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Doctors at Great Bend Regional Hospital Offer Pain Management

September, 2011

Pain Management
Mark B. Steffen, M.D., P.A., consults with a patient while Krisite Thill, R.N., monitors patient status.

Don’t settle for pain. Standard diagnostic tests aren’t always accurate at revealing the cause or the source of pain. That’s where doctors at Great Bend Regional Hospital can help. Drs. David Gillenwater, Mark Steffen, Razafindrabe Bell and Curt Thompson all offer expert pain management procedures at the GBRH.

Pain is the number one source of adult disability in the U.S. and annually 1-in-3 Americans suffer from some kind of pain. This wide-reaching problem can range from a brief, unpleasant localization of pain to the longer lasting diffused discomfort of chronic pain caused by fibromyalgia or cancer.

The physicians at GBRH want to remove the barriers of acceptance regarding different levels of pain. They also want to increase access to pain management that’s appropriate to the level of pain.

It’s important to address long-term pain because it can cause depression, sleep disturbance, fear, anxiety, isolation, and loneliness. Standard diagnostic tests are not always accurate at revealing the cause or source of the pain.

To find out more about pain management and specific procedures, call Great Bend Regional Hospital at 620-791-6215.