How do I receive care at the Sparrow Pain Management Center?
You must have a physician’s referral to the Pain Management Center. Individuals referred to the Pain Management Center are called promptly by the nurse case managers for a telephone interview. Within 1-2 days of this interview, the individual’s case is reviewed by a Pain Management Center nurse case manager, a physician and possibly by a pain psychologist. Based on this review, the individual is scheduled for an initial evaluation. The Pain Management Center physicians are anesthesiologists with extra training in the diagnosis and management of pain. The Pain Management Center psychologist specializes in the psychological support of pain in individuals and offers individual and group treatment to help patients cope with pain.
