A car accident or work injury can lead to pain that may become chronic if not properly managed. Ron Ben-Meir, DO, FAAPMR, is an experienced physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who can manage your lingering pain from a personal injury. For expert care, call Downtown Pain Management today or book an appointment online. The practice has three convenient locations in Red Bank and Hoboken, New Jersey.
Personal injury is a legal term that indicates your injury arose out of someone else’s negligence. Car accidents are the most common type of personal injury. A work injury is also a type of personal injury for which you may be covered by workers’ compensation. Dr. Ben-Meir treats patients who’ve been injured in car accidents, at work, or anywhere else.
Dr. Ben-Meir provides comprehensive care when you come in for treatment for your personal injury. He wants nothing more than to help reduce your pain, heal your injuries, and get you back to doing the things you love.
Some of the problems resulting from personal injuries that Dr. Ben-Meir treats include:
To help him determine the best care for you, it’s important that you provide as much detail about the injury as possible, including the source of your pain and your symptoms. Dr. Ben-Meir reviews your medical and family history and conducts a physical examination. He may also require diagnostic tests, such as an X-ray or MRI, to look for damaged tissue.
Dr. Ben-Meir is a pain management specialist with many years of experience and offers a number of treatments to help you recover from your personal injury. Your treatment plan is personalized based on your injury, medical history, and the type of pain you’re experiencing. He may initially recommend conservative treatments to help you heal, including physical therapy and the appropriate pain medication or anti-inflammatory medicine.
If you fail to improve with conservative treatments, Dr. Ben-Meir may suggest other treatments, such as:
Additionally, Dr. Ben-Meir offers innovative pain management treatments that accelerate healing, including platelet-rich plasma therapy. He can also provide long-term pain management with spinal cord stimulation, which is an implanted device that sends a mild electric current through the nerves in your spine to alter the pain signals.
You need comprehensive medical management for your personal injury so you can heal and get back to your life. For expert care, call Downtown Pain Management or book an appointment.