DR. RON AVRAHAM, a board-certified carnal medicine and rehabilitation physician, has precocious joined University Orthopedics. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY ORTHOPEDICSA carnal medicine and rehabilitation physician, Dr. Ron Avraham is 1 of University Orthopedics’ latest additions to its staff. Avraham, a postgraduate of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School successful Newark, N.J., completed his carnal medicine and rehabilitation residency astatine Temple University/Moss Rehab successful Philadelphia, and a fellowship grooming successful interventional symptom astatine Arizona Pain Treatment Centers successful Phoenix.
Avraham sees patients astatine the practice’s Massachusetts locations successful Plymouth and Raynham. He discusses the tract of symptom treatment, the advantages of nonsurgical and minimally invasive attraction options, and the value of personalized care.
PBN: What are immoderate of the methods you usage to dainty patients suffering from pain?
AVRAHAM: My inheritance is successful carnal medicine and rehabilitation. As such, I attack diligent attraction with the goals of improving relation and prime of life.
My absorption is to employment chiefly nonsurgical attraction options, including carnal therapy, oral medications arsenic needed, assorted modalities specified arsenic the usage of a TENS portion and representation guided injections specified arsenic steroid injections, nervus blocks and regenerative medicine injections to assistance beforehand the attraction of my patients.
I americium a steadfast believer that arriving astatine the close diagnosis volition pb to the champion result and I enactment with the diligent to marque definite we tin find the root of their pain.
PBN: What are immoderate of the advantages to utilizing minimally invasive, nonsurgical attraction options?
AVRAHAM: In my experience, fortunately galore of the patients I person treated for musculoskeletal symptom person been capable to find alleviation with nonsurgical management. By utilizing attraction options specified arsenic carnal therapy, we are capable to code biomechanical factors that, near unchecked, whitethorn pb to recurring oregon progressive pain. When appropriate, I utilize injections to assistance supply alleviation of symptom and associated symptoms, trim inflammation and amended function. These are often done arsenic a complement to different treatments specified arsenic carnal therapy and massage therapy.
Patients are capable to acquisition comparatively speedy alleviation of their symptoms with abbreviated to minimal betterment times and with small hazard depending connected the attraction they undergo. This allows them to instrumentality to the activities they bask without a lengthy hold oregon waiting period.
An further vantage that I find with the usage of representation guided injections is the diagnostic inferior they offer, which allows america to corroborate that the country being treated is liable for the patient’s symptoms.
PBN: Are determination immoderate breathtaking technological innovations successful the tract of symptom attraction you person seen successful the past fewer years?
AVRAHAM: I consciousness fortunate to beryllium practicing successful a clip and spot wherever aesculapian and technological advancements person deepened our knowing of symptom management, the musculoskeletal strategy and spine care. Developments and ongoing probe successful the tract of regenerative medicine allows america to supply patients with treatments that tin replace, repair and regenerate quality cells and tissues with minimal hazard and abbreviated betterment periods. In particular, I americium excited astir the usage of platelet affluent plasma and bony marrow aspirate ore successful treating musculoskeletal conditions.
Advancements successful imaging specified arsenic ultrasound for procedures has enabled maine to execute procedures astatine bedside accurately and safely. Ongoing developments successful the tract of neuromodulation and the find of caller pharmaceutical agents volition let america to supply a wider scope of treatments for patients suffering with chronic pain.
PBN: What made you determine to articulation University Orthopedics, and successful peculiar the Plymouth location?
AVRAHAM: I person been successful signifier since 2015 and for the past 4 years I person chiefly seen patients successful Plymouth. My woman and I person recovered Plymouth to beryllium a fantastic spot to rise our family. Beyond my practice, I was fortunate to person the accidental to prosecute with the assemblage portion serving connected the Plymouth Board of Health arsenic we navigated done the COVID crisis.
With University Orthopedics, I had an unthinkable accidental to articulation a prestigious enactment that shares my values and absorption connected providing the highest prime of diligent care. In particular, I admit the investments made by University Orthopedics successful our Plymouth location, which allows america to supply cutting-edge and minimally invasive treatments to the residents of Plymouth and the southbound shore.
PBN: Why is customized attraction for idiosyncratic patients important? How does it alteration the patients’ experience?
AVRAHAM: Each diligent has a unsocial communicative and inheritance and I bash not judge successful a one-size-fits-all approach. They cognize their assemblage and tin archer erstwhile thing is not right. As a physician, I’ve learned that I execute the champion outcomes erstwhile patients are afloat engaged with the therapeutic process. Working with the patient, we formulate a attraction program that takes into relationship the patient’s preferences, goals, limitations and schedule.
Depending connected the circumstances, we tailor the treatments offered, including the usage of therapy specified arsenic ceremonial carnal therapy and location workout programs, oral and topical medications, representation guided ultrasound and X-ray guided injections and the usage of alternate medicine to champion acceptable the needs of the patient. I strive to supply patients with a assortment of attraction options and enactment with them to place and travel done connected the enactment they consciousness the astir comfy with.
Claudia Chiappa is simply a PBN unit writer. You whitethorn interaction her astatine Chiappa@PBN.com.
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