Metairie / Louisiana / United States
The Southern Pain & Neurological Consultants is a comprehensive, full-time interventional pain medicine clinic providing care for patients in Marrero, Metairie, and Lacombe. We pride ourselves in having a professional, experienced team of certified health care specialists who attend to patients in a compassionate low-stress environment.
For patients with chronic pain, our approach is multidisciplinary. We work closely with many other specialists including neurologists, psychologists, orthopedic and spine surgeons, physiatrists, oncologists, and psychiatrists to optimally coordinate the care of our patients.
Low back pain is the most expensive "benign" condition in industrialized countries, and the second most common reason for physician visits. Eighty percent of the population will be affected with low back pain sometime in their life. Most back pain resolves within 6 weeks, unfortunately, 72% of patients continue to have back pain recurrence with rates as high as 60-85%.
The critical issue in pain treatment is determining an accurate and specific diagnosis. New non-invasive outpatient disc procedures provide 60 - 80% pain relief when performed appropriately.
