Orthopedic Injury Clearwater

1. Welcome to SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center If you are suffering from back pain or neck pain and you are not finding relief else where, contact the SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center at 727-210-2225 to make an appointment to meet with us. Our SpinePain & Orthopedic Injury Center team reviews each case, verifying which non-operative approach is the best route for each patient. Popular traditional treatments like Epidurals may be paired with totally new methods of treatment. The end goal is always relieving the acute pain and working toward clear management of ongoing pain levels.

2. SpinePain Patient Services Discogram A discogram can show if a disc has begun to rupture and if it has tears in the tough outer ring (the annulus). By injecting dye into the disc to increase pressure it can be determined if this is the area causing the pain. • Trigger Point Injections • Trigger Point Injection procedure used to treat painful areas of muscle that contain knots of muscle that form when muscles do not relax. Many times, such knots can be felt under the skin, and in some instances may irritate the nerves around them and cause referred pain. • Platelet Rich Plasma • (PRP) Therapy. A small vial of a patient’s blood is spun in a Centrifuge to separate the platelet-rich plasma from the other components. The concentrated platelets are injected at the site of the patient's injury. The growth factors that platelets secrete spur tissue recovery.

3. SpinePain Patient Services Spinal Cord Stimulation A spinal cord stimulator is a device that uses pulsed electrical signals to the spinal cord to control pain. Spinal cord stimulation consists of stimulating electrodes, implanted in the epidural space, an electrical pulse generator, implanted in the lower gluteal region. Spinal cord stimulation has notable analgesic properties and can be used for complex regional pain syndrome and other neuropathies. • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) • RFA, or rhizotomy, is used to treat severe chronic pain. Radio frequency waves are used to produce heat on specifically identified nerves surrounding the facet joints on either side of the lumbar spine. By generating heat around the nerve, its ability to transmit pain signals to the brain is destroyed, thus ablating the nerve. • Electrodiagnosis • Electrodiagnostic tests assess the neuropsychological function of peripheral nerves. It is a method of obtaining information by passively recording the electrical activity of body parts, or by measuring their response to external electrical stimulus.

4. SpinePain Patient Services Medial Branch Blocks Medial branch nerves are very small nerve branches that carry pain messages from the facet joints and the muscles around the joints. This procedure is a non-surgical treatment that relieves pain from a specific facet joint using injections.

5. Our Physicians Lee Ann Brown, D.O. Lee Ann Brown, D.O. is board certified in both Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management. She specializes in the accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of pain through a variety of non-surgical techniques including, electro diagnostics, therapeutic exercises, spine and joint injections, assistive devices, medication and other rehabilitation therapies. " Most painful injuries and disorders can be treated without the use of surgery. “ (Lee Ann Brown) After obtaining her medical degree at West Virginia School Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Brown completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Northwestern University. Dr. Brown was granted the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Fellowship Award at Northwestern Rehabilitation Institute in Chicago. Dr. Brown uses the latest in technology and advanced treatments in order to restore the maximum movement and functionality to her patients. She treats and manages chronic pain without the risk, expense and recovery time associated with surgical intervention.

6. Our Physicians Gloydian Cruz, MD Gloydian Cruz, MD is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. A graduate of Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico, Dr. Cruz completed her residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UTHSCSA). She recently completed her fellowship in Interventional Spine at Lags Spine and Sports in California where she specialized in fluoroscopy-guided spine procedures and ultrasound-guided peripheral joint injections. Dr. Cruz also performs Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG/NCS) to formulate individualized patient diagnosis and treatment plans. Dr. Cruz is dedicated to the practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with an emphasis in pain management. She believes in a multidisciplinary approach to treat pain in order to help patients enhance and restore functional abilities, independence, and quality of life.

7. Our Physicians George A. Panagakos, MD George A. Panagakos, MD, obtained his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his residency training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is double board certified in both pain management and anesthesiology Dr. Panagakos has served as Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of Pain Management Services at Morton Plant Mease Countryside and Dunedin Hospitals. He has successfully treated patients in the Tampa Bay Area for over 20 years and has been featured on local news channels discussing the latest interventional pain management treatment modalities.

8. Location Primary Office Contacts • Email: info@spinepainortho.com • Clearwater • 28050 US Highway 19 N Suite 100 • Clearwater, FL 33761 • Phone: 727-210-2225 • Fax: 727-210-0880 • Tampa • 4700 North Habana Avenue, Suite 505, • Tampa, FL 33614 • Phone: 813-875-2225 • Fax: 813-875-2240 • http://www.210back.com/