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Clinical Activity
The Center offers a comprehensive full-time
pain management medical practice.
Our facilities include:
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an out-patient pain clinic
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an inpatient pain service for diagnosis
and treatment of patients with
intractable pain, including cancer pain
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facilities for clinical and basic
research
The major focus of the Center is the
multidisciplinary diagnosis and
multimodal treatment of chronic pain
syndromes, including:
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chronic primary headache
(e.g., migraine, tension-type
headache, etc.)
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orofacial pain
(e.g.,
trigeminal nevralgia, TMJ syndrome,
etc.)
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other non-malignant pain syndromes
(e.g.,
low back pain, neuropathic pain,
fibromyalgia)
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cancer pain
 Since
2000, the Center is committed to Quality of
Service and Patient Satisfaction (certified
ISO Euro 9001).
A comprehensive diagnostic work-up and the
most advanced strategies and techniques are
currently used for pain control in a
supportive, compassionate approach.
These include:
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drugs
(NSAID, opiates, psychotropic and
membrane stabilizers)
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anesthesiological procedures
(e.g.,
nerve blocks)
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neurostimulation
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selected neurosurgical ablative and
stimulation procedures
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psychophysiologic techniques
(e.g.,
cognitive-behavioral therapies,
hypnosis, etc.)
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