Pain Management Information
Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center is located in Suite 205 of the Upstate Bone and Joint Center in East Syracuse. Its stated aim is to help patients with chronic pain conditions regain their quality of life and function. Office visits are by referral and appointment only. Vandana Sharma, MD, FASA lists the center among her clinical affiliations.
Comprehensive Pain Care from Upstate in East Syracuse
Upstate says the center is the first comprehensive pain center in the central New York area. Its chronic pain treatment center works in close association with physical therapists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, psychiatrists and other patient care teams, with goals of prolonged, tolerable pain relief, reduced dependency on medications (particularly narcotics), education of patients and family, and more active and productive lives.
Treatments & Procedures Offered
- Differential Neural Blockade: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- Sympathetic and Steroid Blocks: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- Regional Infiltration of the Muscle: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- Cryoanalgesia: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- Pharmacologic Therapy: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- TENS/Interferential Therapy: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- Psychological Counseling: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
- Implantation of Dorsal Column Stimulators and Intrathecal Morphine Pumps: Listed among the treatments used at Upstate Comprehensive Pain Management Center.
Conditions Treated
Chronic low back pain, sympathetically mediated pain, post-herpetic and diabetic neuralgias, post-operative neuralgias, deafferentation pain such as phantom limb pain, cancer pain and fibromyalgia.
Medical Team & Syracuse Location
- Lead Physician: Vandana Sharma, MD, FASA
- Syracuse Office: 6620 Fly Road, Suite 205, East Syracuse, NY 13057
- Procedure Locations: Upstate lists the Ambulatory Surgery Center at Upstate Bone and Joint Center, the Pain Clinic Procedure Area, the Surgery Center at Community General Hospital and the Radiology/CT suite at Community General Hospital
- Phone: (315) 464-4259
- Hours: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Website: upstate.edu/anesthesiology/patient-care/comprehensive-pain-management
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Do I need a referral?
Yes. Upstate says office visits are by referrals and appointments only.
What conditions are commonly seen at the center?
Chronic low back pain, sympathetically mediated pain, post-herpetic and diabetic neuralgias, post-operative neuralgias, deafferentation pain such as phantom limb pain, cancer pain and fibromyalgia.
Where is the center?
At the Upstate Bone and Joint Center, 6620 Fly Road, Suite 205, East Syracuse, NY 13057. Call (315) 464-4259; fax 315 464-9393.
