ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PainCare Holdings, Inc. today announced that Advanced Pain Modality (ADM), based in Tempe, Arizona, has signed an agreement with the Company to deploy the EDX-Direct Program on-site at the pain management practice.
Led by David W. Herbert, M.D., a noted pain specialist who is board- certified in pain management and anesthesiology, Advanced Pain Modality works with primary care physicians and surgeons to integrate a broad scope of modalities for treatment of acute and chronic pain, including physical therapy, neurology, psychology, surgery and invasive pain management. In collaboration with referring physicians, APM creates a detailed algorithm defining what pharmacological and procedural approaches should be entertained for control and improvement of a patient’s overall pain presentation -- starting with the least invasive and safest pharmacological approaches, and if necessary, moving to the more invasive procedures depending on the situation and circumstances presented by the patient.
Commenting on his decision to add EDX-Direct Program to his practice’s service offerings, Dr. Herbert said, “Understanding the origin of pain is vital in properly assessing a patient and subsequently determining an appropriate plan of action for achieving positive results. Prior to deploying EDX-Direct, we outsourced our patients for necessary nerve conduction studies. Now that it will be integrated in our system of care on-site at our facility, our patients should realize a number of benefits -- not the least of which is enhanced convenience and streamlined treatment.”
The EDX-Direct Program provides for PainCare to supply contracted physician practices with all equipment, technical training and support necessary to introduce electrodiagnostic medicine into their respective practice care offerings. Like the MedX-Direct program, physicians in the contracted EDX-Direct program supply the necessary office space and manage all medical billing and collection activity.
Electrodiagnostic Medicine involves technical procedures (nerve conduction studies) used to objectively assess the functional status of the peripheral neuromuscular system. When a nerve is stimulated electrically, a reaction occurs somewhere along the nerve. The reaction to this stimulation can be monitored, and the time relationship between the stimulus and response can be displayed, measured and recorded. Measuring the electrical activity in nerves can help detect the presence, location and extent of diseases and injuries that damage nerves and result in recurring pain.
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, PainCare Holdings, Inc. is a health care services company focused on the treatment of pain. The Company’s subsidiaries offer pain management, minimally invasive spine surgery at outpatient surgery centers and ancillary services, including orthopedic rehabilitation (Med X Direct), electrodiagnostic medicine (EDX Direct) and diagnostic imaging services.
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