Hello! I’m a Board Certified Psychiatrist in practice for 15 years in Pennsylvania. I have a private practice, working mostly with patients in chronic pain. I also teach psychiatry residents and do research in chronic pain. My guiding principle in practicing as a physician is to help patients in all areas of their lives - medical, psychological and spiritual. Chronic pain is a challenge to your spirit, but a challenge that can always be faced and your situation improved.
I also know the challenge of chronic pain first-hand, having experienced a chronic pain condition myself for many years. Thankfully, my situation has improved, though is hasn’t been cured. I use my personal understanding of what it’s like to live with chronic pain in my work as a pain management physician.
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Jan // Apr 30, 2007 at 10:54 am
Great site!
Don Rainone, M.D. // Jun 26, 2007 at 10:04 am
Hi HtCwP,
Read about you in Rochester magazine and looked up your website. Probably won’t be attending the 20th reunion in Sept. Congratulations on your work!
Take Care,
Don
HtCwP // Jun 26, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Hi, my medical school friend,
Glad you stopped by my site!
Dave // Aug 28, 2007 at 7:30 am
Dear HtCwP,
My colleague and I are trying to get into your seminar at the Academy of Pain Management in Las Vegas concerning he prescription of pain medicine. It has been a challenge in our field. Do you know how we could get in to hear your class?
Dave
How to Cope with Pain // Aug 31, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Dave, I assume anyone would be able to attend the conference. Is there a specific problem?
Ellen // Nov 1, 2007 at 1:08 am
Great to have found you! 20+ years of chronic pain; 29 surgeries and bouts of CFS/FM.
I totally believe that 2Cor.1:3-7 is life verse for me.
J // May 8, 2008 at 8:42 pm
I like how you disclose a lot of the long term side effects on the antidepressants/psychotic meds
Carol // Jan 11, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Am so glad I have come to this site. I needed this. I guess we are placed where we should be when the time is right..If you are in Rochester then you are not that far from me, really maybe you are about 2-3 hrs West of me, I am in Upstate NY
Am glad to listen and learn. I personally know that our spirit and soul affect our physical beings. This I know from experience, but do not doubt the electrical charge from nerves either and that is proven of course.
L // May 28, 2009 at 11:47 am
are you on Twitter, too? If so, what is your username?
How to Cope with Pain // May 28, 2009 at 12:12 pm
No, I haven’t taken up that habit. Too little time.
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