Pain Management Clinic

Pain is inherently a subjective experience relative to each patient. Pain Medicine is a distinct discipline. The Midwest Medical Pain Management Clinic is here to help those who suffer from chronic or acute (short term yet severe) pain. We recognize that living with pain often generates physical, emotional, social and even economic stress for the person in pain, as well his or her family members, friends and work associates.

Simple treatments without diagnosis and study are inadequate to address the complex and often chronic disease state we call pain. Too often, diagnostic tests cannot pinpoint the cause of pain, and treatments may not relieve the pain. With our comprehensive and proven approaches designed to address the many dimensions of pain, The Midwest Medical Pain Management Clinic is committed to easing the suffering and distress associated with those who suffer from pain.

 

Our Services

Our entire team uses a comprehensive approach to diagnose and manage chronic or acute pain. We provide evaluation and treatment on both an in-patient and out-patient basis for:

• Arthritis
• Back pain: low back pain and radiating back pain
• Cancer pain
• Central pain following a stroke or spinal cord injury
• Fibromyalgia and other myofascial syndromes
• Headache/migraine
• Head and neck pain
• Phantom limb pain after amputation
• Pinched nerves
• Post-operative pain
• Shingles (post-herpetic neuralgia)
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

Treatment may use one or several of the following options:

• Acupuncture
• Analgesic drug management (anti-pain medications)
• Behavioral medicine such as biofeedback, imagery, hypnosis and relaxation training
• Drug infusion pumps
• Epidural injections: Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar and Sacral
• Interventional medical procedures
• Massage therapy
• Peripheral nerve blocks
• Neurolytic lesioning
• Rehabilitation services to increase strength, mobility and endurance and reduce muscle tension
• T.E.N.S. (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulatilon)
• Trigger point injections

To schedule a consultation, call 815-776-7381.

Our Team

Randall L. Busch, M.D. Heading up the Midwest Center for Pain Management is well-known area physician and former Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology and Director of the Center for Pain at Mercy Medical Center, Randall L. Busch, M.D. Dr. Busch recently moved back to the area after spending the past five years at St. Mary’s/Duluth Clinic in Duluth, Minnesota. Dr. Busch is Board-Certified in anesthesiology and his work with patients suffering from acute and chronic pain has been featured in numerous medical journals and recognized with honors from peers and the American Medical Association. Over the last 15 years, Dr. Busch has held numerous academic appointments.