Pain Management

While chronic pain can make you feel isolated from friends, family, and co-workers, you should know that you’re not alone. It also affects your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing—probably in more ways than you even realize. If you think that your condition might be classified as “chronic pain,” our simple two-minute assessment can help you find out

Do You Have Persistent Pain?

1. Is your neck or back pain interfering with your ability to walk, sit, stand, sleep, or lift?
2. Does your pain often prevent you from doing activities that you would like to do?
3. Do you change positions frequently because you are uncomfortable?
4. Does your pain interfere with your ability to do routine chores at home?
5. Do you have difficulty getting in and out of a chair due to pain?
6. Does pain affect your personal relationships?
7. Does your pain limit the distance you are able to drive?
8. Have you been told that you have spinal stenosis, facet disease or complex regional pain syndrome/RSD?
9. Do you experience difficulty sleeping due to pain?
10. Have you had back surgery, yet has your pain persisted?
11. Do you ever feel a burning, shooting, searing pain in your arms and/or legs?
12. Do you experience numbness, tingling or odd sensations along with your pain?

If you answered “yes” to one or more of these questions, contact your insurance company to determine if you need a referral from your primary care physician for pain management services.