South Mag South Issue 71 | Page 118

SOUTH’S Greatest DOCTORS ✚ OPTIM Pain MANAGEMENT L-R:Andrew Pandya, MD Markus Niederwanger, MD Joseph Hegarty, FIPP, MD Gregory O. Spellman, MD OPTIM INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT For many people that suffer from chronic pain, finding relief can be time consuming, difficult, and frustrating. For many patients who have exhausted other treatment options with little or no success, Interventional Pain Management can be a useful alternative. Interventional Pain Management utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a full range of services and treatments for patients suffering from acute and/or chronic pain. The objectives for Optim Pain Management physicians are to relieve, reduce, or manage pain and improve a patient’s overall quality of life. This is accomplished through minimally invasive techniques specifically designed to properly diagnose and treat painful conditions with the ultimate goal of helping patients return to their everyday activities as soon