This is a question & answer zoom call that I had with RSDSA – whose mission statement is: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA) mission is to provide support, education, and hope to all affected by the pain and disability of CRPS/RSD, while we drive research to develop better treatments and a cure.
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Great Q&A discussion! Do you have any ideas for how patients can find a new pain doctor no matter what area they’re in? Thanks so much.
Personally, for us – I would start looking for a physician with a D.O. degree – their education/training tends to focus on a pt’s health issue as a whole http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-od-and-md/ Look for one whose specialty is internal medicine, geriatrics or gerontology and is in a boutique or concierge practice. https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-boutique-medicine-a-concierge-doctor-practice-2615093. A Physician will use pharmacogenomic DNA testing as a road map to what medications will work best for the pt…based on the pt’s individual unique liver enzymes that metabolize medication.
I enjoyed this zoom meeting. Good questions with Great Answers. I’m saving this one for my own future reference. I also shared on my Fedbook page.
Thank you Steve.