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When reflecting on the past 10 years of practicing interventional pain management, Richard S. Epter, M.D., Medical Director of the Augusta Pain Center, remembers a patient who was bedridden due to chronic pain. That was until her daughter discovered the Augusta Pain Center. After thre

If not properly managed, lower extremity pain can be debilitating, causing a significant decrease in a patient’s quality of life. At the Augusta Pain Center, various conservative and minimally invasive options are available to manage lower extremity pain. Lower extremity pain is cause

Recurrent spinal pain following spinal surgery is not uncommon and can be caused by several varying factors. Discovering the underlying root of the patient’s pain and developing a comprehensive treatment plan can help patients find relief from pain 
after surgery. Back or neck pain oc

Physicians whose patients suffer from chronic axial spine pain may believe that there are no available options to help provide relief; however, many techniques are now available to reduce and/or eliminate axial spine pain. Axial spine pain — pain that affects the middle portion of the