Mental Health and Pain Management

It is no secret in our profession that many patients with chronic pain have concomitant mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

There exists an overlap amongst the mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual elements of patients’ overall wellbeing. Balancing these elements is what healthcare providers should be trying to do for their patients, regardless of their field of practice. 

At Advanced Spine and Pain (ASAP), we not only treat the physical aspects of patients’ pain, but we consider all aspects of our patients’ lives when performing assessments and determining treatment plans.

Through Dr. Jesse Hatgis, ASAP is linked with PTSD Group, a medical group that treats those with PTSD and anxiety with a unique treatment option: the stellate ganglion block (SGB).

The stellate ganglion block is an injection of numbing medicine delivered into a very specific part of the neck known as the stellate ganglion under image guidance. This ganglion is responsible for the fight or flight symptoms associated with an unbalanced sympathetic nervous system. The SGB has an extremely high success rate in helping to relieve symptoms of PTSD and anxiety in patients where traditional medication management, therapy, and lifestyle changes have failed to significantly improve patients’ quality of life. If you or someone you know suffers with PTSD or anxiety, please visit www.PTSDGroup.com for more information.