{"id":63820,"date":"2023-12-12T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=63820"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:08:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:08:55","slug":"northwest-arkansas-vas-intervention-pain-procedure-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=63820","title":{"rendered":"Northwest Arkansas VA\u2019s intervention pain procedure room"},"content":{"rendered":"

Army Veteran Davis Bowles is a patient at the Pain Clinic at Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks<\/a>. After a decade of chronic pain, he decided he couldn\u2019t stay on his then-current path: addicted to pain killers.<\/p>\n

Bowles turned to VA for help.<\/p>\n

This past summer, the Health Care System of the Ozarks increased access to comprehensive pain management for Veterans by opening a dedicated, state-of-the-art pain procedure room.\u00a0Procedures include nerve blocks, radiofrequency ablations and epidural steroid injections.\u00a0Another distinguishing feature of the pain clinic is the multidisciplinary approach to pain management, which includes a wide array of complementary and integrative health therapies like acupuncture and yoga.<\/p>\n

VA\u2019s\u00a0National Pain Management Strategy shows these therapies have been proven valuable in helping Veterans manage their pain.<\/p>\n

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Army Veteran Davis Bowles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cTo make it work, I had to buy into the program. I had to buy into it just like I had to buy into the military way when I first became a soldier,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

According to a 2018 report<\/a> by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic pain is more prevalent and of greater intensity in the Veteran population than in the general populations.\u00a0It is often accompanied by co-existing mental health conditions.\u00a0Unrelieved and persistent chronic pain can contribute to depression, anxiety, poor sleep patterns, decreased quality of life and substance use disorder.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Resources available to help Veterans understand their treatment options<\/h2>\n

\u201cWe recognize chronic pain is not just a physical ailment, but [something that] can affect a person\u2019s emotional and psychological well-being,\u201d said Dr. Candace Stacy, coordinator and pain consultant.\u00a0\u201cOur team works with each Veteran to create their personalized treatment plan. Patients are encouraged to actively participate in their healing journey, and educational resources are readily available to help them better understand their conditions and treatment options.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stacy added that the interventional pain procedure room, along with the pain clinic, is a testament to Health Care System of the Ozarks\u2019 unwavering dedication to the well-being of Veterans, proving that pain relief is not just a possibility, it\u2019s a priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe atmosphere here is friendly, competent and genuinely committed to my success,\u201d said Bowles.\u00a0\u201cI am not just making great progress, I\u2019m all in!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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