Why Phenix City Pain Management?
You need more than a single approach to chronic pain management. Dr. Bill Berryman and his staff at Phenix City Pain Management are committed to the complete medical and minimally invasive management of different pain syndromes. Dr. Berryman’s goal is to increase his patient’s daily activities and improve their quality of life. He will work with his patients and their other physicians to provide them with an evaluation, determine a diagnosis, and treatment plan in which his patients are active participants.
Our Commitment to Our Patients:
- Devote the needed time to listen to our patients in hopes of providing a treatment plan.
- Provide a caring approach to the management of each patient’s pain.
- Develop a personalized treatment plan for each patient based on his/her unique pain and goals.
- Educate each patient about his/her condition, treatment options, and progress.
- Ensure that all procedures required are performed with the patients consent, comfort, and safety.
- Utilize alternative forms of treatment to ensure that each patients pain is treated.
- Support the patient’s other health care providers in the care of their patients.
Pain Management Services
Post-Laminectomy Pain Syndrome
We treat patients with Post-Laminectomy Syndrome. It is a condition where the patient suffers from persistent pain in the back following surgery to the back.
Chronic Pain
We treat patients with Chronic Pain. Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts at least 12 weeks. The pain may feel sharp or dull, causing a burning or aching sensation in the affected areas. It may be steady or intermittent, coming and going without any apparent reason. Chronic pain can occur in nearly any part of your body.
Spinal Cord Injury Pain
We treat patients with spinal cord injuries. In spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, chronic pain is common. … The pain can be nociceptive, neuropathic, or visceral. Nociceptive is the most common and can be due to the initial trauma, muscle and joint overuse, for example, upper limbs and wheelchair use, and injury-related muscle weakness, spasm, and contractures.
Migraine Headaches
We treat patients with Migraines. Migraines are a recurring type of headache. They cause moderate to severe pain that is throbbing or pulsing. The pain is often on one side of your head. You may also have other symptoms, such as nausea and weakness. You may be sensitive to light and sound.
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
We treat Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage caused by chronically high blood sugar and diabetes. It leads to numbness, loss of sensation, and sometimes pain in your feet, legs, or hands. It is the most common complication of diabetes. … Yet this nerve damage is not inevitable.
Herniated Disc
We treat herniated disc in both the neck and back. A herniated disc (also called bulged, slipped or ruptured) is a fragment of the disc nucleus that is pushed out of the annulus, into the spinal canal through a tear or rupture in the annulus. Discs that become herniated usually are in an early stage of degeneration.
