David Simon, D. C. Email & Phone Number

I think constantly about all the ways our healthcare system fails people in pain - and all the ways we can make them feel better. Most people in pain just need fast relief -- not referrals, not narcotics, and usually, not surgery. Mountains of evidence show that pain relief specialists can quickly provide that help. Traditional approaches - referrals, short-term prescriptions, bed rest and so on - waste time and money. They extend suffering while patients and their family doctors play guessing games about what might actually help. We MUST fix this, for each of the 100 million Americans who suffers from acute or chronic pain. The answer lies in new pain treatment protocols that build on the evidence-based clinical knowledge already available, including these innovations from our New Jersey multi-specialty pain relief group practice:• Launch of an innovative pain relief treatment protocol that blends multiple pain relief strategies into a single highly effective treatment that takes about 20 minutes. No need for separate visits to multiple specialists • A simple, patient-friendly integrated care model emphasizing better provider collaboration to achieve great patient outcomes and treatment experiences, often with fewer visits • A novel partnership with federally-funded community health centers that provides pain relief and rehab services to low-income patients • The first urgent care pain treatment program in New Jersey: drop-in treatment for non-emergency pain, with customized treatment protocols • A pain navigation program that connects people in pain with licensed pain specialists familiar with a broad array of injury and pain treatments who explain treatment options • Specialized software that helps practices analyze clinical utilization, treatment cost, and patient treatment priorities.