MEDICAL
PAIN CARE CENTRE OF THE YEAR IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC
SINGAPORE PAINCARE CENTRE
Founded in 2007 , Singapore Paincare Centre is a pain management specialist centre that provides an alternative to open surgery .
With two locations , the centre focuses on delivering quality pain care solutions by either removing pain generators or interrupting pain signals through , among others , minimally invasive procedures and specialised injections .
Led by Dr Bernard Lee MK , its team of highly trained , board-certified specialists in pain medicine and interventional pain procedures comprises consultant pain specialists and pain care doctors .
The centre uses a multi-disciplinary approach in the assessment of patients , arriving at a multidimensional diagnosis which results in the best possible treatment for each patient .
Patients can expect to receive pain care treatments , such as minimally invasive procedures , pharmacotherapy , rehabilitation programmes , cognitive behavioural therapy , and cancer pain treatment .
It is often misunderstood that pain is part of ageing , with many people believing that they simply have to live with it due to degenerative conditions .
Singapore Paincare Centre ’ s belief is that no one needs to suffer pain , so it aims to stop it and relieve patients from troublesome pain and chronic pain conditions by addressing and targeting the source , rather than
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accepting degeneration due to ageing .
Through its proprietary understanding of the pain mechanism , its staff set out to eliminate or manage painful conditions occurring anywhere in the body . Using surgical techniques that cause minimal trauma to the body and specialised injections , the clinic provides an alternative to open surgery and chronic use of painkillers .
The minimally invasive pain relief techniques bridge the gap between surgery that may entail higher risks and longer recovery periods and conservative physical therapies that may not be as immediately effective to treat pain .
These techniques are in the form of specialised injections and small ports to either laser and burn away the pain problem or desensitise painful nerves to allow for regeneration of normal nerve function . As a result , Singapore Paincare ’ s treatment methods are performed on an outpatient or daysurgery basis .
The clinic is able to manage a wide range of painful conditions , including neck pain , headache , lower back pain , acute sprains throughout the body , pain from arthritis , and generalised body pain such as fibromyalgia and rheumatism .
Leg , arm , and shoulder pain , conditions of the foot and heel , such as Achilles tendinitis and plantar fasciitis , and nerve conditions including shingles , trigeminal neuralgia , and stroke pain , are also treatable at the centre , as are abdominal and pelvic pain , spinal stenosis , fibromyalgia , and pain resulting from cancer .
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