Pain Specialists of Charleston BLOG
COVID-19/CORONOVIRUS UPDATE
To Our Patients As our communities continue to feel the increased impact and uncertainty surrounding the spread of Coronavirus, we wanted to provide some insight into our updated policies and procedures. Our practice is proud to provide a clean and sanitary environment for patient care and in light of the current situation, our housekeeping and cleaning procedures have been exponentially increased. If you are HEALTHY and have a scheduled appointment, test, or procedure, it is our ...Read More
Get to Know Dr. Matthew Drakeley, MD
[embed]https://youtu.be/qk9puLQ-W_c?si=onCXr1ZjOKzzLE0X[/embed] As many of our patients likely know, at the beginning of the year, Pain Specialists opened a new office location in beautiful Beaufort, SC. As our practice as well as the needs of the community have grown, we continuously work to anticipate and accommodate the needs of all of our patients. The Beaufort branch is our practice’s way of renewing our commitment to accessible, high-quality care in the lowcountry. With that being ...Read More
Ensuring Safety in Pain Management
The specialty practice of pain management is a fairly new addition to the repertoire of the medical field. While there is an indispensable need for this expertise, with chronic pain affecting over 11% of the population each year, we realize this field requires vigilance, extensive clinical knowledge, and ethical responsibility on behalf of its physicians.
More importantly, our owner and leading physician, Dr. Edward Tavel knows this through his 25 years of experience working in ...
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What to Know about Epidural Steroid Injections
Our legs and back are responsible for carrying us through whatever ...
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What is a Pain Specialist?
It seems like there are specialists for everything these days. With over 100 million people living with chronic pain (in the United States alone) it is only fitting that there should be specific doctors for this epidemic. The term “pain specialist” can encapsulate multiple types of techniques and treatment methods but all these doctors have the same goal of managing pain for their patients. Many of these doctors have training in anesthesiology, physical therapy, or even neurology and ...Read More
