope with their pain. All of them have a story to tell. Here's Lori's. She's been a patient of Precision Pain Care for two years now.

 

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Here's to your health!

 

From all of us at Precision Pain Care.