Chronic back pain is one of the most common reasons patients seek pain management care—and one of the most disruptive conditions affecting daily life. Quick Answer: Chronic back pain is pain that lasts longer than three months and often requires specialized evaluation and treatment to address its underlying cause rather than just symptoms. When back [...]
Dr. James Choo’s recent opinion piece appeared in the February 2017 edition of Pain Medicine News. The commentary was entitled, “Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment in the World of Opioid Guidelines”. Below is an excerpt from the piece: "Recent opioid treatment guidelines from the CDC and states further reinforce the implicit message—to much of the public and medical [...]
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee partnered with the Metro Drug Coalition to present a Town Hall event, entitled "What is Pain Management?" on Thursday, January 26th at the Holiday Inn Cedar Bluff. The event was streamed live by WVLT Local 8 Now, Knoxville's CBS affiliate. Panelists included: Karen Pershing, Executive Director of the Metro Drug [...]
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee's very own James Choo, MD and Ted Jones, PhD recently collaborated to publish a research piece entitled "The Impact of Virtual Reality on Chronic Pain" in the PLOS One journal. PCET has been utilizing virtual reality software for two years and continues to pioneer in this area of pain management. [...]
Dr. James Choo was recently invited to speak to the 2016 Spring Worker’s Compensation Conference, which was organized by Outpatient Diagnostic Center of Knoxville. Choo presented on non-opioid management for the chronic pain patient. Choo continues to educate other health care practitioners and the community at-large about the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to treating chronic pain. [...]
