How Does Mainstream Medicine Treat Chronic Pain?
Mainstream medicine's approach to chronic pain is a pill ladder and an imaging shrug.
MRI shows "some degeneration." NSAID. Then gabapentin. Then "we don't do opioids anymore." Physical therapy for six visits. If you're still hurting, you're dramatic. The nervous system that turned the volume up is not in the note.
Sound like your last doctor's appointment?
What Does Mainstream Medicine Miss About Chronic Pain?
Commonly missed root causes of chronic pain include a warning system stuck on high and tissue that never finished repairing.
Pain that lasts is often a warning system stuck on high, plus a tissue that never got blood flow, sleep, or a finished repair. Degeneration on a scan is common in people who do not hurt. Chasing only the picture, or only the receptor, leaves the volume knob and the unfinished injury in place.
The Atma Approach looks at you as a unique person. Why is your pain system still this loud?
Has your doctor ever talked to you about these commonly missed root causes?
Commonly Missed Root Causes
How Can Atma Clinic Help With Chronic Pain?
Atma's doctors and nurse practitioners, certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine, work to find and treat the root cause of your chronic pain rather than only managing symptoms.
We've helped hundreds of patients minimize — or entirely eliminate — their live-on-NSAIDs-and-hope plan, and solve the underlying root problem.
At Atma, our Medical Doctors (MDs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) go through intensive training to become certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine. They're certified and ready to get to the root of your issue.