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Acute Pain Management

The acute pain management is provided for University Hospital and Norris Cancer Center. The chronic palliative care is provided at the Norris Cancer Center. The chronic pain management clinics and comprehensive care, including psychotherapy, is done at Health Care Consultation Center at University Hospital.

Examples of Pain Problems:

Chronic Pain
Back pain, neck pain, headaches, musculo-skeletal pain, neuropathic pain (nerve injury pain), complex regional pain syndrome (RSD), postherpetic neuralgia, pelvic pain, and other chronic problems.

Work-Related Chronic Pain
Industrial injuries, repetitive motion injuries, loss of function and impaired work capacity.

Cancer-Related Chronic Pain
Functional impairment due to pain, tumor related pain, opioid unresponsive pain, and opioid tolerance or side effects difficulties.

Acute Pain
Post-operative and post-trauma pain.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Pain Management
University of Southern California
1510 San Pablo Street,
Suite 233
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone (323) 442-6202
FAX (323) 442-6553

USC/Norris Pain Center:
Phone (323) 865-3761

Also be sure to visit the
USC Pain Center Web site.




Steven Richeimer, MD
Director, Pain Management

E-mail richeime@usc.edu

 

 
 



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