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Dr.
Lynne Carr Columbus is a board certified anesthesiologist
who has a special interest in treating pain syndromes unresponsive
to
conventional medical surgical treatments. She practices a comprehensive,
multidisciplinary approach to pain management. Individualized
effective
treatment modalities are coordinated with the needs of the patient, the
referring physician and case managers.
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Pain syndromes
treated include:
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Back
pain, acute and chronic
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Myofascial
back and neck pain
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Failed
back surgical syndrome
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Spinal
stenosis
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Compression
fractures
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Scoliosis
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Facet
pain
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Whiplash
injury
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Headaches
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Neck
pain
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Radiculopathy
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Shingles
and post-herpetic
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neuralgia
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Peripheral
neuropathy
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Diabetic
neuropathy
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Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy
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Cancer
Pain
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Hyperhidrosis
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Treatment Planning:
After
proper diagnosis, a plan of treatment is developed for each individual
patient.
This plan of treatment may include:
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Medical
manipulation of
current medications
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Botulinim
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Physical
or occupational therapy
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Psychological
assessment and therapy
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Neural
blockade
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Trigger
point therapy
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Epidural
injections cervical,
thoracic, lumbar, or caudal
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Facet
injections
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Medial
branch blocks
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Sympathetic
blocks- stellate,
paravertebral, or lumbar
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Intercostal
nerve blocks
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Neurolytic
blocks
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Radiofrequency Neuroablation
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Nerve Conduction Studies
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