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Pain management consultation can help the physician with frequent, but difficult problems.
These problems include:

1. The treatment of low back pain that has not improved significantly following six weeks of conservative care.

2. Post-injury pain that has not resolved as the injury healed.

3. Patients with frequent headaches.

4. Patients with herpes zoster (shingles), particularly elderly patients, who are at risk for developing postherpetic neuralgia.

Early and aggressive treatment of these painful conditions can lead to dramatic differences in eventual outcomes. It is possible to prevent subacute problems from becoming chronic. In order to obtain quality assessments and treatment, one must turn to top experts in this relatively new medical specialty.

The USC Pain Center has put together an exceptional team of pain specialists who can provide assessment and treatment to patients with complex and refractory pain problems. Dr. Richeimer is the Director of the Center. He has triple board certifications in Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, and Pain Management. He trained at the UCSF, UCLA, and Harvard Medical Schools. Lisa Victor, Ph.D., is a master clinician of the behavioral medicine aspects of chronic pain. She is the Psychology Director of the Institute, and has over 17 years of experience as clinical director of pain management programs. Linda Rever, M.D., and Margaret Miller, M.D., are both board certified in Anesthesiology and Pain Management. Ali Nematbakhsh, M.D., is one of the few Physiatrists who has also completed an accredited Pain Management Fellowship. He is board certified in both Physical Medicine and Pain Management. Other components of the treatment program include specialized occupational therapy and physical therapy.

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