Austin Pain Doctor Reviews

My Dear Dr. Yeh,

I did not hold a lot of hope for ever receiving any true relief  for my lower back pain
without daily drug therapy. I had suffered a neck injury that eventually required surgery and the recovery was long and painful and required daily pain medication and physical therapy I am self employed so this situation nearly bankrupted me. It took about 18 months after surgery to return to work. I never quite recovered financially from that ingury.

When I was injured these years later I was expecting about the same experience. I was sure this lower back injury would be the end of me financially and would have to be drugged every day to manage the pain. The thought of all this brought me to tears everyday.My chiropractor sent me to Dr. Yeh after months of treatment with little result. I WAS NOT OPTIMISTIC! I had consigned myself to living with this pain POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!! I met with Dr.Yeh and he went right to work. The treatment that he recommended WORKED WITHIN A FEW DAYS and  relieved my pain by about 80%
I am now back to work full time.

Gratefully,
Sandra C

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They make me WANT to go to the doctor!!

by sharona nichols at Citysearch

i can't tell you how much i HATE going to the doctor...but i don't hate my doctor at all, i really liked her, but now i LOVE her because she referred me to Dr. Ostadian at Republic Spine & Pain.
i had let the pain in my lower back get unbearable because of my disdain for doctor's offices. i finally go see her and she thinks it's a pinched nerve, so she prescribes pain killers, muscle relaxers, and steroids. 2 days later i was even WORSE so i called my doc and she called Republic, then a VERY nice woman called me a few minutes later and said i should come in right away. seriously...they got me in to see Dr. Ostadian within an hour of my tearful call to my doctor.
He sent me for an MRI and his suspicions were correct, i had a herniated disc. the next day, he shot some sort of magic juice into my spine and HOLY WOW PEOPLE! i think i'm cured!! okay, it's only been a little over a week, and i go in for a follow up in a couple of days, and i know that i have to do physical therapy and take care of myself so that this doesn't happen again...but i just can NOT get over the fact that i went from not being able to walk, sit, or even lie down without excruciating pain shooting down my leg - to absolutely NO PAIN and back at work in less than two days of the steroid injection he gave me.
And the staff...they are unbelievably nice. i have never received such caring...well, CARE. On my first visit, this person i'd never met before was helping me walk to the exam room, and then she held my hand and helped me climb up on that stupid high exam table/bed thing because i told Dr. Ostadian that i could only stand or i would cry from the pain. And then the day of the procedure, Mona sat with me and went over everything so personally, that i forgot that i was just signing releases and stuff. The day after, Dr. O called me himself to check on me. Again, i am just blown away by the caring and compassion of the entire staff...i get a little emotional just thinking about it.
Pain is a big frikkin' deal, and these people care that you hurt, they do not treat you like a number or an insurance policy. i have never given 5 stars before, ever. but if you end up here, you will understand.
also, for the first time in my life, i'm looking forward to a visit to a doctor's office.

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Absolutely Great

by kevincedarpark at Citysearch

We have been very pleased with the service we received from Dr Ostadian and his team.
I came to his office on November 16th with extreme pain in my neck and radiating down my left arm with my hand partially numb. He did some tests, indicated that he could help with some of the pain, but we needed to have an MRI done quickly because he was certain that there was something seriously wrong. The MRI was done yet that day and he received the results back late in the afternoon and the results were not good.
He contacted me that evening and had already consulted my situation with a surgeon and made arrangements for me to see the surgeon on Thursday. I had surgery on Friday November 19th in the afternoon and have been recovering since then.

Dr Ostadian and his team have been keeping track of my progress ever since. I would recommend the Republic Spine and Pain P.A to anyone needing to have pain relief.
Their hands on caring team was absolutely great.

What do pain management specialists do?

For thousands of years, doctors have been helping to relieve their patients' pain with a variety of medications and treatments. Like other areas of medicine, a new subset of doctors have become specialists in treating pain. They are focused on managing all types of pain - studying what causes it, how the body reacts to it, how different medications dull or eliminate the pain, and how other treatments can be used to relieve many painful conditions.

The Specialty of Chronic Pain Management


1. What does a pain management specialist do?

A pain management specialist is a physician with special training in evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all different types of pain. Pain is actually a wide spectrum of disorders including acute pain, chronic pain and cancer pain and sometimes a combination of these. Pain can also arise for many different reasons such as surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. Occasionally, pain can even be the problem all by itself, without any obvious cause at all.



As the field of medicine learns more about the complexities of pain, it has become more important to have physicians with specialized knowledge and skills to treat these conditions. An in-depth knowledge of the physiology of pain, the ability to evaluate patients with complicated pain problems, understanding of specialized tests for diagnosing painful conditions, appropriate prescribing of medications to varying pain problems, and skills to perform procedures (such as nerve blocks, spinal injections and other interventional techniques) are all part of what a pain management specialist uses to treat pain. In addition, the broad variety of treatments available to treat pain is growing rapidly and with increasing complexity. With an increasing number of new and complex drugs, techniques, and technologies becoming available every year for the treatment of pain, the pain management physician is uniquely trained to use this new knowledge safely and effectively to help his or her patients. Finally, the pain management specialist plays an important role in coordinating additional care such as physical therapy, psychological therapy, and rehabilitation programs in order to offer patients a comprehensive treatment plan with a multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of their pain.



2. What should I look for in a pain management specialist?

The most important consideration in looking for a pain management specialist is to find someone who has the training and experience to help you with your particular pain problem and with whom you feel a comfortable rapport. Since many types of chronic pain may require a complex treatment plan as well as specialized interventional techniques, pain specialists today must have more training than in the past, and you should learn about how your pain physician was trained and whether he or she has board certification in pain management. All our physicians at Republic Spine and Pain completed a pain management fellowship at UT Southwestern at Dallas.



3. How can I be referred to a pain management specialist?

The best way to be referred to a pain management specialist is through your primary care physician. Most pain physicians work closely with their patients' primary care physicians to insure good communication, which in turn helps provide the optimum treatment for their patients. Patients are also often referred by specialists who deal with different types of pain problems. Back surgeons, neurologists, cancer doctors, as well as other specialists usually work regularly with a pain physician and can refer you to one.

Republic Spine and Pain accepts most insurance plans.

4. What should I expect during my first visit to a pain management specialist?

On your first visit to a pain management specialist, he or she will get to know you and begin to evaluate your particular pain problem. This will usually involve a detailed history, a physical exam and review of tests that you have had performed. The questions you are asked and the physical examination will focus on your particular problem, but your pain physician will want to know about past and current medical history as well.

Often you will be given a questionnaire before your first visit that will ask detailed questions about your pain problem, and you will probably be asked to bring any imaging studies (such as X-rays, computed tomography [CAT] scans, or magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] scans) or other tests that have already been done. You should know before your first visit whether or not a procedure is anticipated. If so, you may need a driver to take you home.


Most importantly, this visit is an opportunity for your pain physician to begin to analyze all of this new information and discuss with you an initial assessment of your pain problem. He or she may know exactly what is causing your pain, or perhaps further diagnostic procedures will be needed. But no matter what type of problem you have, you should leave this first visit with a clearer understanding of your pain and the course of further evaluation and treatment that is planned.