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Medical Pain Management on the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area of California by a Board Certified Pain Specialist.
For the treatment of chronic pain and acute pain, we employ traditional pain treatments such as medications, joint injections, and local muscle trigger point injections. Synvisc-One injections and Supartz injections are performed for knee arthritis. There is also a neighboring physical therapy practice that we trust. In house diagnostic testing includes EMG/Nerve Conduction Studies. In addition, we are embracing of alternative medicine options, including mind-body medicine, and referrals for acupuncture, massage therapy, and others.
Industrial medicine is also a focus of the practice. We take a wide variety of Worker's Compensation cases, including low back injuries, neck injuries and other heavy labor injuries, as well as office-based injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Auto accident injuries, including whiplash injuries, are also treated. In addition, we see sports medicine cases, providing care for anything from sprain/strain injuries to disk herniations or pinched nerves. Headaches are also treated, including migraines.
A comprehensive medical weight loss program is available, which involves meal replacements from Nestle's Optifast program as well as nutritional counseling. In addition, some cosmetic services are available, including Botox injections as well as mesotherapy injections for body sculpting.
Addiction medicine is also an area of emphasis, specific to the treatment of narcotic addiction. Treatment options in this area include the use Buprenex, a form of Buprenorphine.