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Rush Pain Center

As one of the largest pain centers in the United States, University Pain Centers, affiliated with Rush University Medical Center's Department of Anesthesiology, provides acute and chronic pain management services to more than 10,000 patients annually.

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Leading the Way in Interventional Pain Management. 

As one of the largest pain centers in the United States, University Pain Centers, affiliated with Rush University Medical Center’s Department of Anesthesiology, provides acute and chronic pain management services to more than 10,000 patients annually.

Its Rush faculty physicians are nationally recognized experts in the field of pain research and have extensive experience in providing successful treatment for a broad range of pain disorders using a comprehensive, systematic, and multi-disciplinary approach to the diagnosis and management of pain with the entire spectrum of interventional modalities, pharmacology, psychology, and alternative medical techniques.

University Pain Centers offers a full range of multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for patients with acute and chronic pain.

Our goal is simple: Treat the whole patient using a multidisciplinary approach in pain management that includes modalities from traditional medical fields such as anesthesiology, interventional pain medicine, psychology and pharmacology, as well as alternative medical techniques such as acupuncture. By combining resources, our doctors are able to provide state-of-the-art pain management care with the latest in technology and treatment choices.

As colleagues, our professionals are always working together to provide the newest and medically proven options. Moreover, University Pain Centers serves a broad range of patients with its 3 offices located in the Greater Metropolitan Chicago area.

The Department of Anesthesiology at Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) offers a 1 year, post-residency, pain fellowship for physicians desiring to further their knowledge and expertise in treating pain.

Located in the heart of Chicago’s West Side Medical Center District, the Department of Anesthesiology at RUMC offers a unique and sophisticated training opportunity in a high-quality tertiary-care setting where all aspects of anesthetic care and pain management are delivered.

Those trained in the Rush Fellowship gain experience in one of the country’s most active pain centers. The Rush Department of Anesthesiology provides acute and chronic pain management services for more than 10,000 patients annually in perioperative and non-operative settings.

All of the faculty physicians have specialized training and expertise in the field of Pain Medicine. Each has extensive experience in providing successful treatment for a wide range of pain disorders including: back pain, cancer pain, chronic pain syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, diabetic and other peripheral neuropathies, failed back syndrome, post-operative pain, and sports injuries.

The goal of the program is to ensure that our fellowship graduates are well qualified, nationally prominent for specialized clinical practice, either in the university or the community setting. For more information regarding the fellowship program is available on the Rush Anesthesiology website and Anesthesiology Residency website.

 

Back Pain and Neck Pain, Disc Degeneration, Facet and Nerve Root Pain, Disc Protrusion and Herniation, Degenerative Joint Disease, Sciatica, Arachnoiditis, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Arthritis / Spondylosis, Failed Back Surgery Syndrome / Post Laminectomy Pain, Cancer Pain, Chronic Abdominal Pain, Chest Wall Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS / RSD / Causalgia), Facial and Myofascial Pain, Fibromyalgia, Peripheral and Diabetic Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Migraines / Headaches, Musculoskeletal Pain, Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Shoulder and Arm Pain, Occupational / Work-Related Injury, Phantom Limb Pain, Sacroiliac Disease, Shingles, Sport Injuries, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB)

Pain is a response or signal that is sent to your brain to alert you to an actual or potential damage occurring inside the body. Pain tells us that something is not quite right. Pain can be experienced as mild to severe, occasional, pulsating (throbbing) or constant, acute (short-lived) or chronic (long term). Pain can be felt as a result of many things including: Injuries to various parts of the body, diseases such as arthritis, cancer and heart attack, child birth, various surgeries such as amputation, infections and trauma, inflammatory conditions such as bursitis, burns, tension and stress. When you feel pain, the first step to take is to determine the cause of the pain. The underlying cause of pain can be determined with various diagnostic procedures such as a physical examination, neurological examination and various imaging tests such as X-rays and MRI scans. Determining the cause of pain is the most important step in pain management and providing effective treatment to alleviate pain.

University Pain Centers (UPC) specializes in the treatment of pain conditions disorders such as degenerative disc disease, small disc herniations, neck and back pain, post-surgical pain, cancer pain, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, post-herpetic neuralgia, as well as other painful conditions. While certain pain conditions can be improved with one or two treatment modalities, many require an individualized multi-modal regimen that includes medical procedures and medications, coupled with psychological support and physical therapy, to alleviate pain and its consequences. Through the use of the Center’s expert multidisciplinary team approach, we are able to provide treatment that enables patients to become more productive and improve their quality of life. Our UPC physicians are experts in the treatment of these conditions and have extensive experience in the injection of medications at specific locations of the spine, joints, peripheral nerves, and soft tissues which are done to treat pain syndromes, or for diagnosis of the problem that might contribute to the pain you are experiencing. Moreover, the UPC physician and staff encourage patients to discuss the treatment options available for their conditions and to ask questions about those procedures.

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Rush Pain Center
1725 West Harrison St., Suite 550 Chicago, IL 60612,Chicago,Illinois

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